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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Unidentified Women (2024-PV-06)

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of two unidentified women

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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: Unidentified

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: tin type

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Date: September 1875 - March 1882

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Owner:  Pete Vilmur Collection, digital copy by permission.

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John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: unidentified

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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Date:

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Owner:  Pete Vilmur Collection, digital copy by permission.

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Woman

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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 19th 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 Ross stopped working as a photographer soon after he became an invalid 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: Unknown

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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Date: May 14, 1880

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Owner:  Pete Vilmur Collection, digital copy by permission.

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“Unidentified Infant Dressed in a White Gown With Large Puff Sleeves”

Joslin & Company’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified infant

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PHOTOGRAPHER / PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOSLIN & COMPANY was established by the photographer Amon James Tuft Joslin. He was born in 1839 in Rockwood, New York, and died in 1913 in San Benito County, California. He established the Petaluma Photo Parlor under the name of Joslin & Company in November 1893, and left the studio, departing for Chico, California in April 1897. (For additional information on Joslin and Company and to view all portraits produced by the studio in the collection, click on its name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: This smiling, round-faced baby sits calmly with both arms resting on either side of its body. It wears a white gown with large puffs sleeves, and a white lace bib. It appears the baby’s blanket, which is decorated with an animal print, has been draped over the arm of the chair.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait has been mounted on a cream-colored card which has scalloped edges. The Joslin & Company imprint appears on the bottom edge in blue ink.

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

Date: November 1893 - April 1897

Condition: This cabinet card is slightly soiled throughout, and a stain appears on the baby’s right cheek.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2024-946-01

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“Young Girl in a Billowy White Dress”

Joslin & Company’s Portrait Photograph of a “Young Girl in a Billowy white Dress”

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PHOTOGRAPHER / PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOSLIN & COMPANY was established by the photographer Amon James Tuft Joslin. He was born in 1839 in Rockwood, New York, and died in 1913 in San Benito County, California. He established the Petaluma Photo Parlor under the name of Joslin & Company in November 1893, and left the studio, departing for Chico, California in April 1897. (For additional information on Joslin and Company and to view all portraits produced by the studio in the collection, click on its name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: This carte de visite portrays a young girl attired in a billowy white dress with elaborate lace short sleeves. In a graceful gesture, she holds both hands in her lap with her fingertips touching. Her dark, shoulder-length hair is center parted. She looks up and to her right with an angelic smile.

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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: This portrait has been mounted on a cream colored card which has scalloped edges. The Joslin & Company imprint appears on the bottom edge in gold colored ink.

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

Date: November 1893 - April 1897

Condition: This cabinet card is slightly soiled and has distinct foxing spots on the bottom left.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2023-946-01

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Boy

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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: Unknown

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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Date:

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Owner:  The Lee Torliatt Family Album, 2017-92-28, digital copy by permission.

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“A Young Boy and Child Seated Together”

Bryan R. Johnson’s Portrait photograph, “a young Boy and Child seated together”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

BRYAN R. JOHNSON was born c. 1834 in New York State, and his death date is unidentified. After working as a photographer in several California cities, Johnson moved to Petaluma and beginning in December of 1862 co-partnered with Edward P. Butler at the Ambrotype and Photographic Gallery on Petaluma’s Phoenix Block. In April 1863, Johnson took sole possession of the gallery and renamed it “Johnson’s Premier Pioneer Photographic Gallery”. In 1864, he moved his studio twice within the community finally settling in the Doyle Building on Main Street. Johnson sold his studio to William Henry Lentz in October 1866. (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: unidentified

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Description: This is a rare and important, although enigmatic, double portrait. The boy on the left may be a Native American of the Coast Miwok Tribe. He wears a long, light-colored work shirt and dark pants. Curiously, it appears there is a concealed, circular object resting on his left thigh between the fabric of his shirt and his pants. He rests his right hand in the center of the object. The child next to him has blond hair and light skin. The child is attired in a plaid dress with a white collar and black bow tie. Encircling the crown of the child’s head is an intriguing hat. It consists of a wide, plaid band with embellishments applied to the section of the band over the child’s forehead.

The boy leans towards the child with protective and comforting gestures. While titing his head toward the child, the boy’s left arm embraces the child, drawing their upper bodies together. The fingers of his left hand can be seen to the right of the child’s face, drawing the child’s head to rest on his shoulder. The boy also raises his left leg off the floor in a position obviously meant to support and contain the child’s lower body. The boy’s posture and face exude a calm dignity. The child appears anxious and apprehensive. The child holds its grasping right hand in the air and clutches its ankle with its left hand.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The boy and child depicted in this double portrait sit together on a stool or chair. The background is bare except for an unidentified vertical object on the extreme left. The floor has a mosaic tile design, and an unidentified object lies on the floor to the right.

Description, back: An orange, two-cent United States Internal Revenue tax stamp has been applied to the top left corner. It has been positioned on its side and canceled with a black line through its center. This stamp documents that the price of this portrait was less than 25 cents. Bryan Johnson’s scallop-border imprint appears in the center of the card. On the bottom edge is written: “Negatives preserved from which extra copies may be had at less than regular prices.”

Date: The United States Internal Revenue tax stamp on the back of this carte de visite documents that it was created between August 1864 and August 1866.

Condition: The front of this carte de visite is soiled on its top and bottom edges, and the back is slightly soiled throughout.

Owner: The Dan Brown Collection, digital copy by permission.

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“Teenage Girl in a White Dress With Her Hand on a Book”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of “A Teenage Girl in a White Dress With her Hand on a Book”

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

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Description: This teenage girl stands beside a Victorian side table with her right hand resting on a book, her index finder extended as if to draw attention to it. Beside the book is a neoclassical style vase with an oval cameo on its lower section. The girl looks out at the viewer with a quiet, self-possessed gaze. Her long, dark, straight hair is center-parted and combed to fall behind her back. A thin, white, handband secures it in place. She wears a white, multi-layered, calf-length, dress and low-heeled, lace-up Victorian boots.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a full-length, standing portrait with a solid gray background and Victorian side table.

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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: This carte de visite is soiled and a bit out of focus. It is not possible to read the texture of the girl’s dress.

Owner:  The Carol Cook Collection, digital copy by permission.

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“Young Gentleman Wearing a Polka-Dotted Vest”

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of a “Young Gentleman Wearing a polka-dotted vest”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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: Unknown

Description: In this portrait, a young man is seated in a one-armed, fringed, studio chair. With a serious gaze, he looks directly at the viewer. His dark hair is combed back away from his face, and his mustache, goatee and beard are carefully groomed. Beneath his jacket he wears an eye-catching, dark vest decorated with light-colored polka dots. Fastened to the vest’s top button is a looping metallic chain.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The background of this carte de visite is a painted backdrop depicting an architectural column on the left and wall paneling on the right.

Description, back: On the center back of this carte de visite is a later version of George Ross’ imprint.

Date: 1870s or 1880s

Condition: The front of this carte de visite is in good condition; the back has several small brown blotches.

Owner:  Pete Vilmur Collection, digital copy by permission

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John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: Carte de visite of an unidentified infant girl in an oval frame. The infant has on a plaid dress with a white lace bib. An adult's arm is seen in the frame holding the baby upright. The rounded edges, oval frame, and Reed's duration in Petaluma date this photo to the early 1870's.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 10.25 x 6.25 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: J.Q. Reed, Photographic Artist. Brick Block opposite McGuire’s Drug Store, Main St., Petaluma, Cal.

Date: circa 1874-1875  

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Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg48a, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified infant

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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: Unidentified

Description:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: 1870s or 1880s

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg48d2, Schowebda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified infant

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: 1870s or 1880s

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg49b, Schowebda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album

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John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: Carte de visite of an unidentified infant girl in an oval frame. The infant has on a plaid dress with a white lace bib. An adult's arm is seen in the frame holding the baby upright. The rounded edges, oval frame, and Reed's duration in Petaluma date this photo to the early 1870's.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 10.25 x 6.25 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: J.Q. Reed, Photographic Artist. Brick Block opposite McGuire’s Drug Store, Main St., Petaluma, Cal.

Date: circa 1874-1875  

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Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg48a, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album

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“Gentleman With a Powerful Gaze and Disheveled Hair”

Lewis dowe’s Portrait Photograph of a “Gentleman with a powerful gaze and disheveled hair”

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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 SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: This is a masterful portrait of an elderly gentleman. The photographer skillfully created the composition to direct the viewers’ focus to the gentleman’s face. His jacket, vest, and white shirt are blurred while his face is in crisp focus. The man has a bold and powerful, yet calm and benign gaze, and, although elderly, his eyes are clear and focused. The beautiful youthfulness of his eyes is made all the more striking by their contrast with his surrounding facial hair which is a wiry combination of dark and grey, and the disheveled wisps of hair at the top of his blading head.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: Lewis Dowe’s signature imprint appears on the bottom left of this cabinet card, and the location of his studio appears in capital letters on the right.

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

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

Condition: This cabinet card is in good condition.

Owner:  Pete Vilmur Collection, digital copy by permission.

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“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.

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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.

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“Young Girl Attired in a Ruffled Dress Holding a Doll”

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of a “young girl attired in a ruffled dress holding a doll”

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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 SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: In this carte de visite, a young girl sits in a studio chair, her right forearm and hand resting on its fringed single arm. Her legs are crossed at her ankles while her feet adorably dangle above the floor. With a matter-of-fact demeanor, she looks directly at the viewer. In her left arm, she holds a doll that has been allowed to flop backward, its legs and feet projecting from under its long, white dress. The little girl wears a below-the-knee dress with pleats and ruffles at the neck, wrists, and hem. She wears white leggings and Mary Jane shoes. Around her neck is a small, stiff, white collar and a distinctive necklace of white beads. Her hair is center parted and set behind her ears by a dark headband topped with white embellishments.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: A fringed studio chair and floral carpet appear in this portrait.

Description, back: In the center of the back of this carte de visite, Lewis Dowe’s four line imprint has been printed on the diagonal.

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

Condition: This carte de visite is in good condition.

Owner:  Pete Vilmur Collection, digital copy by permission.

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“Woman Wearing Matching Cameo Brooch and Earrings”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a “woman wearing matching cameo brooch and earrings”

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

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Description: With a calm and composed demeanor, this woman looks directly at the viewer. She is attired in a front-buttoned, striped dress cinched at the waist with a dark belt fastened with an oval metal buckle. A white lace collar surrounds her neck, and at her throat is a large cameo brooch. She also wears cameo drop earrings that match her brooch. Her hair is center parted and gathered behind her ears in a snood which can be seen at the center crown of her head and beneath both ears.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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. A simpler, possibly earlier, version appears here. It is printed in black ink and includes only three lines of text, each in a different font. The text is embellished above and below with a horizontally flipped, elaborate flourish.

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: This carte de visite is soiled and slightly faded.

Owner:  Pete Vilmur Collection, digital copy by permission

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“Gentleman With Thick Bushy Hair, Eyebrows, Beard and Mustache”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a “gentleman with thick bushy hair, eyebrows, beard and mustache”

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

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Description: This gentleman wears a dark vest under a lighter colored overcoat and a white collared shirt with a dark bow tie. With flared nostrils and a resolute gaze, he looks into the distance. His full, bushy hair has been parted on his left side, and he sports a full beard and mustache.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait is contained within a vertical oval.

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. A simpler, possibly earlier, version appears here. It is printed in black ink and includes only three lines of text, each in a different font. The text is embellished above and below with a horizontally flipped, elaborate flourish.

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: This carte de visite is lightly soiled

Owner:  Pete Vilmur Collection, digital copy by permission.

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“Gentleman With Large, Piercing, Round Eyes”

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of a “Gentleman with large, piercing, round eyes”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: In this highly symmetrical, frontal portrait, the sitter’s large, piercing, round eyes stare out directly at the viewer. The gentleman is formally attired and meticulously groomed. He wears a jacket with exceptionally large lapels and a matching vest. A thin, dark, bow tie accompanies his collared white shirt.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait is contained within a vertical oval.

Description, back: J. Q. Reed’s imprint appears on the back. It is comprised of four lines all in a different font. On both sides of the second line is a distinct, decorative flourish.

Date: circa 1870-1898  

Condition: There is consistent, light foxing throughout the front of this carte de visite.

Owner:  Pete Vilmur Collection, digital copy by permission

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“Two Standing Young Boys”

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of “two standing young Boys”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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 19th 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 Ross stopped working as a photographer soon after he became an invalid 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 SITTERS:

Names: Unidentified

Description: The composition of this double portrait is masterful. Two young boys, who are probably brothers, stand separated by a pedestal table but are intimately connected by the placement of their proximal hands upon the table’s top. Their hands form a tertiary focal point and an elegant anatomical arrangement. The boys’ distal hands, which lay loose at their sides, echo each other serving as parenthesis on the right and left center of the portrait. The older, significantly taller boy has been placed on the left, and his right leg has been positioned to enclose the bottom half of the composition and to display the elaborate embroidery on his pant leg. This boy exudes intense consternation, which clearly reveals his state of mind. One concludes that he is deeply disturbed by the process of having his portrait taken and is quite possibly unaccustomed to his attire. On the other end of the spectrum is the younger child, who appears completely comfortable and maybe even a bit bored. He casually crosses his right leg over his left and places the toe of his shoe on the floor. His attire reflects a distinct trend fashionable around the time of the civil war which mimicked the details typical of military uniforms.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: Behind the young boys in this double portrait is a blank wall with a tall dado. Both boys lean on a small pedestal table covered with a bordered, floral textile.

Description, back: The back of this carte de visite contains an early version of George Ross’ imprint. It is printed in red ink in four lines of text. Each line of text is in a different font. Surrounding the text on all four sides is an elaborate ivy garland.

Date: 1862 - c. 1870

Condition: There is light foxing in the top center section of this carte de visite.

Owner:  Pete Vilmur Collection, digital copy by permission

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“Serious Toddler”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a “Serious toddler”

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

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THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: The minimal composition of this toddler’s portrait is unusual for the time. The image consists only of the baby’s face and the draped fabric around its shoulders.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This toddler’s portrait is contained in a vertical oval. The lighter oval juxtaposed to the darker surround of the photographic paper is unusual for the time.

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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: This carte de visite is in good condition.

Owner:  Pete Vilmur Collection, digital copy by permission

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“Young Boy in a Textured, Striped, Wool Jacket”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a “young Boy in a textured, striped, wool jacket”

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

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THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: In this portrait a young boy of approximately 8 to 10 years of age is dressed as a young gentleman. He wears a finely textured, striped, wool jacket over a collared, white shirt with a dark bow tie. His full, wavy, thick, blond hair is parted on both his left and right sides. The top center portion of his hair has been curled and brushed back to create a type of pompadour.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait is set within a vertical oval.

