Wiswell, Nelson Lincoln (1867-1920)
/Easterly & Company’s Portrait Photograph of Nelson Lincoln Wiswell
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.
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THE SITTER:
Name: Nelson Lincoln Wiswell
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.5 x 16.25 cm
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Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Webster/Lewis Collection, 2022-214-308
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Ward, Mrs. Zipporia
/Unidentified Photographer, Portrait photograph of Mrs. zipporia WArd
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: unidentified
THE SITTER:
Name: Zipporia Ward
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Format / Size: carte de visite
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Owner: The Lee Torliatt Family Album, 2017-92-08, digital copy by permission.
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Ward, Naomi Porter (1818-1883) (presumably)
/Unidentified Photographer, Portrait photograph of Naomi Porter Ward
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: unidentified
THE SITTER:
Name: Naomi Porter Ward
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Format / Size: tin type
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Owner: The Lee Torliatt Family Album, 2017-92-07, digital copy by permission.
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Ward, John William
/Unidentified Photographer, Portrait photograph of John William Ward
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: unidentified
THE SITTER:
Name: John William Ward
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Format / Size: carte de visite
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Owner: The Lee Torliatt Family Album, 2017-92-06, digital copy by permission.
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Ward, Thomas (1804-1893)
/Unidentified Photographer, Portrait photograph of Thomas Ward
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: unidentified
THE SITTER:
Name: Thomas Ward
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Format / Size: carte de visite
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Owner: The Lee Torliatt Family Album, 2017-92-05, digital copy by permission.
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Ward, Naomi Porter (1818-1883)
/Unidentified Photographer, Portrait photograph of Naomi Porter Ward
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: unidentified
THE SITTER:
Name: Naomi Porter Ward
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Format / Size: carte de visite
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Owner: The Lee Torliatt Family Album, 2017-92-04, digital copy by permission.
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Wilson, Thomas J. (1872-1934) (2 of 3)
/Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of thomas j. wilson
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: unidentified
THE SITTER:
Name: Thomas J. Wilson
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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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Owner: The Cyndi Logan Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Wilson, George (1869-1870)
/Ross & Ormsby’s Portrait Photograph of GEORGE WILSON
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
ROSS & ORMSBY was a Petaluma photography studio operated by George Colvaine Ross (born February 12, 1832, Edinburgh, Scotland; died 1893, Petaluma, California) and Elon D. Ormsby (died March 6, 1895, Oakland, California). The Ross & Ormsby studio was located, “At Ross’ old gallery, Main Street, two doors above the Wickersham + Co’s bank”. Ross, already an established portrait photographer in Petaluma, renamed his studio, placing his new partner’s name after his own. The Ross & Ormsby studio was first advertised in the Petaluma Weekly Argus on May 20, 1869, and the final advertisement for the studio appeared on June 11, 1870. (For additional information on this photography studio and to view all portraits in this archive with its imprint, click on its name in blue above.)
THE SITTER:
Name: William David Ayers
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Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 6 x 10 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
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Owner: The Cyndi Logan Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Wilson, Thomas J. (1872-1934) (1 of 3)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Thomas J. wilson
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: Thomas J. Wilson
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
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Owner: The Cyndi Logan Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Wilson, Warren
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Warren wilson
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: Warren Wilson
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
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Owner: The Cyndi Logan Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Wilson, Leon A.
