Unidentified Woman (2024-PV-09)

E. R. HEALY GALLERY’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF a family

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTERS:

Name: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of a woman and, presumably, her children.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: large format, 17.17 x 23cm

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: N/A

Date: circa 1896 -1905

Condition:

Owner:  Pete Vilmur Collection, digital copy by permission.

Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use. 

Unidentified Woman (2024-PV-08)

E. R. HEALY GALLERY’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF an UNIDENTIFIED woman

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of an unidentified woman.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: approximately 13 x 16.5cm

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: N/A

Date: circa 1896 -1905

Condition:

Owner:  Pete Vilmur Collection, digital copy by permission.

Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use. 

Williams, Mehitable (Mehetabel) Lilly (1807-1899)(3 of 3)

E. R. HEALY GROUND FLOOR GALLERY’S Photograph of MEHITABLE and George WILLIAMS

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923)  Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

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THE SITTER:

Name: Mehitable (Mehetable) Lilly Williams

Description:

Biographical Note: George and Mehitabel Williams were stellar examples of the pioneer spirit of hard work and determination. After testing his luck searching for gold and building the Globe Hotel in San Francisco, George sailed up the Petaluma River in 1851 in search of a location to build a family home. In 1855, he convinced his wife and children to join him. In a strange twist of fate, Mehetabel and the children journeyed west while George was journeying east to fetch them. They eventually rendezvoused in Petaluma in August 1855.

George was an enterprising developer and community builder. He constructed Petaluma’s Washington Hotel in 1856 and was instrumental in constructing one of Petaluma’s first public schools and many of its private homes.

The full story of the adventures of George and Mehitabel is long and intriguing. Portions of their story are recounted in the memoirs of their son, George Roscoe Williams, and a thorough discussion is provided in Adair Lara’s definitive History of Petaluma, A California River Town. Adair Lara succinctly summed up George Williams’ legacy when she wrote, “It is ironic that Williams is remembered most in Petaluma history not for his ambitious hotel schemes, his land dealings, or his civic contributions, but for that idle moment early in 1856 when, out of longing to see his daughter again, or perhaps simply on impulse, he drew a rough sketch of Petaluma Creek and sent it off to John A. McNear, a young cousin who had married his daughter, Clara… In that moment, he changed Petaluma forever.”

George and Mehitable celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary in November of 1898. They both died in 1899 and were buried in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park.

Family Affiliation: George Bailey Williams’ mother was Elizabeth “Betsy” Bailey Williams (1792-1882). His wife was Mehitable (Mehetabel)Lilly Williams (1807-1899), and his children were: Clarinda Damsen Williams McNear (1837-1866), George Roscoe Williams (1839-1934), Rosetta Lilly Williams Weeks (1842-1899), and Laura J. Williams Barstow (1842-1904). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81648868/george-bailey-williams. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81648884/mehetabel_williams.

Bibliography: Primary source: George Roscoe William, My First Fifty Years in California, (The original copy of this memoir is at the Bancroft Library, and a copy is available at the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum; Petaluma Daily Morning Courier, obituary, October 16, 1899, p.1. Secondary source: Adair Lara, History of Petaluma, A California River Town, 1982, pp. 56-61.

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: 

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on heavy cardstock

Description, front: The setting of this double portrait attempts to recreate the appearance of a upper-middle-class, domestic interior. The painted backdrop, depicting a large mirror and side table, give the illusion of an adjoining room. The wall to the left adorned with floral wall paper, the potted plant and the rugs all add to the feeling of homey tranquility and comfort.

Description, back: Hugh Anderson’s imprint is on the center of the back of this carte de visite. Anderson created several versions of his Petaluma imprint. An expanded, possibly later, version appears here. It is printed in red ink and includes four lines of text, each in a different font. The text is embellished above and below with a horizontally flipped, elaborate flourish.

Date: 1896-1899. The inscription written on the original frame backing of this portrait states that it was taken either in 1884 on the couple’s 50th wedding anniversary or in 1894 on the couple’s 60th anniversary. Neither of these dates can be correct: the Healy Ground Floor gallery was not opened until 1896. Additionally, both George and Mehitable died in 1899.

Condition: This portrait is in good condition; however, when it was removed from its original frame, the cardstock on which it is mounted was damaged.

Owner:  The James Allen Family Collection, digital copy by permission.

Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced.  These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use. 

Williams, George Bailey (1809-1899)

E. R. HEALY GROUND FLOOR GALLERY’S Photograph of George and Mehitable

Williams

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923)  Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

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THE SITTER:

Name: George Bailey Williams

Description:

Biographical Note: George and Mehitabel Williams were stellar examples of the pioneer spirit of hard work and determination. After testing his luck searching for gold and building the Globe Hotel in San Francisco, George sailed up the Petaluma River in 1851 in search of a location to build a family home. In 1855, he convinced his wife and children to join him. In a strange twist of fate, Mehetabel and the children journeyed west while George was journeying east to fetch them. They eventually rendezvoused in Petaluma in August 1855.

George was an enterprising developer and community builder. He constructed Petaluma’s Washington Hotel in 1856 and was instrumental in constructing one of Petaluma’s first public schools and many of its private homes.

The full story of the adventures of George and Mehitabel is long and intriguing. Portions of their story are recounted in the memoirs of their son, George Roscoe Williams, and a thorough discussion is provided in Adair Lara’s definitive History of Petaluma, A California River Town. Adair Lara succinctly summed up George Williams’ legacy when she wrote, “It is ironic that Williams is remembered most in Petaluma history not for his ambitious hotel schemes, his land dealings, or his civic contributions, but for that idle moment early in 1856 when, out of longing to see his daughter again, or perhaps simply on impulse, he drew a rough sketch of Petaluma Creek and sent it off to John A. McNear, a young cousin who had married his daughter, Clara… In that moment, he changed Petaluma forever.”

George and Mehitable celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary in November of 1898. They both died in 1899 and were buried in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park.

Family Affiliation: George Bailey Williams’ mother was Elizabeth “Betsy” Bailey Williams (1792-1882). His wife was Mehitable (Mehetabel)Lilly Williams (1807-1899), and his children were: Clarinda Damsen Williams McNear (1837-1866), George Roscoe Williams (1839-1934), Rosetta Lilly Williams Weeks (1842-1899), and Laura J. Williams Barstow (1842-1904). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81648868/george-bailey-williams. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81648884/mehetabel_williams.