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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: There is light foxing throughout the front of this portrait.

Owner:  Pete Vilmur Collection, digital copy by permission

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“Forlorn Woman”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a “Forlorn Woman”

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

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THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: The woman in this head-and-shoulders portrait turns slightly to her right, and her gaze appears empty and forlorn. She is simply and modestly adorned. A small, white, crocheted collar decorates her form-fitting, front-buttoned jacket, and a thin ribbon serves as a headband. Her hair has been center parted and tightly combed back, and what is either a braided switch or her own braided hair encircles the back of her head. She wears a hairnet over her braid, and the end of her headband ribbon appears over her right temple.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This carte de visite portrait has been framed within a vertical oval.

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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: With the exception of a slight tear in the photographic paper in the upper right corner, this carte de visite is in good condition.

Owner:  Pete Vilmur Collection, digital copy by permission

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“Young Woman With a No-Nonsense Demeanor”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a “Young woman with a no-nonsense demeanor”

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

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THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: In this carte de visite, a very handsome young woman sits on a wooden chair, resting her right arm in her lap and her left arm on a pedestal table. She gazes out directly at the viewer exuding a no-nonsense demeanor. The placement of her hat and shawl on the table creates a narrative that implies a hasty, laconic, let’s-get-down-to-business arrival. Under her arm, lying on the table appears to be the edge of a book. Its inclusion may have been carefully planned to portray her as an educated woman. She wears a homemade matching skirt and waisted overdress. The skirt has a circle of ruffles about a foot above the hem. The overdress has multilayered cuffs and a ruffled hem and yoke. If one looks carefully, it is evident that her ensemble has been economically pieced to utilize fabric scraps. Around her neck is a fringed scarf and a distinctive necklace of white beads. Her hair is center-parted, combed behind her ears, and allowed to fall freely behind her back.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: The center of this carte de visite has slight foxing which makes it appear that the fabric of the sitter’s dress is a print, but it is actually a solid color.

Owner:  Pete Vilmur Collection, digital copy by permission

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John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: Carte de visite of an unidentified infant in an oval frame. The infant has on a patterned, white dress and is sitting on a studio prop blanket. Her face is fairly blurry. The rounded edges, oval frame, and Reed's duration in Petaluma date this photo to the early 1870's.

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Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: J.Q. Reed, Photographic Artist. Brick Block opposite McGuire’s Drug Store Main St., Petaluma, Cal.

Date: circa 1874-1875

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Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg48a, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/Demartin Family & Friends Album

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Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified child

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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 SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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Date: September 1875 - March 1882

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg47c, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album

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“Seated Infant With Outspread Arms”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a “Seated infant with outpread arms”

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

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Description: This portrait is not in clear focus. It is not possible to read the details of the infant’s dress or the chair in which he is seated. The baby looks up with an alert gaze, and, with an unusual gesture, he holds his arms spread out grasping the edge of the arms of the chair. The baby’s hair has been combed up into a a top knot on the crown of his head, a style most often used in the portrayal of baby boys.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This seated infant is portrayed within a vertical oval.

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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: This carte de visite is out of focus and soiled.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg47b2, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified infant

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: 1870s or 1880s

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg47a, Schowebda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album

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“Alert Little Boy Dressed in a Dark Velvet Suit”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of an “Alert Little Boy Dressed in a Dark Velvet Suit”

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified, possibly a member of the Gale family

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Description: This alert, precious little boy sits in an elegant pose, exuding a calm and composed demeanor. He looks directly at the viewer, holding the fingers of his right hand in his left. He wears a dark velvet jacket and matching knee-length pants. A stiff, starched collar surrounds his neck. He wears white stockings that accentuate the scalloped details of his buttoned leather boots. The side sections of the child’s hair have been combed straight down, while the top section has been gathering into a single curl at the top of his head. This hairstyle was popular for little boys during this period.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The boy in this portrait sits on a typical fringed studio chair. His left arm is supported by the chair’s armrest and his feet are supported by a fabric covered stool. The background depicts monumental architectural elements including a large column on the left and multi layered floor molding on the right.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil along the left top of edge of this card is, “For Mary Gale”.

Hugh Anderson’s imprint is on the center of the back of this carte de visite. Anderson created several versions of his Petaluma imprint. A simpler, possibly earlier, version appears here. It is printed in black ink and includes only three lines of text, each in a different font. Horizontally flipped, elaborate flourishes surround the text.

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: Both sides of this carte de visite are slightly soiled, and the front has extensive foxing.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg44c, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album,

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Bryan R. Johnson’s Portrait photograph of an unidentified man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

BRYAN R. JOHNSON was born c. 1834 in New York State, and his death date is unidentified. After working as a photographer in several California cities, Johnson moved to Petaluma and beginning in December of 1862 co-partnered with Edward P. Butler at the Ambrotype and Photographic Gallery on Petaluma’s Phoenix Block. In April 1863, Johnson took sole possession of the gallery and renamed it “Johnson’s Premier Pioneer Photographic Gallery”. In 1864, he moved his studio twice within the community finally settling in the Doyle Building on Main Street. Johnson sold his studio to William Henry Lentz in October 1866. (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: unidentified

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Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: 1864-1866

Condition:

Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg44b, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album

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Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified boy

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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 SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg44a, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album

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Noble & Fell’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified boy

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographers: Skelton Sanford Noble and A. W. Fell

Active in Petaluma: 1874 as Noble & Fells, sometime thereafter until 1876 simply as S. S. Noble

Biographical Note: Noble traveled throughout California staying in numerous communities for various amounts of time. It appears that he worked with A. W. Fell in the Noble & Fell partnership in 1874 and sometime after operated the studio by himself as the imprint of his cartes de visit replace “Noble & Fell’s” with simply “S. S. Noble, Sunbeam Gallery, Main Street, Petaluma, Cal. Next door to Wickersham’s & Co’s Bank.”

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Bibliography: Palmquist, pgs. 420-421; Mautz, pg.99 and 128.

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Noble & Fell’s Sunbeam Gallery, Main St., Petaluma, Next door to Wickersham & Co’s Bank.

Date: 1874

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg43d, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album

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“Rosy-Cheeked Young Girl With Tousled Curls”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a “Rosy-Cheeked Young Girl with Tousled Curls”

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

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Description: This beautiful young girl has been photographed facing fully forward with a slightly inquisitive and assertive expression. She cocks her head slightly to the left and looks directly at the viewer. She wears a light-colored blouse that has been detailed with extensive pleating and embroidery. At her neck is a wide, rounded collar and a large bow. Her dark hair is center parted and styled in loose tousled curls, which fall naturally around her face. A small white bow can be seen at the top center of her head. The purchaser of this portrait paid extra to have it colorized. Rosy red paint has been applied to the child’s cheeks.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait has been set within a vertical oval.

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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: This carte de visite is heavily soiled on both sides.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album, 2022-952-01-pg42d

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John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified GIrl

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, Obverse:

Date: c. 1874-1898

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album, 2022-952-01-pg42a

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Girl

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album, 2022-952-01-pg41d

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“Young Boy in a Collar-Buttoning Jacket”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a “Young Boy in a Collar-Buttoning Jacket”

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

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Description: This young boy sits erect on a studio chair with his right forearm on the fringed armrest and his left hand in his lap. With a quizzical expression, he looks directly at the viewer. He wears a collar-buttoning, cut-away jacket and matching pants. The edges of his jacket are piped in what appears to be leather trim, and a white handkerchief has been placed in this jacket’s chest pocket.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: Both sides of this carte de visite are slightly soiled, and the front is heavy foxed.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album, 2022-952-01-pg41c

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 Boy and a Seated Baby Girl”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a “Standing Young Boy and a seated Baby girl”

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

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Description: It is most probable that this double portrait represents a young boy and his baby sister. The little girl sits on a stool attired in a simple light-colored dress and dark leather boots. Her hair is curled and restrained by a wide headband. She holds her hands together in her lap. The little boy stand at her side with a shy smiling expression. His hair has been carefully groomed, and he wears a dark shirt with bright center buttons and matching pants.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album, 2022-952-01-41a

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.

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Girl

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album, 2022-952-01-pg40c

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.

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John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified GIrl

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp

Date: c. 1874-1898

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album, 2022-952-01-pg40b

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.

“Young Girl in a Light-Colored Dress and Flounced Apron”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a “Young Girl in a Light-Colored Dress and Flounced Apron”

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified. This girl may be a sister or relative of the girl in the portrait entitled, “Young Girl in a Dark-Colored Dress and Flounced Apron”. The portraits come from the same family photograph album, and they appear to be wearing the same apron. Additionally, they sit in the same chair, strike the same pose and rest their feet on the same prop.

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Description: This is an exceptional fine and representative portrait of a little girl from the 1870s. She sits formally in a fringed studio chair, her left arm on the armrest, and her right hand in her lap. She crosses her ankles and rest her feet on a stool. She holds her head stiffly erect and gazes out with a melancholic expression. Her hair has been cut one length just below her ears. It is center-parted and restrained by a hand band that terminates in a bow at the top of her head. She wears a printed dress with an elaborate neckline. Over her dress is a short, apron with a flounced hem and shoulders straps.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album, 2022-952-01-40a

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“Young Boy in a Gray, Collar-Buttoning, Cut-Away Jacket”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified boy

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

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Description: This adorable young boy sits upright attired in a gray, wool, collar-buttoning, cut-away jacket. It is piped along the edge and at the sleeve ends with black velvet trim. A two-button tab of the same fabric and piping secures his jacket under his throat. Beneath his jacket he wears a white shirt with a stiff small collar. His dark hair has been side-parted, and his large, beautiful, dark, sparking eyes radiate innocence and charm.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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. A simpler, possibly earlier, version appears here. It is printed in black ink and includes only three lines of text, each in a different font. The text is embellished above and below with a horizontally flipped, elaborate flourish.

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album, 2022-952-01-pg39b

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“Young Girl Attired in a Dark-Colored Dress and Flounced Apron”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a “Young Girl Attired in a Dark-Colored Dress and Flounced Apron”

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified. This girl may be a sister or relative of the girl in the portrait entitled, “Young Girl in a Light-Colored Dress and Flounced Apron”. The portraits come from the same family photograph album, and they appear to be wearing the same apron. Additionally, they sit in the same chair, strike the same pose and rest their feet on the same prop.

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Description: This is an exceptional fine and representative portrait of a little girl from the 1870s. Exuding a sense of self possession and ease, she sits formally in a fringed studio chair, her left arm on the armrest, and her right hand in her lap. She crosses her ankles and rests her feet on a stool. Striking a pose that is surprisingly regal, she appears as a miniature monarch. She gazes directly at the viewer with a solemn expression. Her hair has been center-parted, curled and restrained by a headband that terminates in a bow at the top of her head. She wears a dark-colored dress with a ban of scalloped trim at the hem and white trim at the collar and cuffs. Over her dress is a short apron with a flounced hem and shoulders straps. She wears a metal necklace which terminates in circular pendant that may be a locket.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: Although lightly soiled on both sides, this carte de visite is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album, 2022-952-01-39a

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Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of two unidentified boys

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

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Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album, 2022-952-01-38d

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.

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Boy

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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: Unknown

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: circa 1864-1869

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Schwobeda, Bloom, Taylor, DeMartin Family & Friends Album, 2022-952-01-pg38c

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Bryan R. Johnson’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified girl

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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BRYAN R. JOHNSON was born c. 1834 in New York State, and his death date is unidentified. After working as a photographer in several California cities, Johnson moved to Petaluma and beginning in December of 1862 co-partnered with Edward P. Butler at the Ambrotype and Photographic Gallery on Petaluma’s Phoenix Block. In April 1863, Johnson took sole possession of the gallery and renamed it “Johnson’s Premier Pioneer Photographic Gallery”. In 1864, he moved his studio twice within the community finally settling in the Doyle Building on Main Street. Johnson sold his studio to William Henry Lentz in October 1866. (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: Unidentified Girl

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Bryan Johnson’s stamp

Date: 1864-1866

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg38b, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album

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Bryan R. Johnson’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified girl

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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BRYAN R. JOHNSON was born c. 1834 in New York State, and his death date is unidentified. After working as a photographer in several California cities, Johnson moved to Petaluma and beginning in December of 1862 co-partnered with Edward P. Butler at the Ambrotype and Photographic Gallery on Petaluma’s Phoenix Block. In April 1863, Johnson took sole possession of the gallery and renamed it “Johnson’s Premier Pioneer Photographic Gallery”. In 1864, he moved his studio twice within the community finally settling in the Doyle Building on Main Street. Johnson sold his studio to William Henry Lentz in October 1866. (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: Unidentified Girl

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Bryan Johnson’s stamp

Date: 1864-1866

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg38a, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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. 

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Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified woman

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

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Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg37d, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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.

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John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: unknown

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cdv

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-14c, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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. 

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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: Unidentified

Description: CDV of a man's bust in an oval frame. He has mustache and is wearing a suit with a tie.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg12a, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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. 

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John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Couple

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTERS:

Names: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of unidentified couple standing. The man is wearing a highly decorative kilt, while the woman next to him wears a ruffled, corseted, bustled dress with sausage curls.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: circa 1874-1898

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg11c, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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. 

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Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified young woman

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

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Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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. A simpler, possibly earlier, version appears here. It is printed in black ink and includes only three lines of text, each in a different font. The text is embellished above and below with a horizontally flipped, elaborate flourish.

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg11a, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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.

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Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified girl

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

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Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg10d, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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.

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Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified girl

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

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Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg10c, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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.

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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 19th 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 Ross stopped working as a photographer soon after he became an invalid 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: Unknown

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg32c, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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. 

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Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified woman

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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 SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg32b, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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. 

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Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of two unidentified girls

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

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Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg30c, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album

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“Apprehensive Woman Holding a Disgruntled Child”

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an “Apprehensive Woman HOlding a

Disgruntled Child”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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 SITTERS:

Names: Unidentified

Description: In this double portrait, a young seated woman clutches a young girl on her lap. The woman looks at the photographer apprehensively as if to inform him that she is not certain the child will remain still. The woman’s dark hair is center-parted, pulled behind her ears, and allowed to fall behind her back. She wears a thin headband as well as a braid or ribbon at the crown of her head. Her dress is embellished with a white collar and cuffs. The skirt of her dress is double-layered, and its hem is ruffled. The child leans back and stares into the distance with a disgruntled demeanor. Her feet dangle in the center front of the composition, and she holds an indistinguishable object in both hands. She wears a dark dress with extensive ruffling, white stockings, and dark, lace-up boots.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This double portrait is contained within a vertical oval, and its backdrop displays an interior scene with elaborate architectural details.