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Leon A. wilson
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: Leon A. Wilson
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
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Owner: The Cyndi Logan Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Woodworth, Delia
/Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of delia woodworth
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: Delia Woodworth
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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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Owner: The Cyndi Logan Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Woodworth, Darius
/Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of darius woodworth
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: Darius Woodworth
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm
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Owner: The Cyndi Logan Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Wilson, Thomas J. (1872-1934) (3 of 3)
/LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF Thomas J. Wilson
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: 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:
Names: Thomas J. Wilson
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, 10.8 x 16.4
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
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Owner: The Cyndi Logan Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Wilson, Mattie
/LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF Mattie Wilson
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: 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:
Names: Mattie Wilson
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, 10.8 x 16.4
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
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Owner: The Cyndi Logan Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Wong, Kee
/Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Wong Kee
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: unidentified
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Name: Wong Kee
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Wong, Fat
/Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Wong Fat
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: unidentified
THE SITTER:
Name: Wong Fat
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Williams, Mehitable (Mehetabel) Lilly (1807-1899) (1 of 3)
/BRADLEY & RULOFSON’s STUDIO portrait of MEHITABLE LILLY WILLIAMS
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Bradley & Rulofson, 429 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California. Henry William Bradley (1813-1891) opened a photographic studio in San Francisco in 1850 and in 1860 took on his partner William Rulofson (1826-1876). Their studio was considered by many to be the best in California. Bradley retired in 1878.
THE SITTER:
Name: Mehitable Lilly Williams
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Biographical Note: George and Mehetabel Williams were stellar examples of the pioneer spirit of hard work and determination. After testing his luck searching for gold, George sailed up the Petaluma River in 1851 in search for a location to build a family home, and in 1855 he convinced his wife and children to join him. In a strange twist of fate, Mehetabel and the children journeyed west while George was journeying east to fetch them. They eventually rendezvoused in Petaluma in August of 1855.
George was an enterprising developer and community builder. He constructed two of Petaluma’s earliest hotels, the American Hotel in 1852 and the Washington Hotel in 1856, and he was instrumental in constructing one of Petaluma’s first public schools and many of its private homes.
The full story of the adventures of George and Mehetabel is long and intriguing. Portions of their story are recounted in the memoirs of their son, George Roscoe Williams, and a thorough discussion is provided in Adair Lara’s definitive History of Petaluma, A California River Town. Adair Lara succinctly summed up George Williams’ legacy when she wrote, “It is ironic that Williams is remembered most in Petaluma history not for his ambitious hotel schemes, his land dealings, or his civic contributions, but for that idle moment early in 1856 when, out of longing to see his daughter again, or perhaps simply on impulse, he drew a rough sketch of Petaluma Creek and sent it off to John A. McNear, a young cousin who had married his daughter, Clara… In that moment, he changed Petaluma forever.”
George and Mehitable celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary in November of 1898. They both died in 1899 and were buried in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park.
Family Affiliation: George Bailey Williams’ mother was Elizabeth “Betsy” Bailey Williams (1792-1882). His wife was Mehitable (Mehetabel)Lilly Williams (1807-1899), and his children were: Clarinda Damsen Williams McNear (1837-1866), George Roscoe Williams (1839-1934), Rosetta Lilly Williams Weeks (1842-1899), and Laura J. Williams Barstow (1842-1904).
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
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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.
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Owner: The James Allen Family Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Williams, Mary Ludwig (1848-1898)(3 of 3)
/BRADLEY & RULOFSON STUDIO Portrait Photograph of Mary Ludwig Williams
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: Bradley & Rulofson, 429 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California. Henry William Bradley (1813-1891) opened a photographic studio in San Francisco in 1850 and in 1860 took on his partner William Rulofson (1826-1876). Their studio was considered by many to be the best in California. Bradley retired in 1878.
THE SITTER:
Name: Mary Ludwig Williams
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Owner: The James Allen Family Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Williams, Mary Ludwig (1848-1898) (2 of 3)
/B.F. Howland & Co.’s Portrait Photograph of Mary Ludwig Williams
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: B.F. Howland & Co.
Photographic Studio: 25 & 27 Third Street East Side, San Francisco, Ca
THE SITTER:
Name: Mary Ludwig Williams
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Owner: The James Allen Family Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Williams, Mary Ludwig (1848-1898)(1 of 3)
/Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Mary Ludwig Williams
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: unidentified
THE SITTER:
Name: Mary Ludwig Williams
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Owner: The James Allen Family Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Williams, George Roscoe (1839-1934)
/Billings & Hough’s Portrait Photograph of George Roscoe Williams
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: Billings & Hough
Photographic Studio: Lebanon, N.H.