Bibliography: Primary source: George Roscoe William, My First Fifty Years in California, (The original copy of this memoir is at the Bancroft Library, and a copy is available at the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum. Secondary source: Adair Lara, History of Petaluma, A California River Town, 1982, pp. 56-61.

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: 

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on heavy cardstock

Description, front: The setting of this double portrait attempts to recreate the appearance of a upper-middle-class, domestic interior. The painted backdrop, depicting a large mirror and side table, give the illusion of an adjoining room. The wall to the left adorned with floral wall paper, the potted plant and the rugs all add to the feeling of homey tranquility and comfort.

Description, back: Hugh Anderson’s imprint is on the center of the back of this carte de visite. Anderson created several versions of his Petaluma imprint. An expanded, possibly later, version appears here. It is printed in red ink and includes four lines of text, each in a different font. The text is embellished above and below with a horizontally flipped, elaborate flourish.

Date: 1896-1899 The inscription written on the original frame backing of this portrait states that it was taken either in 1884 on the couple’s 50th wedding anniversary or in 1894 on the couple’s 60th anniversary. Neither of these dates can be correct: the Healy Ground Floor gallery was not opened until 1896. Additionally, both George and Mehitable died in 1899.

Condition: This portrait is in good condition; however, when it was removed from its original frame, the cardstock on which it is mounted was damaged.

Owner:  The James Allen Family Collection, digital copy by permission.

Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced.  These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use. 

“An Elegant Gentleman Wearing Edwardian Business Attire”

William Blodgett Cook’s Portrait Photograph of “An elegant gentleman wearing edwardian business attire”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: WILLIAM BLODGETT COOK was born in Ohio and worked as a photographer in many California cities. He worked in Petaluma during two brief periods at the beginning of the twentieth century. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

Photographic Studio: Healy Studio

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: This head-and-shoulders portrait depicts an elegant young gentleman formally attired in a dark suit with high thin lapels and a matching vest. His white shirt has an exceptionally tall collar which lends a stiff and professional air to his visage. Typical of the Edwardian era, his necktie is not covered by his collar and gathers at his neck in a large knot. He is clean shaven and meticulously groomed.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:

Medium: matte collodion photographic print with oval mount

Description, front: The color of this portrait’s card stock is a medium gray, and the portrait is set within a vertical oval which has a cream colored border and an embossed line which includes flourishes at the top and bottom. On a diagonal, in the bottom right corner of the card, is printed in cream colored ink, “Cook Artist”, “Healy Studio”, and “Petaluma”.

Description, back: The back of this cabinet card is either blank or contains only an accession number.

Date: August 1903 to February 1904 (Cook worked at the Healy Studio between these dates.)

Condition: This cabinet card is slightly soiled and has several, small, dark spots throughout.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2023-023

Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced.  These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use. 

Wallace, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Lewis (1878-1953) (4 of 6)

Healy Ground Floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of

Elizabeth Lewis

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Elizabeth Lewis

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

 THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, 11.3 x 16.8

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: September 1898

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Barbara Webster Collection, 2022-214-325

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Lewis, Charles Wadsworth (1853-1942) (4 of 4)

Healy Ground Floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of

charles wadsworth lewis

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Charles Wadsworth Lewis

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

 THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:

Medium: matte collodion print with embossed oval mount

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: 1904

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Barbara Webster Collection, 2022-214-318

Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced.  These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use. 

Lewis, Charles Wadsworth (1853-1942) (2 of 4)

Healy Ground Floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of

charles wadsworth lewis

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Charles Wadsworth Lewis

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

 THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:

Medium: matte collodion print with embossed oval mount

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: June 1900

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Barbara Webster Collection, 2022-214-317

Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced.  These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use. 

“Standing Young Gentleman Formally Attired”

E. R. Healy ground floor Studio’s Portrait Photograph of a “Standing Young GentleMan Formally Attired”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: In this full-length portrait, a young gentleman stands next to a wooden spindle chair, his left hand resting on its top edge. He is formally attired in a three piece suit and a large Edwardian necktie. In his vest pocket is most probably a watch, its chain looped through his vest’s button hole. It is probable that this portrait was taken for a special occasion, possibly the gentleman’s wedding.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The Healy Ground Floor Studio imprint appears in black ink on the right bottom edge of the dark gray card. In the upper left background of this cabinet card can be seen a pale backdrop depicting a small pier table laden with flowers and picture frames. An oval mirror hangs above the table. This backdrop appears in many Healy Ground Floor Studio formal portraits.

Description, back: The back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only its accession number.

Date: circa 1896-1905

Condition: There is a slight tear on the top right edge of the photographic paper.

Owner:  Pete Vilmur Collection, digital copy by permission.

Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced.  These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use. 

DeMartin, Michael

E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of Michael De Martin

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Michael DeMartin

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:

Medium: matte collodion print with embossed oval mount

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner: Private collection, digital copy by permission, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Collection

Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced.  These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use. 

Huffman, Ruth Philena Hubbell (1862-1949)(5 of 6)

E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of Ruth Philena Hubbell Huffman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Ruth Philena Hubbell Huffman

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:

Medium: matte collodion print with oval mount

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1983-32-07

Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced.  These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use. 

Clark, Larry 1978-666-48

E. R. Healy ground floor gallery’s Portrait Photograph of Larry Clark

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Larry Clark

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-48

Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use. 