Description, back:

Date:

Condition: This carte de visite is lightly soiled throughout.

Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg30a, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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 & Woman 2022-952-01-pg29b

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified man & woman

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

Description:

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Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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. A simpler, possibly earlier, version appears here. It is printed in red ink and includes only three lines of text, each in a different font. Unlike his other Petaluma imprints, this version contains no embellishing flourishes.

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg29b, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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.

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Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of “Painter & wife”

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

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Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg28a, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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.

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Bryan R. Johnson’s Portrait Photograph of two Unidentified Women

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

BRYAN R. JOHNSON was born c. 1834 in New York State, and his death date is unidentified. After working as a photographer in several California cities, Johnson moved to Petaluma and beginning in December of 1862 co-partnered with Edward P. Butler at the Ambrotype and Photographic Gallery on Petaluma’s Phoenix Block. In April 1863, Johnson took sole possession of the gallery and renamed it “Johnson’s Premier Pioneer Photographic Gallery”. In 1864, he moved his studio twice within the community finally settling in the Doyle Building on Main Street. Johnson sold his studio to William Henry Lentz in October 1866. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

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THE SITTERS:

Names: Unknown

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: On the back of this carte de visit is a 2-cent United States Internal Revenue stamp. On top of the stamp handwritten in black ink appears what may be an upside down “J” which would represent the initial of the photographer’s last name. The 2-cent stamp documents that the purchaser paid less than 25 cents for the portrait. Below the stamp is Johnson’s imprint.

Date: The United States Internal Revenue tax stamp on the back of this carte de visite documents that it was created between August 1864 and August 1866.

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-27b, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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. 

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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 19th 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 Ross stopped working as a photographer soon after he became an invalid 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: Unknown

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg24d, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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 2022-952-01-pg24c

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg24c, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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 2022-952-01-pg24a

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified man

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

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Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg24a, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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.

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Bryan R. Johnson’s Portrait photograph of an unidentified man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

BRYAN R. JOHNSON was born c. 1834 in New York State, and his death date is unidentified. After working as a photographer in several California cities, Johnson moved to Petaluma and beginning in December of 1862 co-partnered with Edward P. Butler at the Ambrotype and Photographic Gallery on Petaluma’s Phoenix Block. In April 1863, Johnson took sole possession of the gallery and renamed it “Johnson’s Premier Pioneer Photographic Gallery”. In 1864, he moved his studio twice within the community finally settling in the Doyle Building on Main Street. Johnson sold his studio to William Henry Lentz in October 1866. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

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THE SITTER:

Name: unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: 1864-1866

Condition:

Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg23d, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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 Young Man 2022-952-01-pg21d

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified young Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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 19th 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 Ross stopped working as a photographer soon after he became an invalid 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: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg21d, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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. 

“A Fashionably Attired Young Man With a Prominent

Noble & Fell’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC ST

Photographers: Skelton Sanford Noble and A. W. Fell

Active in Petaluma: 1874 as Noble & Fells, sometime thereafter until 1876 simply as S. S. Noble

Biographical Note: Noble traveled throughout California staying in numerous communities for various amounts of time. It appears that he worked with A. W. Fell in the Noble & Fell partnership in 1874 and sometime after operated the studio by himself as the imprint of his cartes de visit replace “Noble & Fell’s” with simply “S. S. Noble, Sunbeam Gallery, Main Street, Petaluma, Cal. Next door to Wickersham’s & Co’s Bank.”

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Bibliography: Palmquist, pgs. 420-421; Mautz, pg.99 and 128.

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Noble & Fell’s Sunbeam Gallery, Main St., Petaluma, Next door to Wickersham & Co’s Bank.

Date: 1874

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-20a, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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. 

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Bryan R. Johnson’s Portrait photograph of an unidentified man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

BRYAN R. JOHNSON was born c. 1834 in New York State, and his death date is unidentified. After working as a photographer in several California cities, Johnson moved to Petaluma and beginning in December of 1862 co-partnered with Edward P. Butler at the Ambrotype and Photographic Gallery on Petaluma’s Phoenix Block. In April 1863, Johnson took sole possession of the gallery and renamed it “Johnson’s Premier Pioneer Photographic Gallery”. In 1864, he moved his studio twice within the community finally settling in the Doyle Building on Main Street. Johnson sold his studio to William Henry Lentz in October 1866. (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: unidentified

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Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: April 1863-1864

Condition:

Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg19d, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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. 

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Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified man

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

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Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg18c, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/Demartin Family & Friends 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.

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Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified young woman

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

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THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg17b, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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.

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Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified young woman

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

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THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg10b, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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.

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Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified woman

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

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Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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. This imprint version, unlike any of Anderson’s other Petaluma imprints, contains no embellishing flourishes.

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg10a, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album

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Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of two unidentified boys

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg9d, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album

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Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified boy

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

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Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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. A simpler, possibly earlier, version appears here. It is printed in black ink and includes only three lines of text, each in a different font. The text is embellished above and below with a horizontally flipped, elaborate flourish.

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg9c, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album

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Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified man

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

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Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg8a, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/Demartin Family & Friends Album

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Couple

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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 SITTERS:

Names: Unknown

Description: .

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: 

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album, 2022-952-01-pg7d

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Couple

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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 SITTERS:

Names: Unknown

Description: .

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: 

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album, 2022-952-01-pg7b

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Elite Photography Studio’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified Couple

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Elite Photography Studio

Studio Location: 838 Market Street, San Francisco 

THE SITTERS:

Name: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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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, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album, 2022-952-01-pg6

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Couple

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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 SITTERS:

Names: Unknown

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: 

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album, 2022-952-01-pg7a

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John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: t

Date: circa 1880-1888  

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2021-919-04, original donated by Mike Van Dine

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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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Bryan R. Johnson’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

BRYAN R. JOHNSON was born c. 1834 in New York State, and his death date is unidentified. After working as a photographer in several California cities, Johnson moved to Petaluma and beginning in December of 1862 co-partnered with Edward P. Butler at the Ambrotype and Photographic Gallery on Petaluma’s Phoenix Block. In April 1863, Johnson took sole possession of the gallery and renamed it “Johnson’s Premier Pioneer Photographic Gallery”. In 1864, he moved his studio twice within the community finally settling in the Doyle Building on Main Street. Johnson sold his studio to William Henry Lentz in October 1866. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

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THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified Woman

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: On the back of this carte de visite is a 2-cent United States Internal Revenue stamp. On top of the stamp handwritten in black ink appears what may be an upside down “J” which would represent the initial of the last name of the photographer. The 2-cent stamp documents that the purchaser paid less than 25 cents for the portrait. Beneath the stamp is Johnson’s imprint.

Date: The United States Internal Revenue tax stamp on the back of this carte de visite documents that it was created between August 1864 and August 1866.

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg4d, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album

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Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified man & woman

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

Description:

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Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg4c, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an unidentified woman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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 19th 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 Ross stopped working as a photographer soon after he became an invalid 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: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg3b, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album

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Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified woman

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg2d, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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.

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Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified man

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

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Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg2c, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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.

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Woman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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 19th 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 Ross stopped working as a photographer soon after he became an invalid 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: Unknown

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg2b, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg2a, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an unidentified woman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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 19th 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 Ross stopped working as a photographer soon after he became an invalid 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: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg1d, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends Album

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Bryan R. Johnson’s Portrait photograph of an unidentified man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

BRYAN R. JOHNSON was born c. 1834 in New York State, and his death date is unidentified. After working as a photographer in several California cities, Johnson moved to Petaluma and beginning in December of 1862 co-partnered with Edward P. Butler at the Ambrotype and Photographic Gallery on Petaluma’s Phoenix Block. In April 1863, Johnson took sole possession of the gallery and renamed it “Johnson’s Premier Pioneer Photographic Gallery”. In 1864, he moved his studio twice within the community finally settling in the Doyle Building on Main Street. Johnson sold his studio to William Henry Lentz in October 1866. (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: unidentified

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Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: On the back of this carte de visit is a 2-cent United States Internal Revenue stamp. The 2-cent stamp documents that the purchaser paid less than 25 cents for the portrait. Below the stamp is Johnson’s imprint.

Date: The United States Internal Revenue tax stamp on the back of this carte de visite documents that it was created between August 1864 and August 1866.

Condition:

Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg1c, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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. 

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Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified man

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

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Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg1b, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/Demartin Family & Friends Album

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Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified young woman

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

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THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg33a, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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.

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John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified GIrl, c. 1874-1898

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp

Date: c. 1874-1898

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg33b, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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.

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John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified boy

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp

Date: c. 1874-1898

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg33d, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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. 

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John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified man

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Photographer / Photographic Studio

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JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp

Date: c. 1874-1898

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg34a, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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. 

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Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of an unidentified man

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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 SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg34b, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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. 

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Bryan R. Johnson’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified young woman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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BRYAN R. JOHNSON was born c. 1834 in New York State, and his death date is unidentified. After working as a photographer in several California cities, Johnson moved to Petaluma and beginning in December of 1862 co-partnered with Edward P. Butler at the Ambrotype and Photographic Gallery on Petaluma’s Phoenix Block. In April 1863, Johnson took sole possession of the gallery and renamed it “Johnson’s Premier Pioneer Photographic Gallery”. In 1864, he moved his studio twice within the community finally settling in the Doyle Building on Main Street. Johnson sold his studio to William Henry Lentz in October 1866. (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: Unidentified Young Woman

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Bryan Johnson’s stamp

Date: 1864-1866

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg37a, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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. 

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Bryan R. Johnson’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified girl

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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BRYAN R. JOHNSON was born c. 1834 in New York State, and his death date is unidentified. After working as a photographer in several California cities, Johnson moved to Petaluma and beginning in December of 1862 co-partnered with Edward P. Butler at the Ambrotype and Photographic Gallery on Petaluma’s Phoenix Block. In April 1863, Johnson took sole possession of the gallery and renamed it “Johnson’s Premier Pioneer Photographic Gallery”. In 1864, he moved his studio twice within the community finally settling in the Doyle Building on Main Street. Johnson sold his studio to William Henry Lentz in October 1866. (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: Unidentified Girl

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Bryan Johnson’s stamp

Date: 1864-1866

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg37b, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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. 

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Bryan R. Johnson’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified girl

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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BRYAN R. JOHNSON was born c. 1834 in New York State, and his death date is unidentified. After working as a photographer in several California cities, Johnson moved to Petaluma and beginning in December of 1862 co-partnered with Edward P. Butler at the Ambrotype and Photographic Gallery on Petaluma’s Phoenix Block. In April 1863, Johnson took sole possession of the gallery and renamed it “Johnson’s Premier Pioneer Photographic Gallery”. In 1864, he moved his studio twice within the community finally settling in the Doyle Building on Main Street. Johnson sold his studio to William Henry Lentz in October 1866. (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: Unidentified Girl

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: On the back of this carte de visite is a 2-cent United States Internal Revenue stamp. On top of the stamp handwritten in black ink appears “BRJ”, Bryan R. Johnson’s initials and what may be “Aug”. The 2-cent stamp documents that the purchaser paid less than 25 cents for the portrait. Below the stamp is Johnson’s imprint.

Date: The United States Internal Revenue tax stamp on the back of this carte de visite documents that it was created between August, 1864 and August, 1866.

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-952-01-pg37c, Schwobeda/Bloom/Taylor/DeMartin Family & Friends 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. 

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2021-919-03, original donated by Mike Van Dine

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. 

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2021-919-02, original donated by Mike Van Dine

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. 

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Girl

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2021-919-01, original donated by Mike Van Dine

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.

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Unidentified Photographer’s Portrait Photograph of Albion Whitney & Unidentified Man, c. 1885 - 1892

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Unidentified photographer, Zimmerman Portrait Gallery

Studio Location: St. Paul, Minnesota

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Albion Whitney and Unidentified man

Description: Carte de visite of Albion (Albie) Whitney and unidentified man. The photo is turned horizontally to incorporate the two men. Both men have parted and combed hair. Albie has a mustache. Both men wear fastened jackets with white shirts and ties. The photographer's foil text, men's fashion, and card format date this photo to the late 1880s. Cartes de visite went out of fashion around this time.

Biographical Note: Albion Whitney is the youngest son of Senator Albion P. Whitney and Susan Eastman. His siblings are Calvin E., Cleora, Nancy Jane, Arthur L., Leona, Marcella, and Clara.

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen 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. 1885-1892

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-18

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.

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Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a “Seated Baby Girl in Checkered Dress”

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: “Elnora” is handwritten on the back of the portrait. No last name was provided.

Description: This is a full body portrait of a baby girl. She is seated on a small wooden chair and rests her elbows on its arms. She wears a checkered dress, white socks, dark shoes, and a petticoat which can been seen on at the hem of her dress. Her hair has been center-parted, carefully twisted, and arranged on either side of her head.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: The original copy of this portrait remains, as donated, in the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum’s McCleave Family alum.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This carte de visite portrait is contained within a vertical oval.

Description, back: “Elnora” is handwritten in cursive, in black ink along the top edge.

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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: The front and back of this carte de visite are slightly soiled throughout, and the back has a stain in the lower left corner.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-02-p30-p22, McCleave Family Album

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“Young Man Identified as a Petaluma Fireman”

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of a

“Young Man Identified as a Petaluma Fireman”

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: This young man has been identified on the back side of the card; however, the identification is problematic. His first name may be Peter, but the surname is illegible. On a second line, the word “fireman” is legible.

Description: This young man sports a bushy, handlebar mustache, and his left-of-center, parted, hairline is receding. He wears a jacket with a high, small, notched lapel and matching vest which features a chain extending from the second button hole. He wears a white, spread collar and a large, white, necktie knot which is highlighted with a stickpin.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This head-and-shoulders portrait of a young man is encircled within a vertical oval. The photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom edge of the card.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in black ink is, “Peter”. Unfortunately the surname is illegible. Below this is written,“Fireman”.