THE SITTER:
Name: George Roscoe Williams
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
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Owner: The James Allen Family Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Williams, Mehitable (Mehetabel) Lilly (1807-1899)(3 of 3)
/E. R. HEALY GROUND FLOOR GALLERY’S Photograph of MEHITABLE and George WILLIAMS
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: Mehitable (Mehetable) Lilly Williams
Description:
Biographical Note: George and Mehitabel Williams were stellar examples of the pioneer spirit of hard work and determination. After testing his luck searching for gold and building the Globe Hotel in San Francisco, George sailed up the Petaluma River in 1851 in search of a location to build a family home. In 1855, he convinced his wife and children to join him. In a strange twist of fate, Mehetabel and the children journeyed west while George was journeying east to fetch them. They eventually rendezvoused in Petaluma in August 1855.
George was an enterprising developer and community builder. He constructed Petaluma’s Washington Hotel in 1856 and was instrumental in constructing one of Petaluma’s first public schools and many of its private homes.
The full story of the adventures of George and Mehitabel is long and intriguing. Portions of their story are recounted in the memoirs of their son, George Roscoe Williams, and a thorough discussion is provided in Adair Lara’s definitive History of Petaluma, A California River Town. Adair Lara succinctly summed up George Williams’ legacy when she wrote, “It is ironic that Williams is remembered most in Petaluma history not for his ambitious hotel schemes, his land dealings, or his civic contributions, but for that idle moment early in 1856 when, out of longing to see his daughter again, or perhaps simply on impulse, he drew a rough sketch of Petaluma Creek and sent it off to John A. McNear, a young cousin who had married his daughter, Clara… In that moment, he changed Petaluma forever.”
George and Mehitable celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary in November of 1898. They both died in 1899 and were buried in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park.
Family Affiliation: George Bailey Williams’ mother was Elizabeth “Betsy” Bailey Williams (1792-1882). His wife was Mehitable (Mehetabel)Lilly Williams (1807-1899), and his children were: Clarinda Damsen Williams McNear (1837-1866), George Roscoe Williams (1839-1934), Rosetta Lilly Williams Weeks (1842-1899), and Laura J. Williams Barstow (1842-1904). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81648868/george-bailey-williams. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81648884/mehetabel_williams.
Bibliography: Primary source: George Roscoe William, My First Fifty Years in California, (The original copy of this memoir is at the Bancroft Library, and a copy is available at the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum; Petaluma Daily Morning Courier, obituary, October 16, 1899, p.1. Secondary source: Adair Lara, History of Petaluma, A California River Town, 1982, pp. 56-61.
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size:
Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on heavy cardstock
Description, front: The setting of this double portrait attempts to recreate the appearance of a upper-middle-class, domestic interior. The painted backdrop, depicting a large mirror and side table, give the illusion of an adjoining room. The wall to the left adorned with floral wall paper, the potted plant and the rugs all add to the feeling of homey tranquility and comfort.
Description, back: Hugh Anderson’s imprint is on the center of the back of this carte de visite. Anderson created several versions of his Petaluma imprint. An expanded, possibly later, version appears here. It is printed in red ink and includes four lines of text, each in a different font. The text is embellished above and below with a horizontally flipped, elaborate flourish.
Date: 1896-1899. The inscription written on the original frame backing of this portrait states that it was taken either in 1884 on the couple’s 50th wedding anniversary or in 1894 on the couple’s 60th anniversary. Neither of these dates can be correct: the Healy Ground Floor gallery was not opened until 1896. Additionally, both George and Mehitable died in 1899.
Condition: This portrait is in good condition; however, when it was removed from its original frame, the cardstock on which it is mounted was damaged.
Owner: The James Allen Family Collection, digital copy by permission.