DeMartin, Elves M. (1904-1989)

E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of elves M. demartin

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Elves M. DeMartin

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:

Medium: matte collodion print with oval mount

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner: Private collection, digital copy by permission, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Collection

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Unidentified Young Boy 2022-952-26

E. R. Healy ground floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of a young boy

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:

Medium: matte collodion photographic print with embossed oval mount

Description, front:

Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only its accession number

Date: circa 1896-1905

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Private collection, digital copy by permission, 2022-952-26, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Collection

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Huffman, Ruth Philena Hubbell (1862-1949)(6 of 6)

E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of Ruth Philena Hubbell Huffman

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EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Ruth Philena Hubbell Huffman

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:

Medium: matte collodion print with embossed oval mount

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Date:

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Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1983-32-16

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Clarke, Unidentified Family Member

E. R. Healy Ground Floor Studio’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Clarke Family Member

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified Clarke Family Member

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:

Medium: matte collodion print with rectangular mount

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1991-IDI-40

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Clarke, Unidentified Family Member

E. R. Healy Ground Floor Studio’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Clarke Family Member

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified Clarke Family Member

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:

Medium: matte collodion print with oval mount

Description, front:

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Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1991-IDI-39

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Clarke, Byron (1845-1904)

E. R. Healy Ground Floor Studio’s Portrait Photograph of Byron Clarke

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Byron Clarke

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:

Medium: matte collodion print with rectangular mount

Description, front: This is a head-and-shoulders cabinet card portrait which has been surrounded within a black, decorative, vertical, oval cartouche. The mat is dark-grey and has been cut roughly around its outer edges. The photographer’s imprint appears diagonally on the bottom right printed in white ink. The name of the photographer, “Healy” is in elegant cursive and is followed by an elaborate flourish. “Ground Floor Studio, Petaluma, CA” appears below but is printed in all capital letters.

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1991-IDI-38

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Clarke, Aura E. (1878-1965)

E. R. Healy Ground Floor Studio’s Portrait Photograph of Aura E. Clarke

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Aura E. Clarke

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:

Medium: matte collodion print with oval mount

Description, front: This is a head-and-shoulders cabinet card portrait which has been surrounded within a black, decorative, vertical, oval cartouche. The mat is dark-grey and has been cut roughly around its outer edges. The photographer’s imprint appears diagonally on the bottom right printed in white ink. The name of the photographer, “Healy” is in elegant cursive and is followed by an elaborate flourish. “Ground Floor Studio, Petaluma, CA” appears below but is printed in all capital letters.

Description, back:

Date: 1903

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1991-IDI-37

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Ivancovich, Clara Belle Sproul Jewell (1858-1939)(4 of 4)

E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of

Clara Belle Sproul Jewell Ivancovich

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Clara Belle Sproul Jewell Ivancovich

Description: Ivancovich sits in a wooden chair and poses as though she has just turned her body to attend to someone requesting her attention. She looks up with a stern face that communicates authority and feigned patience. She is fashionably and smartly attired in a black ensemble meant to define her as a wealthy, sophisticated, grande dame. Her dress is tightly cinched by a belt adorned with a large, rectangular, silver buckle. Her leg-of-mutton sleeves, also known as gigot sleeves, are especially elaborate. This type of sleeve features a voluminous gathering of fabric at the upper arm which tapers dramatically to a tight fit from elbow to wrist. This style was a statement of power similar to the large shoulder pads worn by women in the 1970s. Around her neck, draping to her waist, is an elaborate, black, fur stole and a narrow, striped scarf that encircles her neck, gathers at her throat in a small knot, and tucks neatly into her belt aligned symmetrically with its buckle. A magnificent hat crowns her ensemble. It perches atop her head and features a half-flat, half-upturned brim; flat crown; and a flamboyant arrangement of black ostrich feathers. Ivancovich’s gloved hands rest in her lap along with what appears to be a wallet.

Biographical Note: Clara Belle was born in 1853 in Canton, Illinois and moved with her family to Petaluma at age ten. She graduated from Petaluma High School in 1877 and may have then attended the “Normal Classes” conducted at Petaluma High School which prepared high school graduates to be primary teachers. She was a skilled musician, composer, journalist, playwright, novelist, and poet. She sang in the Methodist Church Choir, taught piano lessons in her home, and wrote the anthem for the San Francisco District Federated Women’s Clubs. Originals and early copies of several of Clara’s literary creations are housed at the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, including her journals, her novella Adele La Croix, and several poems. Also housed at the PHL&M is her autograph book, which is signed by many of her classmates several who eventually became prominent Petalumans, and a copy of the anthology Singing Years which contains five of her poems. (See her bibliography below for access to digital copies of several of these artifacts.) Unfortunately, copies of some of her works have not been found, including a one-act play entitled Discretion and a pageant performed at Petaluma’s 1923 Butter & Egg Days Celebration entitled Princess Petaluma. As a long-time member of the Petaluma Woman’s Club, Clara Belle contributed news of the club in an Argus-Courier column and served as chairwoman of the Literary and Choral Committee and as President in 1917 and 1918.

Family Affiliation: Clara Belle was the daughter of Petaluma pioneers, Roxanne Cordelia King Sproul (1826-1908) and John Sproul. Roxanne was a landlady and early suffragist, and John was a Civil War Veteran and construction contractor. On October 30, 1878, Clara Belle married Petaluman, John Elliott Jewell (1852-1932). The marriage ended in divorce in 1897, and in 1898, at the age of 40, she married the Petaluma medical doctor, George Ivancovich (1850-1924).

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 9 x 13.25 cm

Medium: matte collodion print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: Curiously, an informal, simple, landscape background was selected to complement this sitter’s portrait.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in black ink is, “Clara B. Ivancovich (nee Sproul) sister of Mary Jane Sproul mother of Luella M. Fox”. There is an arrow under “Mary” which designates her as the mother of Luella M. Fox.

Date: The Healy Studio was operational between 1896-1906.

Condition: This portrait is heavily stained on both the front and back. On the front side, most of the damage appears on the edges of the card. There are several black dots on the top right of the portrait.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-791-01

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Goble, Iva M. Doss (1880-1972)

E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of Iva M. Doss Goble

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Iva M. Doss Goble. This portrait may have been taken when the sitter was known by her birth name, Doss.

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Description: In this three quarter head shot portrait, Iva M. Doss Goble looks stoically to her right. At the time of the sitting, she may have been as young as sixteen years. Her hair is center-parted and her forehead is framed with short curls. The remainder of her hair is pulled back into a bun. She wears a short, flat necklace.

Biographical Note: Iva M. Doss Goble was a member of the Morning Star Chapter No. 61 OES of Petaluma.

Family Affiliation: Iva M. Doss Goble was the daughter of pioneering Two Rock residents, Amanda Maria Stephenson Doss (1840-1917) and John R. Doss (1837-1909). She was sister to Henry Frank Doss. Her husband was Emery Clarence Goble (1883-1944).