Date: 1870-1898

Condition: With the exception of two black marks above and to the right of the man’s head, this cabinet card is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1985-532-27

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“Young Child Placed in a Provocative Pose”

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of a “Young child Placed in a Provocative pose”

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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 19th 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 Ross stopped working as a photographer soon after he became an invalid 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: Unidentified

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Description: In this portrait, a female child has been placed in a provocative pose, and she assumes a seductive demeanor that may be disturbing for some viewers. She stands relaxed, leaning casually on a fringed studio chair, and, in a nonchalant gesture, she crosses her right leg over her left and places only the toe of her right boot on the floor. Her focused and intense gaze, which is directed at the viewer, is both captivating and unsettling. The child wears drop earrings, and her center-parted hair has been brushed back behind her shoulders. Her ensemble is mismatched. Over her light-colored, calf-length skirt, which is conservatively adorned with three bands of dark trim, is a peplum tunic adorned with light-colored, soutouche embroidery. Her revealing, off-the-shoulder tunic has embroidered, capped sleeves and a bold, scalloped hem.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This child poses in front of a backdrop painted to give the illusion of a grand interior. A standard, fringed, studio chair has been used as a prop.

Description, back: George Ross’ imprint appears in the center of the back of this card.

Date: late 1860s - 1870s

Condition: All four corners of this card have been clipped, and the bottom edge has been trimmed. The back is soiled.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-946-01

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“Standing Young Girl With a Sprig of Flowers in Her Hair”

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of a

“Standing Young girl with a sprig of flowers in her hair”

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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 19th 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 Ross stopped working as a photographer soon after he became an invalid 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: Unidentified

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Description: This young girl, although appearing a bit apprehensive, strikes a graceful pose standing next to a fringed studio chair. Her hair is center-parted, and her shoulder-length curls are restrained by a thin, dark headband. Below the headband, on her right side, a sprig of flowers has been placed amidst her curls. She wears a dark, thin choker and a round brooch which connects the ends of her white lace neck ribbon. Her ensemble is atypical and may very well be a homemade design. Over a calf-length skirt trimmed in three rows of dark ribbon, she wears a long-sleeved overdress which is gathered at the waist, and a wide, dark, lace, trim has been applied to its deep, four-point hemline. She wears white leggings and dark, leather, lace-up boots.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: In this portrait a young girl stands in front of a blank wall. She has placed her right hand on the arm of the fringed studio chair, over which a length of cloth has been draped.

Description, back: George Ross’ imprint appears in red ink in the center.

Date: This is one of George Ross’ earlier portraits, most probably created sometime between 1865 and 1875.

Condition: This card is slightly soiled throughout.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-946-02

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“Little Girl Dressed in a White Smock”

Petaluma Photo Parlors’ portrait photograph of a

“Little Girl dressed in a white smock”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

The Petaluma Photo Gallery was advertised between July 7 and July 23, 1898 in the Petaluma Daily Morning Courier. The advertisement was run 16 times and is the only mention of the gallery in the Petaluma papers. The large advertisement for the gallery claimed that photographs were available below cost and were finished by a, “First-Class Workman from San Francisco.” At the bottom of the advertisement was written, “Remember the place is Opp. American Hotel, Joslin’s Old Gallery”. The photographer, Amon James Tuft Joslin, had departed Petaluma for Chico, California in April of 1897, presumably leaving his photographic studio “opposite the American Hotel” empty and available at 850 Main Street.

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: The little girl in this portrait is dressed in a white smock with winged shoulder flounces and a ruffled collar. Her dark hair is parted in the center and adorned on either side with a white ribbon.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: This photo remains, as donated, in the McCleave family and friends photo album.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait was taken in front of a painted backdrop which faintly suggests a garden setting with ornamental objects. The backdrop has been draped to also cover the floor. The child portrayed stands on the backdrop and rests her arm on a fabric covered table. The Gallery’s imprint appears along the bottom edge, and all four sides of the cabinet card are pinked.

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

Date: July 1898

Condition: This cabinet card is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-02-p15-p8, McCleave Family album

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“Little Girl With A Gingham Hair Bow”

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of a “Little Girl With a Gingham Hair Bow”

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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 19th 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 Ross stopped working as a photographer soon after he became an invalid 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: Unidentified

Description: In this portrait a little girl stands on a fringed, studio chair holding her hands in front of her. She looks up into the camera with an anticipatory gaze. She wears a white, simple, long-sleeved, calf-length, frock. The lace of her undergarment can been seen surrounding her right leg at the top of her dark leather boot. In her blonde, disheveled hair, she wears a gingham bow.

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: George Ross’ fringed studio chair has been used as a prop for this child to stand upon. This may account for the fact that this portrait is a bit out-of-focus.

Description, back: George Ross’ imprint appears in the center between two short flourishes.

Date:

Condition: Although a bit out-of-focus, this card is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1995-633-45

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“Standing Gentleman Attired in a Long Sack Coat”

Bryan R. Johnson’s Portrait photograph of

“Standing Gentleman Attired in a Long Sack Coat”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

BRYAN R. JOHNSON was born c. 1834 in New York State, and his death date is unidentified. After working as a photographer in several California cities, Johnson moved to Petaluma and beginning in December of 1862 co-partnered with Edward P. Butler at the Ambrotype and Photographic Gallery on Petaluma’s Phoenix Block. In April 1863, Johnson took sole possession of the gallery and renamed it “Johnson’s Premier Pioneer Photographic Gallery”. In 1864, he moved his studio twice within the community finally settling in the Doyle Building on Main Street. Johnson sold his studio to William Henry Lentz in October 1866. (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: unidentified

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Description: This is a portrait of a very handsome, unidentified, young gentleman. Below his fashionably long sack jacket, he wears a matching vest and white shirt. His dark bow tie flares off to his right, resting on his lapel. In a casual but dignified standing poise, he rests his right hand on Johnson’s carved studio chair. The gentleman’s hair is carefully oiled and combed to the back of his head, and he sports a well-groomed chevron mustache.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait contains a painted backdrop seen in several of Johnson’s other Petaluma portraits. It was obviously selected for more formal portraits as it depicts a grand, draped, column on the left and a distant landscape on the lower right. Johnson’s studio floor with its large checkerboard tiling is also visible in the composition.

Description, back: Johnson’s imprint has been stamped several times on the back of this card. All the stamps are faint with the exception of the one in the center. It may be that this imprint is one of the first Johnson used while working in Petaluma. Along the bottom edge is written, “Negatives preserved, from which extra Copies can be had at less than regular prices.”.

Date: April 1863-1864

Condition: This card is heavily soiled and stained.

Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2017-92-01

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“Young Man Wearing a Derby Hat Riding in a Cart Pulled by a Donkey”

Lewis Dowe’s Pastiche Portrait Photograph of a

“young Man Wearing A DERBY HAT RIDING IN A CART PULLED BY A DONKEY”

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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 SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: Only the face and Derby hat of this unidentified young man are included in this pastiche portrait. He looks directly at the camera with a sly grin. He sports a thin chevron mustache, and his dark hair, appearing appropriately wind-blown, waves above his left ear.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is an unusual carte de visite which has juxtaposed the photographic portrait of an unidentified young man’s face on top of a cartoon image depicting the body of a dapper man with an umbrella tucked under his arm sitting in a donkey drawn cart followed by a small animal. It is a purposefully bizarre image. To determine its meaning and intent requires further research. Handwritten in black ink in the lower right corner is what appears to be either “1877” or “1879”.

Description, back: The photographer’s imprint appears on a diagonal: “L. Dowe”, “Photographer,”, “Petaluma,”, Cal.”.

Date: 1877 or 1879

Condition: This card is soiled on both sides, and the bottom of the back side has puckered, most probably due to exposure to moisture.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2017-13-01

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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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Unidentified Girl 1985-X-36

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Girl

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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: Unidentified

Description: Cabinet card of a young unidentified girl sitting on a fringe studio chair. The girl's hair is parted down the middle and shaped into two curls. One hand rests on the arm of the chair and one leg dangles off the edge, She is wearing a white dress with lace detailing and a scalloped hemline, and striped socks with boots. Based on the appearance of the fringe chair, and the girl's clothing I would date this photo to the 1870's.

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

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1985-X-36

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Unidentified, Lucia 1981-835-28

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Ida, Lucia, Clara & Frances, September 1890

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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Photographer:  unidentified photographer, Petaluma, California

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Ida Klein, Lucia (Last name unknown), Clara Whitney, and Frances Raylis

Description: Carré of Ida Klein, Lucia (last name unknown), Clara Whitney, and Frances Raylis. The women all have short curly bangs, characteristic of the 1880s.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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Format / Size: Carré, approximately 10.5 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: “Petaluma Sept. 1890. Ida Klein, Lucia, Clara Whitney, Frances Raylis”

Date: September 1890

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-28

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“Infant in Puff-Sleeved Dress With Diamond Shaped Trim”

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait of An

“Infant in Puff Sleeved Dress With Diamond Shaped Trim”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Unidentified

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified (This infant may be a member of Petaluma’s McCleave Family.)

Description: In this full body portrait the baby has been propped up to appear as though it is seated. The baby wears a puff-sleeved dress with extensive diamond shaped trimming. The baby also wears white socks and dark shoes with ankle straps.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: The original of this portrait remains as donated to the PHL&M in the vintage McCleave Family album.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait has been set within a vertical oval.

Description, back:

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: This carte de visit is in good condition with the exception of a crease on the lower right.

Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p20-p26

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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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Unidentified Girls 1992-IDI-05

John A. Todd’s Portrait Photograph of AnnaBelle St. John Whitney & Children, 1889

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  John A. Todd,

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Studio Location: 2126 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, California

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): AnnaBella St. John Whitney and Unidentified Girls

Description: Boudoir card of AnnaBelle St. John Whitney with two young girls. Belle has short curly bangs, characteristic of the 1880s, and the rest of her hair is pulled back. She has on a patterned dress with a lace collar. The two girls in front of her have on white lacey dress. The sepia tone denotes albumen processing on paper.

Biographical Note: AnnaBelle, or Belle, St. John is the wife of Arthur Leslie Whitney and the daughter-in-law of Senator Albion P. Whitney and Susan Eastman. Belle's mother is Isabell Grigsby St. John Denman

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: boudoir card, approximately 13.5 x 21.5 cm

Medium: Albumen processing on paper

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

Description, Reverse: “Anna Whitney St. John Leslie.” Stamp reads: John A. Todd, Photographer, 2126 and 2128 Fillmore Street, Between California and Sacramento Streets, San Francisco, Cal.”

Date: 1889

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-05

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“Seated Stoic Woman”

Bryan R. Johnson’s Portrait photograph, “Seated Stoic Woman”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

BRYAN R. JOHNSON was born c. 1834 in New York State, and his death date is unidentified. After working as a photographer in several California cities, Johnson moved to Petaluma and beginning in December of 1862 co-partnered with Edward P. Butler at the Ambrotype and Photographic Gallery on Petaluma’s Phoenix Block. In April 1863, Johnson took sole possession of the gallery and renamed it “Johnson’s Premier Pioneer Photographic Gallery”. In 1864, he moved his studio twice within the community finally settling in the Doyle Building on Main Street. Johnson sold his studio to William Henry Lentz in October 1866. (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: unidentified

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Description: This is an exceptionally masterful and intriguing portrait of a Petaluma pioneer. This unidentified woman sits with presence and poise, wearing a simple, dignified dress, which is a rustic attempt to emulate current fashion. Her full skirt, supported by numerous petticoats, is tightly cinched at her waist by a simple belt. She wears a busked corset which shapes her torso, encourages her upright posture and flattens her bosom. The dress fabric is drawn over the corset in a fan front style meant to minimize the waistline. The loose bishop sleeves narrow at her wrists and end in wide, crisp, white cuffs. The color and texture of the cuffs are repeated in her angled collar. The sitter’s hair has been parted in the center and gathered into a snood that can be seen at the crown of her head and below her left ear. This sitter’s face and hands tell the story of a woman accustomed to hard work, and her demeanor portrays a soul of quiet resignation and stoic dignity. PDF of “Seated Stoic Woman”

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This unidentified woman sits in a high-backed, armed, and tufted balloon chair. Behind her is a painted backdrop depicting a lush river scene, and beneath her is geometrically patterned flooring.

Description, back: In the center of the back of the card surrounded by an undulating line is the photographer’s imprint: “From B. R. Johnson’s Photographic Establishment, Doyle’s Building, Main Street, Petaluma.” Above this has been placed a two cent revenue stamp. Along the bottom wedge is written, “Negatives preserved from which extra copies can be had at less than regular prices.”.

Date: The United States Internal Revenue tax stamp on the back of this carte de visite documents that it was created between August 1864 and August 1866.

Condition: The top corners of this carte de visite have been clipped; there is a tear on the top center edge; there are pin holes in the bottom center; and there are stains throughout the top quarter of the composition.

Owner: Private Collector, 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. 

“Young Woman With an Elaborate Coiffure and Simple Choker”

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of a

“Young Woman with an Elaborate Coiffure and Simple Choker”

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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 19th 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 Ross stopped working as a photographer soon after he became an invalid 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: Unidentified

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Description: This unidentified, petite, young woman is dressed in a front-buttoned, fitted bodice which is topped with a lace collar. The sitter’s narrow, black, ribbon choker is highlighted with a small, gold, bow-shaped brooch. Her elaborate coiffure with its full crown and back curls is adorned above her forehead with a dark, shiny bow, and falling below her bow are soft ringlet curls adorning her forehead. The soft lighting, demure lowered gaze, and oval matte create an intimate, lovely, feminine portrait. Curiously, there is something in her alluring charm and slightly disheveled hair that evoke today’s Gothic, Steampunk aesthetic.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait is contained within a vertical oval.

Description, back: One of George Ross’ earliest imprints appears on the back of this card. It is surrounded by a boarder of ivy leaves.

Date: Between the late 1860s and early 1870s. Although one of Ross’ earliest Petaluma portraits, this example illustrates his skills as an exceptionally fine photographer.

Condition: There is light foxing throughout both the back and front sides of this carte de visite. All four corners of this card have been clipped.

Owner:  Private 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.

“Woman With Color Applied to Her Hair, Cheeks, Lips, Eyes, & Jewelry”

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of a “Woman With Color Applied

to her Hair, Cheeks, Lips, Eyes, & Jewelry”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: This head-and-shoulders carte de visite portrays a young woman who glances intently down and to her right. Her brown hair is pulled to the back of her head into a large bun and short, full, curls adorn her forehead. She wears a front-buttoned, dark blouse which is heavily adorned with soutache embroidery. A stiff, lacy, white collar surrounds her neck and a large, matching bow is tied at her throat. At the center of her bow is a large, bright, gold brooch from which appears to fall a gold chain. This portrait has undoubtedly been masterfully tinted by a professional retoucher. The colors have been applied with subtlety and skill creating a greater sense of depth and intimacy. The sitter’s brown hair has been highlighted with gold streaks, her cheeks glow pink, her lips are a matte rose, her eyes shine with just a spot of green-blue, and her gold jewelry sparkles.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: The Sonoma County Library owns a portrait identical to this one and identifies the woman as a female member of the Petaluma Farley family. Sonoma County Library Digital Collections Identifier cstr-pho-008728

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait is contained within a vertical oval. PDF of “Woman with Color Applied…”

Description, back: In the center of the back of this carte de visite is the photographer’s imprint. His name in a simple, all-capitals, font is followed by an unusual designation, “Photographic Artist” which is printed in an ornate font and which is embellished at its beginning and ending with two different flourishes. The location and address follow in completely different fonts: Over Wells, Fargo & Co’s Ex. Office, Main St., Petaluma, Cal.