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Williams, George Bailey (1809-1899)
/E. R. HEALY GROUND FLOOR GALLERY’S Photograph of George and Mehitable
Williams
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: George Bailey Williams
Description:
Biographical Note: George and Mehitabel Williams were stellar examples of the pioneer spirit of hard work and determination. After testing his luck searching for gold and building the Globe Hotel in San Francisco, George sailed up the Petaluma River in 1851 in search of a location to build a family home. In 1855, he convinced his wife and children to join him. In a strange twist of fate, Mehetabel and the children journeyed west while George was journeying east to fetch them. They eventually rendezvoused in Petaluma in August 1855.
George was an enterprising developer and community builder. He constructed Petaluma’s Washington Hotel in 1856 and was instrumental in constructing one of Petaluma’s first public schools and many of its private homes.
The full story of the adventures of George and Mehitabel is long and intriguing. Portions of their story are recounted in the memoirs of their son, George Roscoe Williams, and a thorough discussion is provided in Adair Lara’s definitive History of Petaluma, A California River Town. Adair Lara succinctly summed up George Williams’ legacy when she wrote, “It is ironic that Williams is remembered most in Petaluma history not for his ambitious hotel schemes, his land dealings, or his civic contributions, but for that idle moment early in 1856 when, out of longing to see his daughter again, or perhaps simply on impulse, he drew a rough sketch of Petaluma Creek and sent it off to John A. McNear, a young cousin who had married his daughter, Clara… In that moment, he changed Petaluma forever.”
George and Mehitable celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary in November of 1898. They both died in 1899 and were buried in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park.
Family Affiliation: George Bailey Williams’ mother was Elizabeth “Betsy” Bailey Williams (1792-1882). His wife was Mehitable (Mehetabel)Lilly Williams (1807-1899), and his children were: Clarinda Damsen Williams McNear (1837-1866), George Roscoe Williams (1839-1934), Rosetta Lilly Williams Weeks (1842-1899), and Laura J. Williams Barstow (1842-1904). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81648868/george-bailey-williams. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81648884/mehetabel_williams.
Bibliography: Primary source: George Roscoe William, My First Fifty Years in California, (The original copy of this memoir is at the Bancroft Library, and a copy is available at the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum. Secondary source: Adair Lara, History of Petaluma, A California River Town, 1982, pp. 56-61.
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size:
Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on heavy cardstock
Description, front: The setting of this double portrait attempts to recreate the appearance of a upper-middle-class, domestic interior. The painted backdrop, depicting a large mirror and side table, give the illusion of an adjoining room. The wall to the left adorned with floral wall paper, the potted plant and the rugs all add to the feeling of homey tranquility and comfort.
Description, back: Hugh Anderson’s imprint is on the center of the back of this carte de visite. Anderson created several versions of his Petaluma imprint. An expanded, possibly later, version appears here. It is printed in red ink and includes four lines of text, each in a different font. The text is embellished above and below with a horizontally flipped, elaborate flourish.
Date: 1896-1899 The inscription written on the original frame backing of this portrait states that it was taken either in 1884 on the couple’s 50th wedding anniversary or in 1894 on the couple’s 60th anniversary. Neither of these dates can be correct: the Healy Ground Floor gallery was not opened until 1896. Additionally, both George and Mehitable died in 1899.
Condition: This portrait is in good condition; however, when it was removed from its original frame, the cardstock on which it is mounted was damaged.
Owner: The James Allen Family Collection, digital copy by permission.
