GUSTAVE A. GOEHNER’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF
Herman C. Bartelt, Catherine Petersen Bartelt and sophie Bartelt Vonsen
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-30
Vonsen, Sophie Willhelmine Bartelt (1888-1978)
/GUSTAVE A. GOEHNER’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF
Herman C. Bartelt, Catherine Petersen Bartelt and sophie Bartelt Vonsen
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographic Studio: GUSTAVE A. GOEHNER was born in 1852 or 1853 in Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1870. He worked as a photographer in Wisconsin and Minnesota before arriving in Petaluma in June 1906. He maintained his Petaluma photographic studio on Western Avenue from that year until sometime in the early 1920s. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)
THE SITTERS:
Names: Herman C. Bartelt, Catherine Petersen Bartelt and Sophie Bartelt Vonsen
Description:
Biographical Note: Herman C. Bartelt was a native of Germany. He was a long-time resident of Petaluma where he worked as a poultry farmer, businessman, resort & saloon owner, and real estate agent. He and his wife Catherine were the proprietors of the Willow Brook Hotel at Redwood Highway and Corona Road and the popular Chicken Rancho. Bartelt also established the Novelty Iron Works in Petaluma at 770-772 Keller Street. Towards the end of his life he resided at 14 or 824 Keller Street. Bartelt and his wife reported the famous Wiseman airship mishap. Bartelt was an active member of the Herman Sons’ Lodge.
Family Affiliation: Bartelt’s wife and business partner was Catherine Petersen Bartelt (b. 1865), and his daughter was Sophie Bartelt Vonsen (1888-1978), a Petaluma dressmaker.
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: Imperial cabinet card, approximately 25 x 17 cm
Medium:
Description, front:
Description, back:
Date:
Condition: Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-30
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.
Bartelt, Herman C. (1858-1938) (4 of 4)
/GUSTAVE A. GOEHNER’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF
Herman C. Bartelt, Catherine Petersen Bartelt and sophie Bartelt
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographic Studio: GUSTAVE A. GOEHNER was born in 1852 or 1853 in Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1870. He worked as a photographer in Wisconsin and Minnesota before arriving in Petaluma in June 1906. He maintained his Petaluma photographic studio on Western Avenue from that year until sometime in the early 1920s. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)
THE SITTERS:
Names: Herman C. Bartelt, Catherine Petersen Bartelt and Sophie Bartelt
Description:
Biographical Note: Herman C. Bartelt was a native of Germany. He was a long-time resident of Petaluma where he worked as a poultry farmer, businessman, resort & saloon owner, and real estate agent. He and his wife Catherine were the proprietors of the Willow Brook Hotel at Redwood Highway and Corona Road and the popular Chicken Rancho. Bartelt also established the Novelty Iron Works in Petaluma at 770-772 Keller Street. Towards the end of his life he resided at 14 or 824 Keller Street. Bartelt and his wife reported the famous Wiseman airship mishap. Bartelt was an active member of the Herman Sons’ Lodge.
Family Affiliation: Bartelt’s wife and business partner was Catherine Petersen Bartelt (b. 1865), and his daughter was Sophie Bartelt Vonsen (1888-1978), a Petaluma dressmaker.
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: Imperial cabinet card, approximately 25 x 17 cm
Medium:
Description, front:
Description, back:
Date:
Condition: Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-30
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.
Bartelt, Catherine Petersen (b. 1865) (3 of 3)
/GUSTAVE A. GOEHNER’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF
Herman C. Bartelt, Catherine Petersen Bartelt and sophie Bartelt
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographic Studio: GUSTAVE A. GOEHNER was born in 1852 or 1853 in Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1870. He worked as a photographer in Wisconsin and Minnesota before arriving in Petaluma in June 1906. He maintained his Petaluma photographic studio on Western Avenue from that year until sometime in the early 1920s. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)
THE SITTERS:
Names: Herman C. Bartelt, Catherine Petersen Bartelt and Sophie Bartelt
Description:
Biographical Note: Herman C. Bartelt was a native of Germany. He was a long-time resident of Petaluma where he worked as a poultry farmer, businessman, resort & saloon owner, and real estate agent. He and his wife Catherine were the proprietors of the Willow Brook Hotel at Redwood Highway and Corona Road and the popular Chicken Rancho. Bartelt also established the Novelty Iron Works in Petaluma at 770-772 Keller Street. Towards the end of his life he resided at 14 or 824 Keller Street. Bartelt and his wife reported the famous Wiseman airship mishap. Bartelt was an active member of the Herman Sons’ Lodge.
Family Affiliation: Bartelt’s wife and business partner was Catherine Petersen Bartelt (b. 1865), and his daughter was Sophie Bartelt Vonsen (1888-1978), a Petaluma dressmaker.
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: Imperial cabinet card, approximately 25 x 17 cm
Medium:
Description, front:
Description, back:
Date:
Condition: Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-30
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.
Bartelt, Catherine Petersen (b. 1865) (2 of 3)
/Abel & Priest Studio Portrait Photograph of
Herman C. Bartelt and Catherine Petersen Bartelt
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographic Studio: Abell & Priest
Studio Location: Bancroft’s History Building, 123 Market St., San Francisco, California
THE SITTERS:
Names: Herman C. Bartelt and Catherine Petersen Bartelt
Description: In this portrait Herman Bartelt is seated on the viewer’s left and standing next to him, with her right hand resting on his shoulder, is his wife, Catherine Peterson Bartelt. George wears a three-piece suit and a high, banded, white collar. Loretta wears a dark, bustled and tightly corseted dress. She has a row of short, dark bangs adorning the top of her forehead, and above them is a distinct crown of frizzy curls.