Date: 1870-1898

Condition: There is slight foxing on the front of this carte de visite.

Owner:  Private 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.

“Pensive Couple”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a “Pensive Couple”

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

Description: The pose and demeanor of this couple are unusual and make it difficult to identify their relationship. The sitters may be newlyweds, but most wedding portraits from this time are more formal. It is possible that they are brother and sister. Both direct an almost confrontational gaze at the viewer, and this creates a disturbing although intriguing composition. The gentleman sits with complete confidence, dressed in a fashionable jacket with contrasting collar and a double breasted vest festooned with a large, elaborate watch chain. He rests his arm on a round topped table and sits on a wooden chair. The young lady strikes a fashionably pensive pose with her index finger resting on the side of her face. She wears as a crown an elaborate braided hair piece decorated with white flowers. She rests her elbow on the man’s leg in a gesture unconventional for the time. Her large-link, heavy, black necklace that is often identified as mourning jewelry adds an additional perplexing element to this double portrait.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This carte de visite portrays an unidentified couple. Their pose is unconventional. They are both seated; he in a chair, and she on a lower stool. Behind them is a backdrop depicting a center column, and to the right on the bottom can be seen an architectural molding detail.

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. A simpler, possibly earlier, version appears here. It is printed in black ink and includes only three lines of text, each in a different font. Horizontally flipped, elaborate flourishes surround the text.

Date: January 1872 to December 1873

Condition: This carte de visite is in good condition.

Owner:  Private collector, 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 Infant 2004-315-1-p16-p18

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified infant

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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: Unidentified

Description: CDV of an infant wearing a polka dot dress with chevron striping.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: The original of this portrait remains as donated to PHL&M in the vintage McCleave Family album.

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Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: In the center of the back of this carte de visite is an early George Ross imprint. It is surrounded by a frame of decorative leaves, flowers and flourishes.

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p16-p18, McCleave 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 2004-315-02-LP35

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Man

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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: Unidentified

Description: CDV of a man’s bust. He is wearing a suit and has a mustache.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: The original of this portrait remains as donated to the PHL&M in the vintage McCleave Family album.

Bibliography:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp

Date:  

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-02-LP35, McCleave 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 2004-315-02-LP34

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Man, c. 1874-1898

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name(s): Unknown

Description: CDV in oval frame of a man’s bust. He has mustache and is wearing a suit with an upturned collar.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation: The original of this portrait remains as donated to the PHL&M in the vintage McCleave Family album.

Bibliography: add, augment

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp

Date: c. 1874- 1898

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-02-LP34, McCleave 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 2004-315-1-p14-p14

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Man, Date N/A

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: unidentified

Description: CDV of a man in an oval frame. He is wearing a suit with a plaid bow tie and pin on his lapel.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation: The original of this portrait remains as donated to the PHL&M in the vintage McCleave Family album.

Bibliography: add, augment 

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: Stamp reads “J. Q. Reed, Photographic Artist, Main Street, Petaluma, Opposite Towne’s Drug Store.”

Date: N/A

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p14-p14, McCleave 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 2004-315-1-p32-42

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Man

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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: Unidentified

Description: CDV of man with a beard wearing a suit.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: The original of this portrait remains as donated to the PHL&M in the vintage McCleave Family album.

Bibliography:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p32-p42, McCleave 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. 

McCleave, (unidentified female family member)

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified female family member

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (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(s):

Name: Unidentified female family member

Description: Unique format CDV of a woman’s bust.  She is wearing a ruffled, Victorian-era dress

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation: The original of this portrait remains as donated to the PHL&M in the vintage McCleave Family album.

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: L. Sheppard’s stamp

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-02-LP37, McCleave 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.

“Little Boy Dressed in a ‘Lord Fauntleroy Suit’”

Petaluma Photo Gallery’s portrait photograph of a

“Little Boy in a ‘Lord Fauntleroy suit’”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

The Petaluma Photo Gallery was advertised between July 7 and July 23, 1898 in the Petaluma Daily Morning Courier. The advertisement was run 16 times and is the only mention of the gallery in the Petaluma papers. The large advertisement for the gallery claimed that photographs were available below cost and were finished by a, “First-Class Workman from San Francisco.” At the bottom of the advertisement was written, “Remember the place is Opp. American Hotel, Joslin’s Old Gallery”. The photographer, Amon James Tuft Joslin, had departed Petaluma for Chico, California in April of 1897, presumably leaving his photographic studio “opposite the American Hotel” empty and available at 850 Main Street.

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: The little boy in this portrait is dressed in an open-fronted jacket and knickers. Under his jacket he wears 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 referred to as the “Little Lord Fauntleroy” style which was very fashionable at the time for the young sons of upper middle class families.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: this photo remains, as donated, in the McCleave family and friends photo album.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait was taken in front of a painted backdrop which faintly suggests a garden setting with ornamental objects. The backdrop has been draped to also cover the floor. The child portrayed stands on the backdrop and rests his arm on a fabric covered studio prop. The Gallery’s imprint appears along the bottom edge, and all four sides of the cabinet card are pinked.

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

Date: July 1898

Condition: This cabinet card is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-02-p14-p7, McCleave 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. 

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John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified GIrl, c. 1874-1898

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: CDV of a girl sitting in a large chair with her hands folded in her lap.  

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: The original of this portrait remains as donated to the PHL&M in the vintage McCleave Family album.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, Obverse:

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s imprint

Date: 1870-1898

Condition: This carte de visite is soiled and faded.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-02-p30-p23, McCleave Family album

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Girl

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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: Unidentified

Description: CDV in an oval frame f a girl with short curly bangs. She is wearing a dress with pleating on the chest, and high collar, and a necklace

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: The original of this portrait remains as donated to the PHL&M in the vintage McCleave Family album.

Bibliography:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p14-p15, McCleave Family album

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John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Man, c. 1874-1898

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: Unique format CDV of a man standing next to studio chair.  He has on pinstriped pants, and a chain hanging from his vest.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation: The original of this portrait remains as donated to the PHL&M in the vintage McCleave Family album.

Bibliography: add, augment 

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp

Date: c. 1874-1898

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-02-LP36

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“Child Attired in a Diagonally Textured Jacket”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a “Child Attired in a Diagonally Textured Jacket”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

Description: In this fully frontal portrait a child looks directly at the viewer. The child is dressed in a dark corduroy jacket with a diagonal texture, two front buttons and a pocket on the child’s left side. The child’s hair has been carefully groomed: it has been parted on the child’s left and combed back behind the ears.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: The original of this portrait remains as donated to the PHL&M in the vintage McCleave Family album.

Bibliography:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait is contained within a vertical oval.

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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: This carte de visite is slightly soiled.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-02-p32-p28, McCleave Family album

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Easterly & Company’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Infant, c. 1892-1895

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 THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

EASTERLY & CO. was operated in Petaluma by George Bascombe Easterly (1859-1906) between August 1891 and November 1893. (For additional information on Easterly & Co. and to view all portraits produced by the studio in the collection, click its name in blue above.)

Active in Petaluma: 1892-1895

Biographical Note: Easterly opened a studio in Petaluma in 1892 and moved to Lake County 1895.

Bibliography:

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Unidentified Infant

Description: Cabinet card of an infant wearing a white gown propped up by a fur rug.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation: The original of this portrait remains as donated to the PHL&M in the vintage McCleave Family album.

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: gelatin 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. 1892-1895

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p45-p59, McCleave Family album

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“Young Woman With Elaborately Crimped Coiffure”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of “A Young Woman With An Elaborately Crimped Coiffure”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

Description: This is a three-quarter length portrait of a young woman seated in a fringed arm studio chair. It would seem she is dressed for a very special occasion. Her long hair flowing down each shoulder has been crimped to create a repeated wavy. Short, tight curls rest on her forehead and a high pompadour is crowned with a spray of white flowers. A corsage of white flowers is pinned on the left side of her long basque jacket. Knife pleats decorate the collar and cuffs of her jacket which is cinched at her waist with a belt and jeweled buckle. She wears a short necklace and a ring on her left index finger.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: The original of this portrait remains as donated to the PHL&M in the vintage McCleave Family album.

Bibliography:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: In this carte de visite, the young woman sits in front of a backdrop seen in other Hugh Anderson portraits. The doric column and floor molding can be seen in the left edge of the composition.

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. A simpler, possibly earlier, version appears here. It is printed in black ink and includes only three lines of text, each in a different font. Horizontally flipped, elaborate flourishes surround the text.

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: This portrait is soiled, but the focus and composition is exceptionally fine.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p46-p46, McCleave Family album

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John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Woman, c. 1874-1898

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: unidentified

Description: CDV of a woman's bust in an oval frame. Her curly hair is in an up do and she has on a decorative collar.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation: The original of this portrait remains as donated to the PHL&M in the vintage McCleave Family album.

Bibliography: add, augment

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp

Date: c. 1874-1898

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p47-p47, McCleave 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.

“Young Woman With Curly Hair and Plaid Neck Scarf”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a “Young Woman With Curly Hair and Plaid Neck Scarf”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

Description: In this head-and-shoulders portrait, a young woman gazes off to her left. She has center-parted, curly, dark hair that has been pulled to the back on both sides and allowed to fall behind her. A delicate drop earning can be seen hanging from her right ear. Atop her front- buttoned jacket she wears both a white, lace, jabot and a plaid neck scarf.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: The original of this portrait remains as donated to the PHL&M in the vintage McCleave Family album.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

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Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait is set within a vertical oval.

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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: This carte de visite is soiled and stained.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p20-p27, McCleave 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.

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John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Boy, c. 1874-1898

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name(s): Unknown

Description: CDV of a boy standing next to a partially blanket-covered fringe chair wearing a suit with only the top button fastened.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation: The original of this portrait remains as donated to the PHL&M in the vintage McCleave Family album.

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A

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Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp

Date: c. 1874-1898

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p45-p45, McCleave 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. 

“Young Woman With Pompadour & Choker”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a “Young Woman With Pompadour & Choker”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

Description: The young woman in this portrait has arranged her dark hair in a very high pompadour with long wavy strains falling down her back. She wears a black cloth choker with a small dangling locket. Her white dress buttons up the front and is heavily adorned with embroidery and lace. On the back of her right shoulder appears to be a ribbon. This ribbon may be an attachment for a train. This would lead one to wonder if this is a wedding portrait.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: The original of this portrait remains as donated to the PHL&M in the vintage McCleave Family album.

Bibliography:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait is set within a vertical oval.

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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: This carte de visite is heavily soiled throughout, and there are puncture impressions at both the top and bottom center of the card.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p15-p17, McCleave 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. 

“Young Woman With Sausage Curls & Plaid Blouse”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a “Young Woman With Sausage Curls & Plaid Blouse”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

Description: In this portrait a young woman melancholically gazes down and off to her left. Her center-parted hair is arranged in a plethora of dark sausage curls. He wear a thin chain double-draped around her neck and what appears to be a long, thin, pin on her left breast. Atop her bold, plaid, blouse is a narrow, long-tipped, lace, collar with a bouquet of flowers at its center.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: The original of this portrait remains as donated to the PHL&M in the vintage McCleave Family album.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait is set within a vertical oval.

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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: This carte de visite is slightly soiled throughout, and there are puncture impressions on the center top of the card.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p34-p46, McCleave 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. 

“Young Man With A Piercing Gaze”

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of a “YOung Man With a Piercing Gaze”

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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 SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: In this head-and-shoulders portrait a young man with piercing eyes looks into the distance. He has short-cut, wavy hair and a sparse walrus mustache. His jacket has large, unusual, lapels, and he wears his English cutaway collar unfolded revealing the neck band of his dark bow tie.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: Lewis Dowe’s imprint appears along the bottom edge of this card.

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

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

Condition: This card is soiled, and there are two stains on its right side.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p18-p18

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. 

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John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Man, c. 1874-1898

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Unknown

Description: CDV of a man's bust in an oval frame. He has combed hair and is wearing a suit with a bow tie.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp

Date: c. 1874-1898

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p36-p36

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.

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John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Man, c. 1874 - 1898

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

 THE SITTER:

Name: unidentified

Description: CDV of a man's bust in an oval frame.  He has combed hair and is wearing a suit with a bow tie.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, size N/A

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Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp

Date: c. 1874-1898

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p37-p37

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.

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Man

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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: Unidentified

Description: CDV of a man's bust in an oval frame. He has mustache and is wearing a suit with a tie.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

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Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p38-p38

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“Handsome Young Man With a Bushy Mustache & Eyebrows”

 Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of “Handsome Young Man With Bushy mustache & eyebrows”

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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 SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: This carte de visite portrays a very handsome and dapper young man. He gazes with a slight squint imparting the appearance of an intense demeanor. He is dressed in a fashionable wool jacket with the collar section of his lapel in a contrasting dark velvet. The top button of his vest is not buttoned, and looped through its button hole is a watch chain. Under the wide-spread collar of his white shirt is a knotted neck tie. He is very well groomed. His dark hair has been oiled and combed back away from his face. His eyebrows and chevron mustache are thick and bushy.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: This portrait remains, as donated to the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, in the McCleave Family Album.

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Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Lewis Dowe’s imprint appears on a diagonal in the center of this card.

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

Condition: The front of this card is slightly soiled.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p40-p40, McCleave Family Album

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Woman

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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: Unidentified

Description: CDV of a woman's bust in an oval frame. Her curly hair is pulled back and she is wearing a buttoned dress with a large collar.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p39-p27

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Unidentified, Walter 1979-425-01-p35-p23

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Henry Pressey & Walter, July 1872

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: unidentified 

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Henry Pressey and Walter (Unidentified last name)

Description: CDV of two men, one sitting and one standing. Both men are wearing knit sweater with bow ties.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: “July 1872”

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Date: July 1872

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p35-p23

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Unidentified Man 2004-315-03-p34-p34

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Man, c. 1874-1898

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Unknown

Description: CDV of a man's bust in an oval frame. He has mustache and is wearing a suit with a tie.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, size N/A

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Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp

Date: c. 1874-1898

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p34-p34

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“Young Man With Pompadour, Bowtie, & Watch Chain”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a

“Young Man With Pompadour, Bowtie, & Watch Chain”

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

Description: In this carte de visite portrait, a young man looks out directly at the viewer. He is clean shaven and wears his dark hair in a carefully coiffed pompadour. Under his large-lapelled jacket he wears a printed waistcoat and white collared shirt with a bowtie. A T-bar watch chain has been threaded through the buttonhole of his waistcoat and hangs down leading undoubtedly to the watch which would have been placed in his waistcoat or jacket pocket. He was most probably dressed for a special occasion, possibly a wedding.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This carte de visite portrait is set within a vertical oval.