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Williams, Eliza Jane (1813-1884) (see Garrett)→
/Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Eliza Jane williams garrett
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: unidentified
THE SITTER:
Name: Eliza Jane Williams Garrett
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Owner: The James Allen Family Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Wells, Dr. William Randall (1813-1902)
/Unidentified Photographer, portrait of Dr. William Randall Wells
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: Unidentified
THE SITTER:
Name: Dr. William Randall Wells
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
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Owner: The James Allen Family Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Williams, Rosetta Lily (1842-1899) (see Weeks)→
/George Daniels Morse’s Portrait Photograph of Rosetta Lily Williams Weeks
Weeks, Rosetta Lily Williams (1842-1899) (3 of 4)
/John c. Daley’s Portrait Photograph of Rosetta Lily Williams Weeks
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: John C. Daley
Photographic Studio: 1445 Washington Street, Boston, MA
THE SITTER:
Name: Rosetta Lily Williams Weeks
Description:
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
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Owner: The James Allen Family Collection, digital copy by permission.
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Weeks, Rosetta Lily Williams (1842-1899) (4 of 4)
/mathieu Schramm’s Portrait Photograph of Rosetta Lily Williams Weeks
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: Mathieu Schramm, Artist & Photographer
Photographic Studio: 186 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa, California
THE SITTER:
Name: Rosetta Lily Williams Weeks
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
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Owner: The James Allen Family Collection, digital copy by permission.
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Weeks, Rosetta Lily Williams (1842-1899) (2 of 4)
/Bryan R. Johnson’s Portrait Photograph of Rosetta Lily willams weeks
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: Rosetta Lily Willams Weeks
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Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation:
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 9.25 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: From B.R. Johnson’s Photographic Establishment, Doyle’s Building, Main Street, Petaluma.; Leona Whitney 2 years old the 17th of April 1866
Date: April 1863-1864
Condition:
Owner: The James Allen Family Collection, digital copy by permission.
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Weeks, Rosetta Lily Williams (1842-1899) (1 of 4)
/George Daniels Morse’s Portrait Photograph of Rosetta Lily Williams Weeks
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: George Daniels Morse (born c. 1835)
Photographic Studio: 417 Montgomery Street, San Francisco
THE SITTER:
Name: Rosetta Lily Williams Weeks
Description:
Biographical Note:
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
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Date:
Condition:
Owner: The James Allen Family Collection, digital copy by permission.
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Weeks, Frank Parker (1862-1942) (2 of 2)
/T.L. Rea & Co.’s Portrait Photograph of Frank parker weeks
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
T.L. Rea & Co. Photographic Gallery
Santa Rosa, Cal.
THE SITTER:
Name: Frank Parker Weeks
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
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Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
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Date:
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Owner: The James Allen Family Collection, digital copy by permission.
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Weeks, Frank Parker (1862-1942) (1 of 2)
/Bryan R. Johnson’s Portrait Photograph of Frank parker weeks
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: Frank Parker Weeks
Description:
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Family Affiliation:
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 9.25 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: From B.R. Johnson’s Photographic Establishment, Doyle’s Building, Main Street, Petaluma.; Leona Whitney 2 years old the 17th of April 1866
Date: April 1863-1864
Condition:
Owner: The James Allen Family Collection, digital copy by permission.
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Williams, Laura Jane (1 of 5) (see Barstow)→
/Yeaw & Co.’s Portrait Photograph of Laura Jane Barstow
Wallace, Leon Lawrence (1874-1961)
/Unidentified Photographer, Portrait photograph of Elizabeth Lewis Wallace & Leon Lawrence Wallace
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: unidentified
THE SITTER:
Name: Elizabeth Lewis Wallace & Leon Lawrence Wallace
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, 15.2 x 22.7
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Date: 1909
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Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, The Barbara Webster Collection, 2022-214-331
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Wallace, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Lewis (1878-1953) (6 of 6)
/Unidentified Photographer, Portrait photograph of Elizabeth Lewis Wallace & Leon Lawrence Wallace
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: unidentified
THE SITTER:
Name: Elizabeth Lewis Wallace & Leon Lawrence Wallace
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Format / Size: cabinet card, 15.2 x 22.7
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Date: 1909
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Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, The Barbara Webster Collection, 2022-214-331
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Wallace, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Lewis (1878-1953) (3 of 6)
/Easterly & Company’s Portrait Photograph of Mabel Lewis osmon, Julia Lewis cox & Elizabeth Lewis Wallace
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.
