Farquar, Frederick Stuart (1879-1962) (3 of 3)

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Henry Kemp Van Ee’s Portrait Photograph of

Ben, Thomas, and Frederick Farquar

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Henry Kemp Van Ee (1853-1934)

Studio Location: 410 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa, California

THE SITTERS:

Names: Ben Harold Farquar (standing on viewer’s left), Thomas Allen Farquar (seated center), Frederick Stuart Farquar (standing on viewer’s right)

Description: This is a cabinet card portrait of the three Farquar brothers: Ben age 13, Thomas age 3, and Frederick age 15 . The two older boys are formally dressed in matching double-breasted jackets, white shirts, and dark, wide, bowties. The toddler wears a front-buttoned plaid dress with matching jacket. He wears a large neck bow and leather boots.

Biographical Note: Frederick Stuart Farquar was raised in Petaluma and worked the family ranch in “Penn’s Grove”. Like his brother, Ben, he served in the Spanish-American War. Frederick was a member of Company K, in the Fourteenth Regiment. Ben was a member of Company C in the Eighth Regiment. Frederick lived in Petaluma at 729 Keokuk Street and later at 321 Keller Street, and he worked for the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Electric Railroad. Both Frederick and his wife, Hester R. Herbert, were buried in Cypress Hill Memorial Park in Petaluma.

Family Affiliation: Frederick, Ben, and Thomas were the sons of Petaluma pioneers, Mary Irene Clark Farquar (1858-1941), and Calvin Stuart Farquar (1848-1908). Frederick Stuart Farquar married Hester R. Herbert (1885-1945) of Bloomfield in 1903, and they had two sons, Frederick Stuart Farquar Junior (1906-1970), and William Harold Farquar (1907-1956). They also had a daughter, Marion Hester Farquar (1910 - October 1911), who died at the age of 11 due to an accident. There are many additional portraits of Farquar family members in this archive.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: In this group portrait, the two older brothers, Ben and Frederick, stand at either side of their younger brother, Thomas, who sits between them on a cloth-covered studio prop. To the right of the composition can be seen a backdrop depicting a window and curtain. The edges of this card have been pinked. The photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom.

Description, back: On the top left edge of the card is handwritten in cursive in pencil, “Jan 15 1895”; below that are two arithmetical equations. On the center left is written in list form Fred, Ben, Tom. This list is bracketed and to the right of the bracket is written Farquar.

Date: January 15, 1895

Condition: This cabinet card has faded significantly, and is soiled throughout on both sides.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-44-p1-p2, 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. 

Farquar, Frederick Stuart (1879-1962) (1 of 3)

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Frederick Stuart Farquar

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

GEORGE COLVAINE ROSS was born February 12, 1832 in Edinburgh, Scotland and died in 1893 at the age of 60 in Petaluma, California. Unlike the other nineteenth century Petaluma photographers, Ross lived and worked in Petaluma for many years. He arrived in Petaluma in 1855, and in 1862 he began his profession as a photographer, moving his studio within the city several times as noted on his various carte de visite and cabinet card imprints. In 1869 he was also part of a short-lived photographic studio partnership with Elon D. Ormsby on Main Street in Petaluma. It was reported that Ross stopped working as a photographer soon after he developed a disability in 1888. Ross was among the most prolific Petaluma portrait photographers, and his work was of exceptionally high quality. Ross was buried in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Frederick Stuart Farquar

Description: Ten-month-old Frederick Stuart Farquar is portrayed here seated on a fabric-covered studio prop. The curly-haired baby sits holding the hem of his white lace dress. He wears a white lace bib, white stockings and dark leather boots.

Biographical Note: Frederick Stuart Farquar was raised in Petaluma and worked the family ranch in “Penn’s Grove”. Like his brother, Ben, he served in the Spanish-American War. Frederick was a member of Company K, in the Fourteenth Regiment. Ben was a member of Company C in the Eighth Regiment. Frederick lived in Petaluma at 729 Keokuk Street and later at 321 Keller Street, and he worked for the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Electric Railroad. Frederick and his wife, Hester R. Herbert, were both buried in Cypress Hill Memorial Park in Petaluma.

