Unidentified Infant 2022-952-01-pg48a
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)
THE SITTER:
Name: Unknown
Description: Carte de visite of an unidentified infant in an oval frame. The infant has on a patterned, white dress and is sitting on a studio prop blanket. Her face is fairly blurry. The rounded edges, oval frame, and Reed's duration in Petaluma date this photo to the early 1870's.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: J.Q. Reed, Photographic Artist. Brick Block opposite McGuire’s Drug Store Main St., Petaluma, Cal.
Date: circa 1874-1875
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Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg48a, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/Demartin Family & Friends Album
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