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THE SITTER:
Names: Mabel Emily Lewis Osmon, Julia Bertha Lewis Cox, Elizabeth Lewis Wallace
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 17.4 x 25
Medium: gelatin print mounted on cardstock
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Date: 1892
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Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Barbara Webster Collection, 2022-214-326
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Wallace, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Lewis(1878-1953)(5 of 6)
/Unidentified Photographer, Portrait photograph of Elizabeth Lewis Wallace
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: unidentified
THE SITTER:
Name: Elizabeth Lewis Wallace
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Format / Size: cabinet card
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Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, The Barbara Webster Collection, 2022-214-323
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Wallace, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Lewis (1878-1953) (4 of 6)
/Healy Ground Floor Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of
Elizabeth Lewis
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
EDWIN RUTHVEN HEALY (1856-1923) and ADA “ADDIE” GOSSAGE HEALY (1860-1923). Edwin and Ada Healy were a married couple, and both were listed in California directories as a photographer. It has been assumed they worked together; however, ascertaining their division of labor is problematic. The “E. R. Healy Gound Floor Gallery” was opened in 1896 at 816 Main Street, Petaluma, California. It was later relocated to 818 Main Street and sold in June, 1905. In 1906 the Healys moved to Berkeley, California. (To view all portraits in this collection taken at the E. R. Healy Ground Floor Gallery and for additional information on Edwin and Ada Healy, click on their names in blue above.)
THE SITTER:
Name: Elizabeth Lewis
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, 11.3 x 16.8
Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock
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Date: September 1898
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Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Barbara Webster Collection, 2022-214-325
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Wallace, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Lewis (1878-1953)(2 of 6)
/LAFAYETTE F. SHEPPARD’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF Elizabeth lewis Wallace
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:
Names: Elizabeth Lewis Wallace
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Family Affiliation: .
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, 10.8 x 16.4
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
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Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Barbara Webster Collection, 2022-214-324
Reproduction rights: The Petaluma Museum Association makes no assertions as to ownership of any original copyrights to the digitized images here reproduced. These images are intended for personal or research use only. Any other kind of use, including, but not limited to commercial or scholarly publication in any medium or format, public exhibition, or use online or in a web site, may be subject to additional restrictions including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the Association. USERS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying associated fees necessary for the proposed use.
Wallace, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Lewis(1878-1953)(1 of 6)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of elizabeth Lewis Wallace
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: Elizabeth Lewis Wallace
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
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Date: c. 1878-1879
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, Barbara Webster Collection, 2022-214-312
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Wolverton, Mabel Sproul (1885-1967)
/Coyle’s Portrait photograph of Mabel Sproul Wolverton
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: Coyle
Studio Location: Oakdale and Stockton
THE SITTER:
Name: Mabel Sproul Wolverton
Description:
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation:
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back:
Date:
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2022-791-07
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Whitney, Marcella “Ella” (1866-1915) (see Wheaton) →
/Richard Reece Percival’s Portrait Photograph of Marcella “Ella” Whitney
Whitney, Nancy Jane "Jennie" (1855-1938) (see Morrow)→
/Ross & Ormsby’s Portrait Photograph of Nancy Jane “Jennie” Whitney
Wieberts, Agnes E. Vought (1895-1953)
/Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Agnes E. Vought
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: unidentified. This portrait may have been taken in Humboldt County, Iowa, where Agnes Vought was born.
THE SITTER:
Name: Agnes E. Vought Wieberts. When this portrait was taken, the sitter would have been known by her birth name, Agnes E. Vought.