Family Affiliation: Frederick Stuart Farquar was the son of Petaluma pioneers, Mary Irene Clark Farquar (1858-1941), and Calvin Stuart Farquar (1848-1908). Frederick married Hester R. Herbert (1885-1945) of Bloomfield in 1903, and they had two sons, Frederick Stuart Farquar Junior (1906-1970), William Harold Farquar (1907-1956). They also had a daughter, Marion Hester Farquar (1910 - October 1911), who died at the age of 11 due to an accident. There are many additional portraits of Farquar family members in this archive.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The portrait is set within an arched format, and George Ross’ imprint, in a particularly elegant font, appears along the bottom edge.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil is, “Fred S. Farquar 10 months”, “Born 12/23/1879”, “Died 11/30/1962”

Date: Fall 1880. In this archive are two portraits also taken by George Ross of Frederick Stuart Farquar’s mother, Mary Irene Clark Farquar. All three portraits have the same elegant George Ross imprint along the front bottom edge, and may have been taken on the same day.

Condition: Both sides of this card are heavily soiled, and a large stain appears on the card along the center of the front, bottom edge.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-44-p19-p37, 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. 

Farquar, Frederick Stuart (1879-1962) (2 of 3)

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Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Frederick Stuart FARQUAR and Ben Harold Farquar

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:


LEWIS DOWE was born in 1838 in Hanover, New Hampshire and died in 1919 in Portland, Oregon. He arrived in Petaluma in September of 1875 and set up his photography studio in the rooms formerly occupied by photographer Hugh Anderson. Dowe worked in Petaluma as both a “view” and portrait photographer until he departed the town in March of 1882. (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:

Name: Frederick Stuart Farquar and Ben Harold Farquar

Description: In this cabinet card, Frederick Stuart Farquar is between 2 and 3 years old, and his brother, Ben Harold Farquar, is between 1 and 2 years old. Seated upon a fur blanket on the viewer’s left, Frederick, with prominent, dark, curly hair, is attired in a short, dark, front-buttoned dress with a large flounced hem. The piece of white lace which has been tied around his neck may be a bib worn in reverse. He also wears dark leggings and leather boots. Seated in a highchair on the viewer’s right, Ben, with smooth blond hair, is attired in a white dress, striped leggings and dark leather boots.

Biographical Note: Frederick Stuart Farquar was raised in Petaluma and worked the family ranch in “Penn’s Grove”. Like his brother, Ben, he served in the Spanish-American War. Frederick was a member of Company K, in the Fourteenth Regiment. Ben was a member of Company C in the Eighth Regiment. Frederick lived in Petaluma at 729 Keokuk Street and later at 321 Keller Street, and he worked for the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Electric Railroad. Frederick and his wife, Hester R. Herbert, were both buried in Cypress Hill Memorial Park in Petaluma.

Family Affiliation: Frederick and Ben were the sons of Petaluma pioneers, Mary Irene Clark Farquar (1858-1941), and Calvin Stuart Farquar (1848-1908). Frederick Stuart Farquar married Hester R. Herbert (1885-1945) of Bloomfield in 1903, and they had two sons, Frederick Stuart Farquar Junior (1906-1970), and William Harold Farquar (1907-1956). They also had a daughter, Marion Hester Farquar (1910 - October 1911), who died at the age of 11 due to an accident. There are many additional portraits of Farquar family members in this archive.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: Lewis Dowe’s imprint in the form of his signature appears along the bottom left edge. Along the bottom right edge is “Petaluma, Cal”.

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

Date: late 1881 - March 1882

Condition: The top half of this card is heavily stained.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-44-p23-p44, 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.