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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: There is uniform foxing throughout this portrait and several small, black, dots over the sitter’s face.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p10-p10

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Woman

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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 19th 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 Ross stopped working as a photographer soon after he became an invalid 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: Unidentified

Description: CDV of a woman's bust in an oval frame. Her hair is secured with a bow, and is wearing a corseted dress with a scarf.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, Back: George Ross’ stamp

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p31-p31

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John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Walter, Date N/A

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Photographer / Photographic Studio

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name(s): Walter (Unidentified last name)

Description: CDV of a man's bust in an oval frame.  His hair is combed and he is wearing a suit with a bow tie.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation: It is of note that this sitter’s portrait came from the Church family album.

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Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp

Date: c. 1874-1898

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p25-p18

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“Young Woman Dressed in a Voluminous, White, Lace, Blouse”

Crawford Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of a

“Young Woman Dressed in a Voluminous, White, Lace, Blouse”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

ROY CRAWFORD worked as a portrait photographer in Petaluma between April 1898 and March 1900. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: The young woman portrayed in this cabinet card has center-parted hair which has been pulled to the back of her head. Several short curls adorn the front of her face. She wears no jewelry or adornments other than a voluminous, white, lace blouse which is gathered loosely around her neck.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: matte collodion print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This cabinet card portrait is framed in a dark grey mat with a light grey, inner border, and the photographer’s imprint appears in white script along the bottom edge.

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

Date: 1898-1900

Condition: This cabinet card is soiled, stained and abraded.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-44-p10-p20, Farquar Family Album

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman

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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: Unknown

Description: CDV of a woman sitting, wearing a hoop skirt.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-07-p14-p27

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“Young Woman Dressed in a Blouse With Contrasting Vertical Stripes”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a “Young Woman Dressed in a

Blouse With Contrasting Vertical Stripes”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

Description: This carte de visite portrays a young women looking alertly to her right. Her hair is parted in the center and appears to be cut at various lengths. A circular drop earring can be seen hanging from her left ear. She wears an elaborate and unusual blouse. Its design is divided horizontally by a band of black lace, and the fabrics above and below the band consist of contrasting vertical stripes. Atop this blouse is an elaborate, lace, jabot and a long, thin, chain, necklace.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This carte de visite portrait is set within a vertical oval.

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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: This carte de visite is soiled throughout, and the top of the card has been cut into a rounded shape.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-07-p27-p47

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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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: Unidentified

Description: CDV of a man standing next to a studio prop column.  He is wearing a suit with white pants.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-07-p14-p24

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“Man Attired in a Sack Jacket Sporting a Shenandoah Beard”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of A

“Man Attired in a Sack Jacket Sporting a Shenandoah Beard”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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: Unidentified

Description: In this three-quarter view portrait the man gazes to the right, and his eyes are distinctly different from each other. He sports a bushy Shenandoah beard, and his hair, parted on his left, is oiled and combed. He is attired in a loose sack jacket with matching vest and a white tieless shirt.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

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Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait is set within a vertical oval.

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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: There is uniform foxing throughout the surface of this carte de visite, and its top two corners have been clipped.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-07-p23-p40

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“Infant Wearing a White Gown and a Long Necklace”

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of an “Infant in a White Gown Wearing a Chained Locket”

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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 SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: In this cabinet card a seated infant is portrayed wearing a voluminous, white, lace, gown and a long necklace which appears to end in an oval locket.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait has been set within a an arched format, and along the bottom edge is Lewis Dowe’s imprint.

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

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

Condition: This cabinet card is soiled and stained. On the bottom left edge are numerous black spots.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-06-p19-p17

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“Infant With an Ankle Band”

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of “Infant With an Ankle Band”

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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 SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: This baby lounges with its hands at either side and one leg protruding from under its scalloped, lace hem. Around its ankle is a dark band.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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 on the bottom left, and along the bottom right is written, “Petaluma, Cal”.

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

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

Condition: This card is soiled, and its top half retains the residue of another paper product which most probably rested upon it for many years.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-06-p27-p25

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“Mature Woman Elegantly Coiffed and Attired”

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of a “Mature Woman Elegantly Coiffed and Attired”

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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 SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: This head-and-shoulders portrait depicts an elegantly coiffed and attired mature woman. Her dark eyes look attentively and confidently up and to her right. Her hair is meticulously arranged. Waved sections of hair fall from both sides of her center part, and mounded behind the part is a bun adorned with dark beads. Down her left side fall three, long, glossy sausage curls which may be a switch hairpiece. A large, pendant earring hangs from her left earlobe; a prominent brooch is pinned just below her velvet scarf; and a heavy cord ending in an elaborate knot surrounds her neck. She wears a textured jacket with shoulder pleats and a butterfly lapel in a contrasting fabric.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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 on the bottom left edge. Along the bottom right edge is printed, “Petaluma, Cal”.

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

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

Condition: This cabinet card is soiled and has dark stains along its right boarder and one above the photographer’s imprint on the lower left.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-06-p8-p8, Harris/Lodge Family Album

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Unidentified Couple 1992-IDI-07-p3-p3

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Couple

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTERS:

Names: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of unidentified couple standing. The man is wearing a highly decorative kilt, while the woman next to him wears a ruffled, corseted, bustled dress with sausage curls.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen 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 1874-1898

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-07-p3-p3

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“Young Woman With Two, Long, Sausage Curls”

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of a “Young Woman With Two, Long, Sausage curls”

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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 SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: This young woman has an unusual coiffure. The hair atop her head is center-parted and has a wavy, frizzy, texture, but down her left side fall two, long, thick, glossy, perfectly arranged sausage curls. This leads the viewer to speculate that the sausage curls may be a switch hairpiece. Additionally, a single curl of hair drapes in front of her left ear. Around her neck she wears a dark lace scarf which appears to be held at her neck with a bar pin.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: Carter Family, see similar portrait by Dowe of a Carter Family member which may be the sitter’s relative.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: On the bottom edge of this cabinet card is Lewis Dow’s imprint.

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

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

Condition: This cabinet card is soiled and has two spots on its right side.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-45-p26-p21, Farquar Family Album

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“Young Woman With a Single Sausage Curl Along Her Left Side”

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of “Young Woman With a

Single Sausage Curl Along Her Left Side”

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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 SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: This young woman has an unusual coiffure. The crown of her head is adorned with disheveled, soft, wispy, curls, but down her left side falls a single, thick, glossy, perfectly arranged sausage curl. This leads the viewer to speculate that the sausage curl may be a switch hairpiece. Around her neck she wears a dark lace scarf and a short necklace. A heavy earring dangles from her left ear, and a large brooch is pinned below the knot of her scarf.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: Carter Family

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: Lewis Dowe’s imprint appears along the bottom edge.

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

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

Condition: This card is slightly soiled.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-45-p11-p9, Farquar Family Album

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Unidentified Woman 1978-80-45-p30-p24

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: unidentified

Description: Cabinet card of a woman's bust. Her hair is gathered into a large curl, the collar of her dress is lacy, and she is wearing earrings.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: Carter Family

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen 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 1874-1898

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-45-p30-p24

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Unidentified Infant 2004-315-03-p44-p44

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Infant, c. 1874-1898

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name(s): Unknown

Description: CDV of an infant girl sitting on a blanket-covered studio prop wearing a white communion dress

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp

Date: c. 1874-1898

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p44-p44

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“Young Man With a Sparse Mustache”

 Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of “Young Man With a Sparse Mustache”

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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 SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: This young man’s light-colored eyes appear dull and emotionless. His coiffure is elaborate. The hair at the top of his head is combed to the side with a distinct section set apart on his forehead. The sides of his hair are combed straight back, and he sports long sideburns and a faint, pencil, mustache. He is dressed formally in a jacket and matching vest. The collar of his white shirt is turned up, and he wears a dark bow tie.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait is set within an oval format.

Description, back: Lewis Dowe’s imprint appears diagonally.

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

Condition: This card is soiled throughout.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p42-p42, McCleave Family Album

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Unidentified, Howard 1979-425-01-p24-p17

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Howard, c. 1874-1898

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Howard (Unidentified last name)

Description: CDV of a man's bust in an oval frame.  His hair is combed and he is wearing a suit with a small bow tie.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation: It is of note that this sitter’s portrait came from the Church family album.

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp

Date: c. 1874-1898

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p24-p17, Church family ablum

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Unidentified, Leslie 1981-835-17

John A. Todd’s Portrait Photograph of Leslie

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  John A. Todd

Studio Location: No. 8 2126 & 2128 Fillmore Street, San Francisco 

THE SITTER:

Name: Leslie (Last name unknown)

Description: Cabinet card of Leslie, last name unknown. Leslie has short hair. She is wearing a crocheted, off the shoulder dress, and is sitting on a crocheted blanket.

Biographical Note: Leslie (last name unknown). She was found in the Whitney Family file, so she is possibly a child of one of the Whitney children.

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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Description, front:

Description, back: “John A. Todd, Photographer, No8. 2126 &2128 Fillmore Street, Between California and Sacramento, San Francisco.”

Date: circa 1894-1900  

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-17

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Unidentified, Walter 1979-425-01-p18-p12

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Walter, Date N/A

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: unidentified

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Walter (Unidentified last name)

Description: CDV of a man's bust in an oval frame with cartouche detailing. The man is wearing a suit and has sideburns that connect to his mustache.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment 

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, size N/A

Medium: albumen 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: N/A

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p18-p12

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Unidentified Boy 2004-315-13-p5-p10

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Boy, 1888 +

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Unidentified Boy 1994-633-46

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Boy

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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: Unknown

Description: Carte de visite of an unidentified family (Man-standing, woman-sitting, infant-held up by mother). The man has on a three-piece suit with a bow tie, and has facial hair. The woman's hair is pulled back, and she appears to be wearing a hoop skirt. The woman's skirt, and the two line border with different widths dates the photo between 1864-1869.

Biographical Note:

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Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: circa 1864-1869

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-46

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Unidentified Boy 1999-X-05

Easterly & Company’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Boy

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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EASTERLY & CO. was operated in Petaluma by George Bascombe Easterly (1859-1906) between August 1891 and November 1893. (For additional information on Easterly & Co. and to view all portraits produced by the studio in the collection, click its name in blue above.)

Active in Petaluma: 1892-1895

Biographical Note: Easterly opened a studio in Petaluma in 1892 and moved to Lake County 1895.

Bibliography:

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card with beveled gilded edges of an unidentified young man's bust. The man's hair is parted down the middle, slicked, and combed down. He is wearing a three-piece suit, with an up-turned collar. Based on the man's fashions and the card's format this card is from the mid 1880's.

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: N/A

Date: circa 1884-1889

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1999-X-05

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Unidentified Children 1978-80-20

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of four Unidentified Children

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (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: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of 2 boys, and 2 girls--all unidentified. The card has beveled edges. The girls appear to be wearing identical dresses with white bows at the neck. The older, standing boy has on a suit, while the other has on child's clothes. The photographer, Lafayette Sheppard, was only in Petaluma for one year in 1888.

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: the back of the cabinet card is blank

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-20

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Unidentified Couple 1978-666-32

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Couple

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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 SITTERS:

Names: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of an unidentified couple in an semi-oval frame. The man sits in a fringe studio chair wearing a three-piece suit with only the tope button fastened, and a bow tie. The woman stands next to him with one hand on the man's shoulders. She is wearing a corseted, bustled dress with a dark jackets. She has an elaborate white lace collar adorned with flowers and a chain hanging from her jacket. The couple's fashions date this photo to the 1880s.

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

Date: circa 1880s  

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-32

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“Standing Man With Seated Woman and Child”

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of “Standing man with seated woman and Child”

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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 SITTERS:

Names: Unidentified

Description: This carte de visite appears to be a family portrait depicting father, mother and young daughter. The man stands on the left dressed in a light-colored three-piece suit and a white shirt with a bowtie. The woman sits on the right attired in a dark dress with a hoop skirt. The child sits in the center. She is blond and wears a calf-length dress with vertical trim on the bodice and a bold border on the hem of her skirt.

It is possible that both the man and the child are deceased. That this may be a postmortem photograph is supported by the man’s and child’s limp appearance. The man’s body is supported by a wooden prop the feet of which can be seen on either side of his shoes. The woman leans to her right placing her face next to the child’s while supporting the child with her shoulder and right arm. The eyes of both the man and child appear dull and empty while the expression of the woman appears forlorn and resigned.

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Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:  

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This three person portrait is unusual and stark. With the exception of the floor molding, it contains no background. With the exception of the textile draped table upon which the child sits, there are no props and no floor covering.

Description, back: In the center back of this carte de visite is an early version of George Ross’ imprint.

Date: This carte de visite post probably dates between 1862 and the 1870s.

Condition: This carte de visite is heavily soiled with a large black stain in the upper right. All four corners have been slightly clipped.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2005-115-48

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Unidentified Girl 1978-80-45-p28-p23

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Girl

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: Cabinet card of a young girl sitting on a studio prop bench with one leg folded underneath her. She is wearing a white dress, a necklace, and a bow in her hair.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen 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 1874-1898

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-45-p28-p23

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Unidentified Girl 1979-425-01-LP28

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Girl

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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: Unidentified

Description: CDV of a young girl's bust. Her hair is done in sausage curls and she is wearing a plaid dress with a large collar

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp; “January 7, 1873 Remember me”

Date: January 7, 1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-LP28

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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

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“Girl Wearing a Tiara and Large Neck Scarf (1 of 2)”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a “Girl Wearing a Tiara and Large Neck Scarf (1 of 2)”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

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THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: This carte de visite portrays a young girl with disheveled, shoulder-length, center-parted, hair the front section of which has been pulled up and draped on either side of her forehead by a headband. At the top of her headband is a decoration which serves as a tiara, a hair ornament traditionally seen on the heads of aristocratic women. The crowning effect of the tiara on the head of this young girl creates a delightfully appealing image. The girl wears a simple front-buttoned dress and a large, white, neck, scarf. Also around her neck appears a locket hanging from a black, cloth, choker. See this carte de visite’s companion portrait, “Girl Wearing a Tiara and Large Neck Scarf (2 of 2)”. In these two portraits, the young girls’ attire is almost identical. A notable exception is the pair of pendant earrings worn by the other sitter. Given their appearance and the similarity of their distinctive, deep-set, almond-shaped eyes, it is not unreasonable to conclude the two girls may be sisters.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait is contained within a vertical oval and the surrounding area has a marbleized design.