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 8.5 x 13 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a three quarter head shot of a very young woman. Her shoulders and chest are only vaguely defined. The card has a pebbled outer mat and an embossed frame directly around the portrait which contains along its lower edge the photographer’s imprint. Handwritten along the bottom edge in script, in black ink is, “Iva Doss Gables”, “Ibe”, and “Iva Doss”.

Description, back: Handwritten in script, in black ink along the top edge is, ““Ibe”” and “Iva Doss”.

Date: 1896-1905

Condition: This cabinet card is soiled and has many black spots on the lower right corner. There is extensive foxing on the back side.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-106-03

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Byce, Malcolm Lyman (1890-1919) (1 of 2)

E.R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of Lily C. Gray Byce and her two sons, Malcolm Lyman Byce and Wilbur Elwood Byce

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTERS:

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Names: Lily Caroline Gray Byce, Malcolm Lyman Byce, Wilbur Elwood Byce

Description: Lily Caroline Gray Byce is portrayed standing behind her two sons, Malcolm and Wilbur “Elwood”. She wears a light-colored, printed postpartum smock with huge, doubled-bell sleeves. Her shoulder caps and the edges of her sleeves are white lace, and around her neck and down both sides of her chest is a dark, wide ribbon, the function and identity of which has not been identified. Her dark hair has been pulled to the back of her head and twisted tightly into an elongated, top-knot bun. Her elder son, Malcolm Lyman Byce (1890-1919) stands to her right. He is dressed in a dark suit and a white shirt with large, lace, cuffs and collar. Around his neck is an extremely large plaid bow. This manner of dressing little boys is often called the “Little Lord Fauntleroy” style, which was very fashionable at the time for the children of upper-middle-class families. With the affectionate gesture of an older brother, Malcolm touches the feet of his infant sibling, Wilbur, who is wearing a white gown and sitting on a blanket-covered studio prop.

Biographical Note: As a young adult, Malcolm entered his father’s poultry business, The Petaluma Incubator Company, and he eventually become a partner and manager. Malcolm’s father, Lyman C. Byce, has been credited along with Petaluma dentist, Isaac Dias, with the creation of the Petaluma poultry incubator.

Family Affiliation: Malcolm Lyman Byce was the son of the prominent Petaluma pioneers Lyman C. Byce (1852-1944) and Lily Caroline Gray Byce (1867-1934). His brother was Wilbur “Elwood” Byce (1896-1955), and his wife was Catherine Coggeshall Byce (1884-1982). Also see the portrait of Mrs. Daniels. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72439795/malcolm-lyman-byce

Bibliography: Petaluma Argus Courier, April 19, 1912, p. 5; Jan. 7, 1919, p. 5. Petaluma Daily Morning Courier, June 6, 1895, p.1; Jan. 19, 1912, p. 2;

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 20.5 x 27 cm

Medium: gelatin or collodion print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a beautifully composed portrait of a mother and her two children. Mrs. Byce and her elder son, Malcolm, are standing and the infant Wilbur “Elwood” is seated on a fabric covered table. Behind them is a faintly painted studio backdrop of a domestic interior. The photographer’s imprint is embossed along the bottom.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil on the upper right is, “Mrs. Byce”, and to the right is written in brackets, “Malcolm” and “Elwood”. Handwritten in the center is, “Mrs. Lyman Byce” below which is written, “Sons Malcom and Elwood”.

Date: 1896 or 1897

Condition: On the front there is extensive foxing throughout and black spots on the middle left. On the back there are 8, small, square, spots on the perimeter of the card which are most probably remnants of the tape used originally to adhere the photo to an album page.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-60-03

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Doss, John Wells (1870 -1940)

E. R. Healy ground floor gallery’s Portrait Photograph of John Wells Doss

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: John Wells Doss

Description: This is a very formal portrait, and, given the age of the sitter, may commemorate his wedding to Estelle M. Seszinsky in 1898. His attire is typical of what a groom would wear in the 1890s. His morning suit is accompanied by a vest and white shirt with a wide spread collar and a large, elaborate white neck tie. He stands confidently and elegantly with his left arm resting on a waist-height studio prop and his right arm tucked behind him. His short-cut hair is side-parted and carefully groomed. He sports a relatively conservative, walrus mustache.

Biographical Note:

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Family Affiliation: The sitter was a member of one of Petaluma’s earliest pioneer families. John Doss was a cousin of Joel A. Doss, 1860-1932. There are several additional Doss Family member portraits in this archive.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm

Medium: gelatin or collodion print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: In this very formal portrait, the subject stands in front of a Healy studio’s painted backdrop, which can be seen in several other Healy portraits, depicting an oval mirror beneath which is a wall-mounted shelf laden with foliage. Along the bottom of the card is the photographer’s imprint embossed in elegant script.

Description, back: Handwritten in pencil in cursive across the top is, “John Doss”. Directly below this handwritten in black ink in cursive is, “Mert’s Grandfather’s brother”, and “Frank’s brother”. Merton W. Doss (1920-2010) was born, raised, educated, and died in Petaluma. A well-known citizen, he photographed the community over several decades and donated many of his images to the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum.

Date: This portrait can be dated as early as 1892 because that is when the E. R. Healy Studio began operating in Petaluma. lf this portrait commemorates the sitter’s marriage as suggested above, it would date specifically to 1898.

Condition: The center section of this portrait has been scuffed extensively, and the card itself is soiled.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-10

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Byce, Wilbur Elwood (1896-1955)

E.R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of Lily C. Gray Byce and her two sons, Malcolm Lyman Byce and Wilbur Elwood Byce

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTERS:

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Names: Lily C. Gray Byce, Malcolm Lyman Byce, Wilbur Elwood Byce

Description: Lily Caroline Gray Byce is portrayed standing behind her two sons, Malcolm and Wilbur “Elwood”. She wears a light-colored, printed postpartum smock with huge, doubled-bell sleeves. Her shoulder caps and the edges of her sleeves are white lace, and around her neck and down both sides of her chest is a dark, wide ribbon, the function and identity of which has not been identified. Her dark hair has been pulled to the back of her head and twisted tightly into an elongated, top-knot bun. Her elder son, Malcolm Lyman Byce (1890-1919) stands to her right. He is dressed in a dark suit and a white shirt with large, lace, cuffs and collar. Around his neck is an extremely large plaid bow. This manner of dressing little boys is often called the “Little Lord Fauntleroy” style, which was very fashionable at the time for the children of upper-middle-class families. With the affectionate gesture of an older brother, Malcolm touches the feet of his infant sibling, Wilbur, who is wearing a white gown and sitting on a blanket-covered studio prop.