Biographical Note: Herman C. Bartelt was a native of Germany. He was a long-time resident of Petaluma where he worked as a poultry farmer, businessman, resort & saloon owner, and real estate agent. He and his wife Catherine were the proprietors of the Willow Brook Hotel at Redwood Highway and Corona Road and the popular Chicken Rancho. Bartelt also established the Novelty Iron Works in Petaluma at 770-772 Keller Street. Towards the end of his life he resided at 14 or 824 Keller Street. Bartelt and his wife reported the famous Wiseman airship mishap. Bartelt was an active member of the Herman Sons’ Lodge.
Family Affiliation: Bartelt’s wife and business partner was Catherine Petersen Bartelt (b. 1865), and his daughter was Sophie Bartelt Vonsen (1888-1978), a Petaluma dressmaker.
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: The painted backdrop used in this portrait depicts an elegant, residential interior. The photograph is mounted on a dark brown card, and the photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom edge in gold ink. Included as part of the imprint under the name of the studio is “1889”, the date the studio was founded.
Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil along the top edge is, “George & Loretta Vonsen”. It is presumed that this cabinet card was a gift, and that the inscription refers to the recipients, the portrayed couple’s son-in-law, George Vonsen and his mother, Loretta Vonsen.
Date: The Abel & Priest photographic studio operated between 1889 and 1894.
Condition: The edges on the front side of the card are frayed, and the back side is soiled and has tape remnants along its top edge.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-34
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.
Bartelt, Catherine Petersen (b. 1865)(1 of 3)
/John George Hucks’ Portrait Photograph of Catherine Petersen Bartelt
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: John George Hucks (1848-1915)
Studio Location: New York Gallery, 25 Third St., San Francisco, CA
THE SITTER:
Name: Catherine Petersen Bartelt. This portrait may have been taken when the sitter was known by her maiden name, Peterson.
Description: In this portrait, Catherine Petersen Bartelt stands beside a studio prop with her left hand resting on its top surface. With a hypnotic, unfocused gaze, she looks off into the distance. She wears a tightly corseted Basque, front-buttoned jacket and matching skirt with a top diagonal drape. Both are trimmed in black fabric. Upon her breast lays a fringed scarf placed horizontally. Her hair is center-parted and pulled tightly to the back of her head.
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation: Catherine Peterson Bartelt was the wife of Herman C. Bartelt and the mother of Sophie Bartelt Vonsen (Mrs. George Vonsen).
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.5 x 16 cm
Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description front: Along the bottom edge of this card is the photographer’s imprint.
Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in blue ink along the left top edge of the card is, “(my Mother)” and “Catherine Petersen”. Along the left bottom of the card is written in the same hand, “Sophie” and “Mrs. George Vonsen”.
Date: John George Hucks’ New York Gallery was in operation at 25 Third Street in San Francisco between 1885 and 1890.
Condition: The top edge of the front of this card has been abraded.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-31
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.
Bartelt, Herman C. (1858-1938) (3 of 4)
/Abel & Priest Studio Portrait Photograph of
Herman C. Bartelt and Catherine Petersen Bartelt
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographic Studio: Abell & Priest
Studio Location: Bancroft’s History Building, 123 Market St., San Francisco, California
THE SITTERS:
Names: Herman C. Bartelt and Catherine Petersen Bartelt
Description: In this portrait Herman Bartelt is seated on the viewer’s left and standing next to him, with her right hand resting on his shoulder, is his wife, Catherine Peterson Bartelt. Herman wears a three-piece suit and a high, banded, white collar. Catherine wears a dark, bustled and tightly corseted dress. She has a row of short, dark bangs adorning the top of her forehead, and above them is a distinct crown of frizzy curls.
Biographical Note: Herman C. Bartelt was a native of Germany. He was a long-time resident of Petaluma where he worked as a poultry farmer, businessman, resort & saloon owner, and real estate agent. He and his wife Catherine were the proprietors of the Willow Brook Hotel at Redwood Highway and Corona Road and the popular Chicken Rancho. Bartelt also established the Novelty Iron Works in Petaluma at 770-772 Keller Street. Towards the end of his life, he resided at 14 or 824 Keller Street. Bartelt and his wife reported the famous Wiseman airship mishap. Bartelt was an active member of the Herman Sons’ Lodge.
Family Affiliation: Bartelt’s wife and business partner was Catherine Petersen Bartelt (b. 1865), and his daughter was Sophie Bartelt Vonsen (1888-1978), a Petaluma dressmaker.
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: The painted backdrop used in this portrait depicts an elegant, residential interior. The photograph is mounted on a dark brown card, and the photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom edge in gold ink. Included as part of the imprint under the name of the studio is “1889”, the date the studio was founded.
Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil along the top edge is, “George & Loretta Vonsen”. It is presumed that this cabinet card was a gift, and that the inscription refers to the recipients, the portrayed couple’s son-in-law, George Vonsen and his mother, Loretta Vonsen.
Date: The Abel & Priest photographic studio operated between 1889 and 1894.
Condition: The edges on the front side of the card are frayed, and the back side is soiled and has tape remnants along its top edge.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-34
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.