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. A simpler, possibly earlier, version appears here. It is printed in black ink and includes only three lines of text, each in a different font. Horizontally flipped, elaborate flourishes surround the text.

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: There is slight foxing throughout this portrait and a stain on the center left.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-29

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Unidentified Girl 1994-633-40

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified girl

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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: Unidentified

Description: Carte de visite of a young unidentified girl toddler in an oval frame. The girl has on a white dress with a plaid bow tied around her waist, and is sitting on a studio prop blanket. There is a plaid bow in her hair as well. The rounded edges, oval frame, and the photographer's simple artwork date this photo to the early 1870's.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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Bibliography: Information on the photo's date and format gathered from Gary W. Clark's "19th Century Card Photos Kwik Guide" pgs. 19, 20, 47

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: 1870-1873

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-40

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Unidentified Girls 1994-633-04

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of two Unidentified Girls

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (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: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of two young unidentified girls. The girls are sitting on a fake studio prop rock. They are both wearing almost Asian-inspired coats and hats. The younger girl's outfit is white, while the older girl's jacket is darker with floral patterns, and what appears to be velvet around the cuffs and collar. The photographer, Lafayette Sheppard, was only in Petaluma for one year in 1888.

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: the back of this cabinet card is blank

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-04

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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

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Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (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: Unidentified

Description: Cabinet card of an infant sitting on a blanket covered studio prop. The infant is wearing a communion gown.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: Carter Family

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-45-p6-p6, from the Farquar Family Album

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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

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Unidentified Infant 2004-315-13-p12-p23

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified infant

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.5 x 16 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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

Date: undated

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-13-p12-p23, from the McCleave Family Album

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Unidentified Infant 2004-315-13-p25-p50

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Infant

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (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: Unidentified infant

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-13-p25-p50, from McCleave Family Album

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Unidentified Infant 2004-315-13-p27-p54

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified infant

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.5 x 16 cm

Medium: albumen 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 1874-1898

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-13-p27-p54

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Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of an infant sitting on a studio prop sofa. He is wearing a striped gown and is holding something, a toy perhaps, in his hand.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2016-X-03-p17-p16, from the Hardin Family Album

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Unidentified Infant 1994-633-39

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified infant

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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: Unidentified

Description: Carte de visite of a young unidentified infant in an oval frame. The infant has on a white dress, possibly a communion gown, and is sitting on a studio prop blanket. The blanket reaches out of frame, possibly camouflaging a parent's arm. The rounded edges, oval frame, and the photographer's simple artwork date this photo to the early 1870's.

Biographical Note:

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Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: Information on the photo's date and format gathered from Gary W. Clark's "19th Century Card Photos Kwik Guide" pgs. 19, 20, 47

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: 1870s or 1880s

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1991-633-39

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Unidentified Infant 1994-633-41

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Child

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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: Unknown

Description: Carte de visite of an unidentified toddler. The little girl has on a plaid, off the shoulder dress with a white scalloped petticoat peaking out. She is standing on a fringe studio chair. The rounded edges, fringe studio chair, and the photographer's simple artwork date this photo to the early 1870's.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: 

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 10.25 x 6.25 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-41

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John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: Carte de visite of an unidentified infant in an oval frame. The infant has on a patterned, white dress and is sitting on a studio prop blanket. Her face is fairly blurry. The rounded edges, oval frame, and Reed's duration in Petaluma date this photo to the early 1870's.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: J.Q. Reed, Photographic Artist. Brick Block opposite McGuire’s Drug Store Main St., Petaluma, Cal.

Date: circa 1874-1875

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-42

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John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: Carte de visite of an unidentified infant girl in an oval frame. The infant has on a plaid dress with a white lace bib. An adult's arm is seen in the frame holding the baby upright. The rounded edges, oval frame, and Reed's duration in Petaluma date this photo to the early 1870's.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 10.25 x 6.25 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: J.Q. Reed, Photographic Artist. Brick Block opposite McGuire’s Drug Store, Main St., Petaluma, Cal.

Date: circa 1874-1875  

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-43

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Unidentified Infant 1994-633-44

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Infant

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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: Unidentified

Description: Carte de visite of an unidentified infant. The baby has on a white gown, possibly a communion gown, with striped socks and leather boots. The infant is sitting on a studio prop with blanket, and an adult's arm can be seen in frame holding the infant upright. The rounded edges and the photographer's simple artwork date this photo to the early 1870s.

Biographical Note:

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Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: 

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 10.25 x 6.25 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-44

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Unidentified Infant 1994-633-47

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified InfanT

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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: Unidentified

Description: Carte de visite of an unidentified infant. The baby has on a white gown, possibly a communion gown, and is covered with a white blanket. They are laying blanket covered studio prop. The rounded edges and the photographer's simple artwork date this photo to the early 1870's.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: 

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 10.25 x 6.25 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2005-115-47

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“Three Unidentified Sleeping or Dead Infants”

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of “three Unidentified sleeping or dead Infants”

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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 SITTERS:

Names: These three babies may be the triplets born in Petaluma on April 23, 1877 to Mr. and Mrs. S. Monroe Hubbard.

Description: This carte de visite depicts three infants who are either sleeping or dead. The babies are all newborns and have been dressed in white. Their bodies have been laid next to each other and all their faces turn in the same direction. This makes the portrait’s composition appear to have been purposefully arranged supporting the conclusion that this is a postmortem photograph. According to the Petaluma papers, the Hubbard triplets were born on April 23, 1877 and the last of the three babies to die was Mabel Hubbard on June 21, 1877.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: Petaluma Courier, April 26, 1877, p.3. PetalumaWeekly Argus, April 27, 1877, p.8; May 18, 1877 p.4; May 25, 1877, p.8; July 6, 1877, p.8.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait of three infants is contained within an oval frame.

Description, back: On the center back of this carte de visite is an early version of George Ross’ imprint.

Date: This appears to be one of George Ross’ early photographs and most probably dates to between 1862 and the 1870s.

Condition: The photograph is faded, and the card is soiled on both front and back.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-03-p27-p15, from Church Family Album

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Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (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: Unidentified

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: Carter Family

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-45-p8-p7

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Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Man, 1888 +

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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

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Harry Fowler ROBERTS’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Male McCleave family member

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

HARRY FOWLER ROBERTS was born in 1869 in Mankato, Minnesota, and died in February 1907 in Colfax, California, at age 38. As early as 1892 he opened a photographic studio on Petaluma’s Main Street across from the American Hotel. The exact date Roberts closed his studio in Petaluma has not been determined; however, it may have been as late as 1895. (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: Unidentified male McCleave family member

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.5 x 16 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The backdrop used in this portrait is a roughly stuccoed wall, and the card’s edges are pinked.

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

Date: as early as 1892, as late as 1895

Condition: This cabinet card is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-13-p14-p28

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John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of an unidentified man's bust. The man's hair is combed and parted, and he has a waxed moustache. He has a three-piece tweed suit with a bow tie. Based on the man's fashion and J. Q. Reed's time in Petaluma, this photo dates to the 1880s.

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: the back of this cabinet card is blank

Date: circa 1880-1888  

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-31

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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

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“United States Civil War Union Veteran”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a “United States Civil War union veteran”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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:

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Name: Unidentified, United Stated Civil War Union Veteran

Description: This is a carte de visite portrait of an unidentified man dressed in a United States Civil War Union uniform. In this full frontal view, the man wears a military cap known as a kepi, and pinned to the front of this kepi is a brass Civil War infantry insignia depicting a horn. There is an additional object above this insignia, but it has not been identified. The man also wears a Civil War Union soldier’s jacket adorned with three chevrons on both sleeves above the elbows. These identify the wearer as a sergeant. Although it is not possible to identify the color of the chevrons, they were most probably yellow, further identifying the wearer as a cavalry sergeant. The jacket’s belt hoops are visible, but the jacket is missing its essential belt and belt buckle. The man also appears to be wearing gloves.

This may be a postmortem portrait. As seen at the man’s feet, a prop was used to support his body. Additionally, his glazed eyes and the limpness of his stance corroborate this speculation. This portrait would have been taken at least nine years after the end of the Civil War, leading one to conclude that the old and wrinkled uniform was used as the man’s burial clothes. Possibly this is a final portrait taken as a memorial to remind the family of his commitment and loyalty to the Union.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: Behind the standing soldier is an architectural backdrop depicting two doric columns, and a view of a distant, classical, interior on the right.

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. A simpler, possibly earlier, version appears here. It is printed in black ink and includes only three lines of text, each in a different font. Horizontally flipped, elaborate flourishes surround the text.

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: There are large blotches of foxing throughout this carte de visite.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-47

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“Young Man With a Bushy Mustache & Beard and Black Jacket Collar & Bowtie”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a

“Young Man With a Bushy Mustache & Beard, and Black Lapels & Bowtie”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (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:

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Name: Unidentified

Description: This carte de visite portrays a young man looking out at the viewer with a determined, stern, gaze. His dark hair has been oiled, combed and parted on his left. His mustache and beard are bushy and fully conceal his mouth. He is dressed in a brown sack jacket with a black collar and large lapels. He also wears a white shirt, a black bowtie and a black vest decorated with small white dots.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The portrait is contained within a vertical oval.

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. A simpler, possibly earlier, version appears here. It is printed in black ink and includes only three lines of text, each in a different font. The text is embellished above and below with a horizontally flipped, elaborate flourish.

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: This carte de visite is slightly soiled throughout.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-48

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“Man With a Beard and Walrus Mustache”

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of “A Man with a Beard and Walrus Mustache”

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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 SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: The sitter looks up with an expression of expectation. He is approaching middle age. His dark hair is graying at the temples and his beard and bushy walrus mustache are also tinged with gray. He is formally attired. His matching jacket and vest are accompanied by a white shirt and black bow tie. A chain is attached to the first button hole of his vest.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.5 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Handwritten in black ink at the top of the card is, “17-2B” and “Unidentified”. Lewis Dowe’s imprint appears diagonally in the center.

Date: September 1875 - March 1882 

Condition: With the exception of a small water stain in the upper right, this card is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-49

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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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: Unidentified

Description: Carte de visite of an unidentified man in an oval frame with a single line border. The man's hairline is receeding and he has a long goatee. He has on three piece suit with peak lapels and a bow tie. Based on the oval frame, single line border, and the man's fashion this photo is from the early 1870's.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

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Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-50 

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Unidentified Man 1994-633-51

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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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: Unknown

Description: Carte de visite of an unidentified man's bust. The man is wearing a three-piece suit with notch lapels, a tie, and an upturned collar. The lack of border on the card, and Ross' duration in Petaluma dates the photo between 1863-1870.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-51

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Unidentified Man 1994-633-52

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (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: Unidentified

Description: Cabinet card of an unidentified young man. The man's hair is parted and combed. Visible in the frame is the man's three-piece suit, with pin, tie, and up-turned collar. The photo has a special trompe l'oeil effect, which makes the photo look like a scroll. The photographer, Lafayette Sheppard, was only in Petaluma for one year in 1888.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-52

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Unidentified Man 1994-633-53

Lafayette f. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of an unidentified young man's bust. The man's hair is parted and combed. Visible in the frame is the man's three-piece suit, with pin, tie, and up-turned collar. The photographer, Lafayette Sheppard, was only in Petaluma for one year in 1888.

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Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-53

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Unidentified Man 1994-633-54

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of an unidentified man's bust. The man's hair is combed and parted, and he has a moustache. He has a three-piece tweed suit with a bow tie and an up-turned collar. Based on the man's fashion and Reed's duration in Petaluma I would date this photo to the late 1880s.

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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: 1888

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-54

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Unidentified Man 1994-633-55

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: Maroon cabinet card of an unidentified young man's bust. The man's hair is parted and combed. The photographer, Lafayette Sheppard, was only in Petaluma for one year in 1888.

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Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-55

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 1994-633-56

Lafayette f. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of an unidentified young man's bust in an oval frame. The man's hair is parted and combed. Visible in the frame is the man's tie and jacket, which appears to be buttoned only at the top, characteristic of the 1880's. The photographer, Lafayette Sheppard, was only in Petaluma for one year in 1888.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-56

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 1994-633-57

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of an unidentified young man's bust. The man's hair is parted and combed. Visible in the frame is the man's suit, and tie, with an up-turned collar. The photographer, Lafayette Sheppard, was only in Petaluma for one year in 1888.

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: the back of this cabinet card is blank

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-57

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 1994-633-58

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: Maroon cabinet card of an unidentified young man in a trapezoid frame. The man's hair is parted and combed. Visible in the frame is the man's suit, and tie, with only the top button fastened, characteristic of the 1880s. The photographer, Lafayette Sheppard, was only in Petaluma for one year in 1888.

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Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-58

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 1999-X-06

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of an unidentified man's bust. The man's hair is combed back and he has a long goatee. Visible in the frame is the man's tie and jacket. The man's fashion and Reed's duration in Petaluma date this photo to the 1870s/ early 1880s.

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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: circa 1878-1885

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1999-X-06

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 2002-223-02

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card with beveled gilded edges of an unidentified man's bust. The man has combed hair and a groomed moustache. He is wearing a three-piece suit with notched, piped lapels, a tie and up-turned collar. The man's fashion, card's format, and Reed's duration Petaluma date this photo to the 1880s.

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Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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

Date: circa 1885-1888  

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2002-223-02

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 2002-223-03

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card of an elderly unidentified man's bust in a semi-oval frame. The man has combed hair and a long goatee. He is wearing a tweed three-piece suit with notched, piped lapels, a tie and up-turned collar. The man's fashion, card's format, and Reed's duration in Petaluma date this photo to the1880s.

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Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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

Date: circa 1885-1888

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2002-223-03

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. 

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Heyn’s Portrait Photograph of H.C. Bartelt & two Unidentified Men

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Heyn, 1509 Douglas Street, Omaha, Nebraska

THE SITTERS:

Names: H. C. Bartelt and two unknown men

Description: Cabinet card of H. C. Bartelt and two unidentified men. The card is dark and has beveled edges. Both these facts suggest the photo was taken between 1884-1895, as do the massive amount of studio props. Bartelt is sitting in a fringed chair while the two men stand on either side of him.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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

Date: circa 1884-1895

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-17

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 1999-X-09

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: unknown

Description: Cabinet card of an elderly unidentified woman's bust. The woman's hair is pulled back and she is wearing a dark dress with a plain high collar, pinned at the base of her neck. The card's format, and the woman's fashion date this card to the early 1880s.