Biographical Note: Wilbur Elwood Byce was born in Petaluma and graduated from Petaluma High School in 1916. He served in World War I with the U. S. Army Aviation Corps, and his letters describing his experiences with the 164 Aero Squadron in Wichita Falls, Texas, were published in the Petaluma Argus-Courier. Following the death of his brother, Malcome Lyman Byce in 1919, Wilbur took full ownership of the Petaluma Electric Incubator Company and continued to live at the family home at 226 Liberty Street. He later moved to 600 Liberty Street. Wilbur was buried in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park.

Family Affiliation: Wilbur Elwood Byce was the son of the prominent Petaluma pioneers Lyman C. Byce (1852-1944) and Lily Caroline Gray Byce (1867-1934). His only sibling was Malcolm Lyman Byce (1890-1919). In 1922, Wilbur married Jeanette Cameron Byce (1903-1982). Also see the portrait of Mrs. Daniels. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228292550/wilbur-elwood-byce

Bibliography: Petaluma Argus Courier, Dec. 24, 1917, p. 3; Jan. 10, 1918, p. 6; Feb. 16, 1918, p. 3; March 9, 1918, p. 3; May 8, 1918, p. 3; May 10, 1918,, p. 4; May 16, 1918, p.7; Sept. 11, 1919, p. 5; June 13, 1930, p.7; March 18, 1955, p. 1and 6. Petaluma Daily Morning Courier, May 28, 1916, p. 1; May 11, 1918, p. 2;

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 20.5 x 27 cm

Medium: gelatin or collodion print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a beautifully composed portrait of a mother and her two children. Mrs. Byce and her elder son, Malcolm, are standing and the infant Wilbur “Elwood” is seated on a fabric covered table. Behind them is a faintly painted studio backdrop of a domestic interior. The photographer’s imprint is embossed along the bottom.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil on the upper right is, “Mrs. Byce”, and to the right is written in brackets, “Malcolm” and “Elwood”. Handwritten in the center is, “Mrs. Lyman Byce” below which is written, “Sons Malcom and Elwood”.

Date: 1896 or 1897

Condition: On the front there is extensive foxing throughout and black spots on the middle left. On the back there are 8, small, square, spots on the perimeter of the card which are most probably remnants of the tape used originally to adhere the photo to an album page.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-60-03

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“Young Girl with Ruffled Sleeves in a Pensive Pose”

E. R. Healy Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of a

“Young Girl With Ruffled Sleeves in a pensive pose”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: This young girl of approximately 5 or 6 years old looks off to her right while holding the index finger of her left hand to her cheek in a standard “pensive poise”. Her bangs are cut straight directly above her eyebrows and her light-colored, center-parted, hair is combed straight and ends in soft curls at her shoulders. She wears a voluminous white dress with large ruffled and flounced sleeves.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: In this cabinet card a very young girl is poised behind the back of a wicker chair which has an elaborate fan design. The photographer’s imprint is embossed surrounded by elaborate flourishes along the bottom: “E. R. Healy” on the left, and “Petaluma Cal.” on the right.

Description, back: The back of this cabinet card is blank.

Date: 1896-1905

Condition: This cabinet card is soiled and a black mark appears on the child’s face.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1993-633-60

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Mollern, Dick 1978-666-13

E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of Richard “Dick” Mollern, c. 1896-1905

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

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THE SITTER:

Name: Richard “Dick” Mollern

Description: Carré with even scalloped edges of Dick (Richard) Mollern. Mollern is wearing a three-piece suit with a dark tie and a white shirt. A chain hangs from his vest. His hair is parted in the middle and combed. The unique format of the card suggests it was taken in the 1890s.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: Carré, approximately 9.5 x 9.5 cm

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: “Dick Mollern”

Date: c. 1896-1905

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-13

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Malone, Peter (died 1902)

Healy Ground Floor Studio’s Portrait Photograph of Peter Malone

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Pete Malone

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Description: This portrait is unusual as it is the only known portrait taken by Healy out-of-doors. Striking a casual pose, Peter Malone is depicted in his work cloths and a homburg-type hat. In the background to the right is a tree and to the left appears a wooden structure. Malone’s weathered face reveals his many years working as a rancher

Biographical Note: Peter Malone was an early Sonoma County pioneer. According to his obituary he resided for over 30 years on his ranch on Sonoma Mountain. During Malone’s lifetime that ranch was converted into Mr. Spreckels’ elegant country estate. In his old age he and his wife, Susan, moved into East Petaluma

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment 

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: Unique format, approximately 9nx 13.5 cm

Medium: photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, Obverse: (identify group or individual, gender(s); identify pose, furniture & props; describe composition, background, added color…)

Description, Reverse: “Pete Malone”

Date: c. 1896-1905

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-09

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Unidentified Woman 1994-633-38

E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Woman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: Victoria of an unidentified woman's bust. The woman's hair is combed back. She has a high white lace collar and bib. Her dress appears to have large sleeves with chevron striping on the collar.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 9 x 13.25 cm

Medium: matte collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: (identify group or individual, gender(s); identify pose, furniture & props; describe composition, background, added color…)

Description, back:

Date: c. 1896-1905

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-38

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Unidentified Women 2005-115-50

E. R. Healy ground floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Women

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTERS:

Names: Unidentified

Description: Victoria of two unidentified women, one standing with her arm around the other sitting. Both women have large hats on with bows. Both women are wearing double-breasted jackets with large puffy sleeves, and gloves.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 8.5 x 13 cm

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, Obverse: (identify group or individual, gender(s); identify pose, furniture & props; describe composition, background, added color…)

Description, Reverse: N/A

Date: c. 1896-1905  

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2005-115-50

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Byce, Lily Caroline Gray (1867-1934)

E.R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of Lily Caroline Gray Byce and her two sons, Malcolm Lyman Byce and Wilbur Elwood Byce

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTERS:

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Names: Lily Caroline Gray Byce, Malcolm Lyman Byce, Wilbur Elwood Byce

Description: Lily Caroline Gray Byce is portrayed standing behind her two sons, Malcolm and Wilbur “Elwood”. She wears a light-colored, printed postpartum smock with huge, doubled-bell sleeves. Her shoulder caps and the edges of her sleeves are white lace, and around her neck and down both sides of her chest is a dark, wide ribbon, the function and identity of which has not been identified. Her dark hair has been pulled to the back of her head and twisted tightly into an elongated, top-knot bun. Her elder son, Malcolm Lyman Byce (1890-1919) stands to her right. He is dressed in a dark suit and a white shirt with large, lace, cuffs and collar. Around his neck is an extremely large plaid bow. This manner of dressing little boys is often called the “Little Lord Fauntleroy” style, which was very fashionable at the time for the children of upper-middle-class families. With the affectionate gesture of an older brother, Malcolm touches the feet of his infant sibling, Wilbur, who is wearing a white gown and sitting on a blanket-covered studio prop.

Biographical Note: Lily C. Gray Byce was born in London, England, in 1867. She married the founder of the Petaluma Incubator Company, Lyman C. Byce, in 1888, and they lived at 226 Liberty Street in Petaluma for many years. She was an officer of the Ladies’ Commandery Club, President of the Sonoma County Federation of Women’s Clubs, and long-time supporter of Petaluma’s International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, a Masonic youth service organization associated with the Order of the Eastern Star. Lily was buried in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park.

Family Affiliation: Lily Caroline Gray Byce was the wife of Lyman C. Byce (1852-1944) the founder and owner of the Petaluma Incubator Company. Lyman C. Byce has been credited, along with Petaluma dentist, Isaac Dias, with the creation of the Petaluma poultry incubator. Lily C. Gray Byce and Lyman C. Byce were the parents of Malcom Lyman Byce and Wilber Elwood Byce. Also see the portrait of Mrs. Daniels. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114611785/lily-c-byce

Bibliography: Petaluma Argus-Courier, Nov. 7, 1924, p. 3; Feb. 4, 1929, p. 4; March 3, 1934, p. 1; March 5, 1934, p. 3.

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 20.5 x 27 cm

Medium: gelatin or collodion print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a beautifully composed portrait of a mother and her two children. Mrs. Byce and her elder son, Malcolm, are standing and the infant Wilbur “Elwood” is seated on a fabric covered table. Behind them is a faintly painted studio backdrop of a domestic interior. The photographer’s imprint is embossed along the bottom.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil on the upper right is, “Mrs. Byce”, and to the right is written in brackets, “Malcolm” and “Elwood”. Handwritten in the center is, “Mrs. Lyman Byce” below which is written, “Sons Malcom and Elwood”.

Date: 1896 or 1897

Condition: On the front there is extensive foxing throughout and black spots on the middle left. On the back there are 8, small, square, spots on the perimeter of the card which are most probably remnants of the tape used originally to adhere the photo to an album page.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-60-03

Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced.  These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.

Olmsted, Aletha Jocephine “Josie” Houx (1880-1941)

E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of Aletha Jocephine Houx

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

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THE SITTER:

Name: Aletha Jocephine “Josie” Houx Olmsted. According to the inscription on the back of this portrait, it was taken when the sitter was known by her birth name, Aletha Jocephine “Josie” Houx.

Description: In this head-and-shoulders portrait, Aletha Jocephine “Josie” Houx poses frontally, but turns her head and gaze to the viewer’s right. Her hair is center-parted, combed to the back of her head, and secured with a dark bow. She wears a dark blouse which has white piping at the neck, large pleated sleeves, and a prominent front flounce. Over her dark blouse she wears a large, rectangular, white, lace, yoke collar.

Biographical Note: Aletha Houx was raised at the Houx Homestead in Two Rock Valley. She attended Petaluma High School and was a member of the University of California, Berkeley class of 1904. She was a participating member of the Order of the Eastern Star.

Family Affiliation: Aletha Jocephine “Josie” Houx Olmsted was the daughter of Two Rock pioneers, William Duncan Houx (1853-1951) and Martha Jan Vestal Houx (1855-1942). In November of 1904, Aletha became the first wife of John “Jack” Alexander Olmsted Sr. (1876-1953), the editor and publisher of the Petaluma Argus. Together they had four children, Duncan Houx Olmsted (1905-2000), Aletha May Olmsted (1908-2004), John Alexander Olmsted (1910-1999), and Geneva Alberta Olmsted (1911-1995).

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: Carre format, approximately 3” X 3”. The diamond orientation of this portrait is rare.

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: All four edges of this square, diamond-shaped, portrait are pinked, and the photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom on both the left and right sides.

Description, back: Handwritten at the top of the card in pencil in print is, “Jocephine Houx”. Below this, handwritten in pencil, in cursive is,“Mother of John Olmsted family.”.

Date: circa 1896. The format of this portrait suggests it was most probably among the first produced by the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery.

Condition: This card is heavily soiled.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1984-289-01

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Haskins, Thomas Ranson Jr. (1880-1905)

E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of

Edmond “Buzz” Sterling Haskins & Thomas Ranson Haskins Jr.

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTERS:

Names: Elmond “Buzz” Sterling Haskins & Thomas Ranson Haskins Jr.

Description: This double portrait depicts the brothers, Elmond and Thomas Haskins. As implied by the inscription and arrow on the front of the card, Elmond sits on the left in the corner chair, leaving us to assume Thomas is on the right in the wicker chair. However, Elmond was the older of the two brothers; he may be the boy on the viewer’s right and Thomas on the left. Posed in a casual, jaunty manner, the brothers are dressed similarly in formal attire most probably for a special occasion. Their three-piece suits are adorned with pocket watch chains and lapel pins.

Biographical Note: In 1902 it was reported that Thomas Ranson Haskins Jr. was working at the Sunset Telephone & Telegraph Company. He died at the age of 25 and was reported to have suffered for many years prior.