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Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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

Date: circa 1880-1885

Condition:

Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1999-X-09

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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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: N/A

Date: circa 1896 -1905

Condition:

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

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. 

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman

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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: Unidentified

Description: CDV of a woman's profile bust. She has short curly bangs and is wearing a Victorian-era dress with large sleeves.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: John Reed stamp over George Ross imprint

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-45-p36-p37

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. 

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Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (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: Unidentified

Description: Cabinet card of a woman's bust. She has short curly bangs and the bodice of her dress is ruffled. There is a moon and star pin at the base of collar.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-45-p9-p8, from the Church Family Album

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Unidentified Woman 1981-835-20

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Nancy Jane, Etta Attenbury & Unidentified Woman, 1870

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: unidentified

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Nancy Jane, Etta Attenbury & Unidentified Woman

Description: Carte de visite of Nancy Jane Whitney, Etta Attenbury, and an unidentified woman (Millie?). All three of the women are wearing dresses characteristics of the late 1860's/early1870's- big skirts with ruffled bottoms and large sleeves. Nancy Jane and Millies' dresses are plaid while Etta's is a solid color.

Biographical Note: It is unclear the relationship between the three women, possibly friends? Nancy Jane (Jennie) Whitney is the daughter of Senator Albion P. Whitney and Susan Eastman.

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: “To Rae 1870”

Date: 1870

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum,1981-835-20

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Unidentified Woman 1992-IDI-07-p14-p26

Bryan R. Johnson’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

BRYAN R. JOHNSON was born c. 1834 in New York State, and his death date is unidentified. After working as a photographer in several California cities, Johnson moved to Petaluma and beginning in December of 1862 co-partnered with Edward P. Butler at the Ambrotype and Photographic Gallery on Petaluma’s Phoenix Block. In April 1863, Johnson took sole possession of the gallery and renamed it “Johnson’s Premier Pioneer Photographic Gallery”. In 1864, he moved his studio twice within the community finally settling in the Doyle Building on Main Street. Johnson sold his studio to William Henry Lentz in October 1866. (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: Unidentified Woman

Description: CDV of a woman sitting, wearing a hoop skirt, and wearing a braided crown.

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Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Bryan Johnson’s stamp

Date: 1864-1866

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-07-p14-p26

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“Woman With a Cascade of White Flowers in Her Hair”

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of “Woman With a Cascade of White Flowers in her hair”

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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 SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: In this head-and-shoulders portrait, a round-faced woman glances with heavy eyelids to her right. Adorning the left side of her head is a cascade of white flowers. She also wears a bouquet of white flowers attached to her white, lace, neck scarf.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: This portrait remains, as donated to the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, in the McCleave Family Album.

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 on the bottom left edge, and along the bottom right edge is printed, “Petaluma, Cal”.

Description, back: The back of this card contains a date stamp in the lower right hand corner “Jun 1881”.

Date: June 1881

Condition: This card is slightly soiled.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-02-p24-p17, McCleave Family Album.

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“Girl Wearing a Tiara and Large Neck Scarf (2 of 2)”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a “Girl Wearing A Tiara and Large Neck Scarf (2 of 2)”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

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THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: This carte de visite portrays a young girl with curly, disheveled, shoulder-length, center-parted, hair the front section of which has been pulled up and draped on either side of her forehead by a headband. At the top of her headband is a decoration which serves as a tiara, a hair ornament traditionally seen on the heads of aristocratic women. The crowning effect of the tiara on the head of this young girl creates a delightfully appealing image. The girl wears a simple, front-buttoned dress and a large, white, neck scarf. Also around her neck appears a locket hanging from a black, cloth, choker. See this carte de visite’s companion portrait, “Girl Wearing a Tiara and Large Neck Scarf (1 of 2)”. In these two portraits, the young girls’ attire is almost identical. A notable exception is the pair of pendant earrings worn by this sitter. Given their appearance and the similarity of their distinctive, deep-set, almond-shaped eyes, it is not unreasonable to conclude the two girls may be sisters.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait is contained within a vertical oval and the surrounding area has a marbleized design.

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. A simpler, possibly earlier, version appears here. It is printed in black ink and includes only three lines of text, each in a different font. Horizontally flipped, elaborate flourishes surround the text.

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: This carte de visite is soiled and has a large stain on the center right.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-30

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Unidentified Woman 1978-80-39

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Woman

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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: Unidentified

Description: Cabinet card of an unidentified woman. The woman is standing with her hand resting on a studio prop chair with a lace shawl draped on it. The woman is wearing a corseted, bustled dress. There is a chain hanging from her chest, and she has a large white collar, very characteristic of the 1880s.

Biographical Note:

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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: The back is printed with the following: “Hints to Sitters and Visitors at Ross’ Photographic Gallery. Opposite the American Hotel, Main Street, Petaluma, Cal. July 19th, 1886, will be my Twenty-fourth year in Photo business in this place. I return many thanks to my friends and the general public for their liberal patronage and support. I am working all the new dry plate processes known to the art. “Come early in the day. Do not spend the day in shopping and, then, when you are worn out with fatigue, suddenly determine to be photographed. If you do, it is sure to be a failure. Do not object to the use of the head-rest. You cannot sit still without it. The mere act of pulsation is sufficient to cause a movement that spoils a photograph. You may wink as much as you please during the exposure, but take care to keep the eyes on one spot. Avoid all forced and unnatural expressions: ‘To thine ownself be true,’ an axiom applicable to photography, though Polonius knew nothing of the art. Do not think about the photograph during the exposure; try to call up a pleasant train of thought on a totally different subject. Do not interfere with the arrangement of the posse. It is true that not one photographer in then is an artist as well; but an intelligent sitter will soon discern whether the two are combined ­-- whether he is in the hands of an artist or a muff. If visitors are allowed in the studio during the sitting, they should also conform to the foregoing hint. They should not look at the sitter during the exposure, as nothing tends so much to put a person out of countenance, as being stared out of countenance. It is not judicious to be photographed in the height of fashion. The height of fashion will most probably be the height of absurdity in six months’ time. Considerable patience and tact are required in the visitor as well as the photographer in the portraits of little children. The most charming pictures are usually those in which, after having been kept amused by the parents or attendants up to the moment of exposure, they are then left ro be amused by the artist alone. By so doing increases attention, a renewed interest, and a happy expression are gained. Children should not be allowed to form an idea that to be photographed resembles a surgical operation. The same remark is not inapplicable to adults. - Photographic World.”

Date: 1886  

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-39

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Unidentified Woman 1982-24-01

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOHN QUINCY REED was born in 1841 in Abington, Massachusetts and died in 1902 in Petaluma. He worked as a photographer in Petaluma for over 25 years, moving his studio within the community to several different locations. He arrived into Petaluma from Stockton in 1870 and continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1898. Many of his portraits of Petaluma’s citizens are of exceptionally fine quality. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: unknown

Description: Carte de visite of an unidentified woman's bust. The woman has short curly bangs and the rest of her hair is pulled back. Her arm is resting on a studio prop. Her dress has ruffled cinched sleeves, and a white lacy collar. The woman's fashion's and Reed's duration in Petaluma date this photo to the 1870s.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.5 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: J. Q. Reed, Photographic Artist. Over Wells, Fargo & Co’s Ex. Office, Main St., Petaluma, Cal.

Date: circa 1874-1879  

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1982-24-01

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“Young Woman Attired in Fitted Bodice and White Lace Jabot”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a

“Young Woman Attired in Fitted Bodice and White Lace Jabot”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

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THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: In this head-and-shoulders portrait, the young woman faces to our left. Her dark hair has been pulled away from her face, rolled into sausage curls and allowed to fall behind her shoulders. At the crown of her head appears a white hair bow. She wears a long, thin chain about her neck and a drop earring can be seen dangling from her left ear. She wears a light-colored, front-buttoned, fitted bodice over which has been placed a white, lace jabot. At the center of the jabot appears what may be a tussie-mussie or small bunch of flowers or aromatic herbs.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait has been set within a vertical oval.

Description, back: Unfortunately, the two-line, handwritten, inscription along the top edge of the back of this carte de visite has been erased. It is barely decipherable, but the top line may be a name, and the second line may be “Petaluma Aug”. After “Aug” appears 1873 in dark black handwriting. It appears to have been written over the date of 1874. In the same dark black handwriting appears a question mark on the top left.

Hugh Anderson’s imprint is on the center of the back of this carte de visite. Anderson created several versions of his Petaluma imprint. A simpler, possibly earlier, version appears here. It is printed in black ink and includes only three lines of text, each in a different font. The text is embellished above and below with a horizontally flipped, elaborate flourish.

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: All four of the edges of this carte de visite have been clipped. The portrait is soiled, especially in its bottom half.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1984-289-10

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“Young Woman Wearing a Corsage of Carnations and a White Blouse With a High, Black, Band Collar

Joslin & Company’s Portrait Photograph of a “Young Woman Wearing a

Corsage of Carnations and a White Blouse with a High, Black, band collar”

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PHOTOGRAPHER / PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

JOSLIN & COMPANY was established by the photographer Amon James Tuft Joslin. He was born in 1839 in Rockwood, New York, and died in 1913 in San Benito County, California. He established the Petaluma Photo Parlor under the name of Joslin & Company in November 1893, and left the studio, departing for Chico, California in April 1897. (For additional information on Joslin and Company and to view all portraits produced by the studio in the collection, click on its name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: In this head-and-shoulders portrait, a young woman is dressed in a white, lace blouse with large sleeves. Her hair was been pulled to the back of her head and two curls adorn her forehead. Around her neck is a distinctive, high, black, band collar. This collar and the corsage of carnations that adorn her left shoulder, are traditionally associated with mourning rituals and suggest that this portrait may have been taken in the memory of a departed loved one.

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: This portrait has been mounted on a grayish-brown card which has an ecru boarder. The Joslin & Company imprint appears on the bottom edge in brown ink.

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

Date: November 1893 - April 1897

Condition: This cabinet card is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-59

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Unidentified Woman 1999-X-07

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD was born in 1852 in Ohio and died in 1940 in Inglewood, California. He established his photographic gallery in Petaluma in February of 1886, “in the rooms formerly occupied by Lewis Dowe”. It was located at 59 1/2 Main Street next door to the First National Bank Building. Sheppard continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma at least through June of 1891. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: Cabinet card an unidentified woman's bust. The woman has short curly bangs and the rest of her hair is pulled back. She is wearing what appears to be a silk dress with pleating down the chest and on the sleeves. There is a flower brooch pinned at the base of her neck, and she is wearing a choker necklace. The photographer, Lafayette Sheppard, was only in Petaluma for one year in 1888.

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: the back of this cabinet card is blank

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1999-X-07

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Unidentified Woman 1999-X-08

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Woman

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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 other nineteenth-century Petaluma photographers, Ross lived and worked in Petaluma for many years. He arrived in Petaluma in 1855 and began his career as a photographer in 1862. As documented by the various imprints of his cartes de visite and cabinet cards, Ross moved his studio within the city several times. Although not in good health at the end of his life, Ross continued to work as a photographer in Petaluma until at least 1892. Ross was among the most prolific Petaluma portrait photographers, and his work is 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: Unknown

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:  

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: June 4, 1892

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1999-X-08

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Unidentified Woman 2001-178-01

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Woman

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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 19th 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 Ross stopped working as a photographer soon after he became an invalid 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: Unknown

Description: Carte de visite of an elderly unidentified woman in an oval frame with a single line border. The woman's hair is hidden underneath a black lace bonnet that is tied under her chin, and she is wearing glasses. She has on what appears to be a corseted dress with a large white lace collar. Based on the oval frame, single line border, and the woman's fashion this photo is from the early 1870's.

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Bibliography: Information on the photo's date and format gathered from Gary W. Clark's "19th Century Card Photos Kwik Guide," pg. 26, 47

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2001-178-01

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“Young Woman Wearing a Scallop Trimmed Bodice and Chained Locket”

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a

“Young Woman Wearing a Scallop Trimmed Bodice and Chained Locket”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

HUGH S. ANDERSON  was born in 1826 in Scotland and died in 1900 in San Francisco, California. He was active in Petaluma as early as January 1872, and he departed Petaluma in December 1873. His Sunbeam Gallery was located, “At the Old Stand, Opposite H. C. Taft & Co.’s”. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

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THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: In this carte de visite portrait a young woman looks down to her right with a serious and demure composure. Her forehead is adorned with a mass of dark curls which are topped with a bouquet of flowers. The remainder of her hair has been waved and allowed to fall behind her shoulders. She wears a fitted, front-buttoned, belted, dark bodice with scalloped trimming. Around her neck is a black, cloth, choker and a single, long chain. To the top end of this chain is linked two unidentified objects, and to the lower end of the chain is a locket that has been tucked into the belt of her bodice. Hanging from her left ear can be seen a dark, long pendant earring. Under her white lace collar she wears a plaid neck scarf.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: 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: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: This carte de visit is in sharp focus, and its condition is very good.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2001-178-03

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Unidentified Woman 1984-289-11

Noble & Fell’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographers: Skelton Sanford Noble and A. W. Fell

Active in Petaluma: 1874 as Noble & Fells, sometime thereafter until 1876 simply as S. S. Noble

Biographical Note: Noble traveled throughout California staying in numerous communities for various amounts of time. It appears that he worked with A. W. Fell in the Noble & Fell partnership in 1874 and sometime after operated the studio by himself as the imprint of his cartes de visit replace “Noble & Fell’s” with simply “S. S. Noble, Sunbeam Gallery, Main Street, Petaluma, Cal. Next door to Wickersham’s & Co’s Bank.”

Bibliography: Palmquist, pgs. 420-421; Mautz, pg.99 and 128.

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

Description: Carte de visite on an unidentified woman with a single border in an oval frame. The girl's hair is pulled back, half is loose, and she is wearing dangling earrings. She is wearing a dress with ruffled detailing across the chest, and chain hanging from her collar. There is a large white bow around her neck, with a chain hanging from it. The single border, oval frame, woman's fashion, and photographer's duration in Petaluma date the card to 1874.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Noble & Fell’s Sunbeam Gallery, Main St., Petaluma, Next door to Wickersham & Co’s Bank.

Date: 1874

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Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1984-289-11

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