Family Affiliation: Thomas Ranson Haskins was the son of Petaluma pioneers, Thomas J. Haskins (1842-1908) and Elizabeth E. Sterling Haskins (1852-1936). See the portrait of his sister, Edna Eleanor Haskins in this collection. According to an article written by Ed Mannion published in the Petaluma Argus-Courier, December 9, 1961, page 8, Thomas Haskins’ maternal grandfather was Charles B. Sterling, a crew member of the Treble, one of the earliest ships to venture to California.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 11.5 x 17 cm

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: Handwritten in script in blue ink along the front left edge of this cabinet card is, “Uncle Elmond”. Above this inscription is an arrow identifying Elmond as the brother on the viewer’s left. Studio props include an elaborate backdrop, a wicker chair, a corner chair, and a carpet with a large floral design.

Description, back: Handwritten in script in blue ink on the side edge of the back of this cabinet card is, “Elmond Sterling Haskins”.

Date: 1896 or soon thereafter

Condition: There is a large stain on the top left of this cabinet card.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1986-IDI-04

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Rae, John 1979-425-02-p3-p2

E. R. Healy Elite Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of John & Ollie Rae

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTERS:

Names: John Rae and Ollie Church Rae

Description: Cabinet card of a couple standing next to studio prop furniture. The man is wearing a suit with a chain hanging from the vest. The woman is wearing a Victorian-era dress with large lacy sleeves.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only its accession number

Date: c. 1895. The Healy’s ran their photographic studio in Hanford, California for only a short time before opening their studio in Petaluma in 1896.

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-02-p3-p2

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Rae, Ollie Church (1870-1905)(3 of 3)

E. R. Healy elite Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of John & Ollie Rae

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTERS:

Names: John Rae and Ollie Church Rae

Description: Cabinet card of a couple standing next to studio prop furniture. The man is wearing a suit with a chain hanging from the vest. The woman is wearing a Victorian-era dress with large lacy sleeves.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only its accession number

Date: c. 1895. The Healy’s ran their photographic studio in Hanford, California for only a short time before opening their studio in Petaluma in 1896.

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-02-p3-p2

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Armstrong, Gladys Louise (1894-1905)(3 of 3)

E. R. Healy Ground Floor Studio’s Portrait Photograph of Gladys Louise Armstrong

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Gladys Armstrong

Description: This is a portrait of Armstrong as a young girl. She has very long hair parted on her left, and she wears a white lace, high-necked blouse and a large, white, ribbon over her right ear. Her gaze is focused slightly down and to her right with a hint of a smile.

Biographical Note: Gladys Armstrong died at the age of eleven from complications of an appendectomy; consequently, this portrait was undoubtedly taken at the end of her life.

Family Affiliation: Gladys Armstrong was the daughter of George J. Armstrong and Maybelle Church Armstrong and sister to Harry George Armstrong and Samuel Walter Armstrong.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:

Medium: matte collodion print with oval mount

Description, front: This is a head-and-shoulders cabinet card portrait which has been surrounded within a black, decorative, vertical, oval cartouche. The mat is dark-grey and has been cut roughly around its outer edges. The photographer’s imprint appears diagonally on the bottom right printed in white ink. The name of the photographer, “Healy” is in elegant cursive and is followed by an elaborate flourish. “Ground Floor Studio, Petaluma, CA” appears below but is printed in all capital letters.

Description, back: The back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only its accession number.

Date: 1904-1905

Condition: Good except for roughly cut outer edges

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-03-p10-p5, Church Family Album

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Anderson, Flora May (Mae) Church (1893-1985)

E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of Flora May (Mae) Church

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were married, and both were listed in California directories as photographers. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Flora May (Mae) Church Anderson. This portrait was taken when the sitter was a child and known by her birth name, Flora May (Mae) Church.

Description: Portrayed here at the age of five, Flora May (Mae) Church sits up very straight with her hands in her lap in a distinct spindle back chair with ball finials. Her legs dangle adorably above the floor, and she crosses them at the ankle. She wears what appears to be a wool tweed dress with a dark velvet yoke which matches her leggings. Her dress has puff sleeves and is gathered at the waist. She also wears a dark colored ruff around her neck.

Biographical Note: Flora May (Mae) Church Anderson was raised on the “Church Ranch” in Two Rock. She graduated from Petaluma High School in 1912 and in that year completed an herbarium of Sonoma County wild flowers as a botany class project. This impressive, 106 page collection was preserved by her family and donated to the PHL&M. A digital copy of it can be found by clicking on her bibliography below. In 1914, she graduated from San Jose State College with a teaching degree and worked as an educator in the Petaluma area for forty-three years. She taught at Hicks Valley School and was a principal of Wilson School and Cinnabar School.

Family Affiliation: Flora May (Mae)Church Anderson was the last of eight children born to Minnie Belle Warders Church (1864-1958) and Walter A. Church (1856-1923), early pioneers of the Two Rock community. She was married to Cyril Anderson (d.1933) a Petaluma Police Officer. (See the many portraits of Church family members in this archive.)

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: collodion or gelatin print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: In this cabinet card, the spindle backed chair with ball finials is quite a unique studio prop. Additionally, the portrait is set in front of a faintly painted backdrop depicting a small curve-legged table seen in the left of the composition. The thin boarder of the card has a pebble texture, and the photographer’s imprint is embossed along the bottom edge.

Description, back: Handwritten in pencil in cursive along the top edge is, “Flora May”.

Date: The date of “1898” is handwritten on the back of a second, lesser-quality copy of this portrait held in the PHL&M collection.

Condition: There are numerous white marks located mostly in the center bottom half of the card. The pebbled edge is heavily soiled.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-p17-p10, Church Family Album, album donated by Flora Church Anderson

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Haskins, Elmond “Buzz” Sterling (1877-1959)

E. R. Healy ground floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of

Elmond “Buzz” Sterling Haskins & Thomas Ranson Haskins Jr.

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTERS:

Names: Elmond “Buzz” Sterling Haskins & Thomas Ranson Haskins Jr.

Description: This double portrait depicts the brothers, Elmond and Thomas Haskins. As implied by the inscription and arrow on the front of the card, Elmond sits on the left in the corner chair, leaving us to assume Thomas is on the right in the wicker chair. However, Elmond was the older of the two brothers; he may be the boy on the viewer’s right and Thomas on the left. Posed in a casual, jaunty manner, the brothers are dressed similarly in formal attire most probably for a special occasion. Their three-piece suits are adorned with pocket watch chains and lapel pins.

Biographical Note: Elmond Sterling Haskins lived in Petaluma all his life and was buried at the age of 82 in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park. Towards the end of his life he lived at 1161 Western Avenue. He worked as the first foreman at Petaluma’s Poultry Producers Plant for many years and was a long-time member of Petaluma’s IOOF Lodge 30.

Family Affiliation: Elmond Sterling Haskins was the son of Petaluma pioneers, Thomas J. Haskins (1842-1908) and Elizabeth E. Sterling Haskins (1852-1936). In 1905 he married Petaluman Jennie A. Mego, and in 1919 he married Ella Fredericks (1891-1978). See the portrait of his sister, Edna Eleanor Haskins in this collection. According to an article written by Ed Mannion published in the Petaluma Argus-Courier, December 9, 1961, page 8, Elmond Haskins’ maternal grandfather was Charles B. Sterling, a crew member of the Treble, one of the earliest ships to venture to California.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 11.5 x 17 cm

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: Handwritten in script in blue ink along the front left edge of this cabinet card is, “Uncle Elmond”. Above this inscription is an arrow identifying Elmond as the brother on the viewer’s left. Studio props include an elaborate backdrop, a wicker chair, a corner chair, and a carpet with a large floral design.

Description, back: Handwritten in script in blue ink on the side edge of the back of this cabinet card is, “Elmond Sterling Haskins”.

Date: 1896 or soon thereafter

Condition: There is a large stain on the top left of this cabinet card.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1986-IDI-04

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McCleave, (Unidentified male family member)

Healy Ground Floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of

an Unidentified male family member of the McCleave Family

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified male family member of the McCleave Family

Description: Cabinet card of a man with a large mustache wearing a suit with a chin hanging from his vest.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

 THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: N/A

Date: between 1896 and 1905

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p43-p57

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Peters, Clifford Leslie 1991-IDI-05

E. R. Healy Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of Clifford Leslie Peters

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Clifford Leslie Peters

Description: Cabinet card of Clifford Leslie Peters, age one year old. Peters sits on a studio drape wearing a white gown. The embossed text at the bottom of the card, and photographer’s duration in Petaluma dates the photo between 1896-1905.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Clifford Leslie Peters. Age One Year.

Date: circa 1896-1905

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1991-IDI-05

Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.

Riley, Henry 1978-666-20

Healy ground floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of Henry Riley

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Henry Riley

Description: Cabinet card of Henry Riley's bust. Riley's hair is parted and combed, and he has a thick handlebar moustache. He is wearing a three-piece suit with a chain hanging from the vest. For another photo of Riley, see 1978-666-19.

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Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: N/A

Date: circa 1880-1889

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-19

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Scott, Mary R. Formschlag (1877-1946)

E. R. HEALY Ground Floor Gallery’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF Mary R. Formschlag Scott

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Mary R. Formschlag Scott

Description: In this head-and-shoulders portrait, Mary Scott Formschlag Scott wears a dark velvet dress with extremely large sleeves. Her dark hair is parted down the middle and combed to the back of her head. A single, prominent curl hangs from the center of her forehead. A bouquet that is pinned just inside of her projecting left sleeve adorns her dress. The white blotch on the left side of her chest appears to be a flaw in the original print.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: Mary R. Formschlag Scott was the daughter of early Penngrove pioneers, John N. Formschlag (1838-1927) and Elizabeth Formschlag (1847-1909). There is a portrait of Mary’s sister, Louise Formschlag Nissen (1878-1950), in this archive. Mary married Stewart H. Scott (1870-1934), and together they had three children: Harold J. Scott, Wilbur Scott, and Irene E. Scott (1914-1930). Mary, Stewart, and Irene are buried together in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The photographer’s imprint is embossed along the bottom edge of the card.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in ink along the top edge is, “Mary Scott”.

Date: between 1896-1905

Condition: Both sides of this portrait are soiled. A small piece of paper adheres to the bottom right corner of the front side of the card.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-36

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Unidentified Child 2016-X-03-p5-p5

E. R. Healy ground floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified child

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of a young girl standing next to a wooden branch fence. She is wearing a "Lord Fauntleroy" outfit and is holding a hat.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank

Date: circa 1896-1905

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2016-X-03-p5-p5

Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced.  These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.

Unidentified “Daisy Marie” 1978-80-44-p18-p35

E. R. Healy Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of “Daisy Marie”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified “Daisy Marie”

Description: Cabinet card of a infant sitting in a wooden chair with a blanket wearing a white gown

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, Reverse:

Date: circa 1896-1905

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-44-p18-p35, from Farquar Family Album

Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced.  These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.

Unidentified Infant 1979-425-03-p11-p6

E. R. Healy ground floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: Cabinet card of an infant sitting in a white gown

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only its accession number

Date: circa 1896-1905

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-03-p11-p6, from Church Family Album

Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced.  These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use. 

Unidentified Man 1979-425-03-LP24

E. R. Healy ground floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: Cabinet card of a young man's bust.  He is wearing a suit with an upturned collar and bow tie.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: the back of this cabinet card is blank or contains only its accession number

Date: circa 1896-1905

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-03-LP24, from Church Family Album

Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced.  These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.

Unidentified Man 1991-X-51

E. R. HEALY ground floor GALLERY’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF an UNIDENTIFIED MAN

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of a young unidentified man, sitting. The man has parted and combed hair. He is wearing a three-piece suit with a bow tie and an up-turned collar. There is a chain hanging from his vest. Based on the photographer's embossed artwork, and the man's fashions this card dates to the late 1890's.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: N/A

Date: circa 1896-1905

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1991-X-51

Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced.  These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use. 

Unidentified Woman 1994-633-60

E. R. HEALY GALLERY’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF an UNIDENTIFIED woman

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of an unidentified older woman.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

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Date: circa 1896 -1905

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Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-60

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