Description: According to the inscription on the back, this portrait of Agnes E. Vought was taken when she was 6 years old. She is seated and holds a doll in her lap. Agnes looks directly and intently into the camera. Her very long, abundant, wavy hair has been center-parted and gathered at each temple with a ribbon. She wears a child’s play smock with a large yoke decorated with diamond-shaped appliqué. The same appliqué appears on the cuff of her sleeves. It is notable that Agnes and her doll are similar in appearance and dress.
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation: Agnes’s parents were Sumner S. Vought (1860-1946) and Ella Smith Vought (1863-1950). Sumner Vought was a partner in the early Santa Rosa Potter hardware store. Sumner Vought, his wife, Ella Smith Vought, and his father, Lawrence Vought (1825-1915) are buried in Shiloh Cemetery, Windsor, California. Agnes had three sisters. All three died in early childhood and were born and buried in Humboldt County Iowa. See the companion portrait of Agnes’s sister, Ruth R. Vought (1897-1902), in this archive. Agnes married Duvall (Dewey) Wieberts (d. 1943), and together they lived in Martinez, California where he managed a bicycle shop. The original of this portrait remains as donated to the PHL&M in the vintage Church Family album.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: Cabinet card
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This portrait is set within a vertical oval and surrounded by a heathered, grey mat.
Description, back: Handwritten in pencil along the top edge is, “Agnes E. Vought 6 years old”.
Date: 1901
Condition: The front of this cabinet card is in good condition, but the periphery of the back side is stained.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-03-p13-p8, Church Family Album
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Wheaton, Marcella “Ella” Whitney (1866-1915) (5 of 6)
/The London Artistic Portrait Company’s Portrait Photograph of
Ella Whitney & Rowena Lan Franco
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: The London Artistic Portrait Company
Studio Location: 108 Oxford Street W. London, England
THE SITTERS:
Names: Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton and Rowena Lan Franco (When this portrait was taken, Ella would have been know by her maiden name, Whitney.)
Description: This is a lovely double portrait of two friends. The two young women lean toward each other, and the sides of their heads touch in an intimate gesture of affection. Although the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum owns six portraits of Ella Whitney, it is not possible to distinguish which woman she is. Not only are the women similar in their appearance, they have the same coiffure, and the same striped, lace-fronted blouses. It is known Ella toured Europe between July 1887 and December 1888 and was in London in September of 1887. Her relation to Rowena Lan Franco has not yet been be determined.
Biographical Note: As a member of a prominent Petaluma family, Ella was well educated. She attended an Episcopal high school, Saint Mary’s Hall in Benicia, and, according to her obituary, a Bay Area seminary which may be a reference to Mill’s Seminary. According to articles in the Petaluma Weekly Argus, Ella toured Europe between July 1887 and December 1888. She later married Charles B. Wheaton and moved with him to Medford, Massachusetts. She died suddenly at the age of 48 of pneumonia in Medford, but was buried in her family’s plot in Petaluma at the Cypress Hill Memorial Park.
Family Affiliation: Marcella “Ella” Whitney was the fifth child of the prominent Petaluma pioneers Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884) and Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917). Her father was a California State Senator and wealthy businessman. Her mother managed the family business after his death and was an active participant in the women’s suffrage movement. Her paternal grandmother was Olive Parlin Whitney, and her siblings were Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett, Nancy Jane “Jenny” Whitney Morrow, Arthur Leslie Whitney, Leona Merrill Whitney, Albion Harvey Whitney and Clara Whitney Spear.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This card’s horizontal format is unusual, but appropriate for a head-and-shoulder double portrait. The studio’s imprint appears at the left side of the front of the card as well as on the back of the card.
Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil along the top edge is, “Ella”, and “Rowena Lan Franco”. Below this is the London Studio’s large imprint.
Date: According to an article in the Petaluma Weekly Argus, Ella Whitney arrived into London sometime in September of 1887. Petaluma Weekly Argus, October 15, 1887, p. 2.
Condition: There is foxing throughout both sides of this card.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-10
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Whitney, Clara (1873-1954) (See Spear) →
/Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Clara Whitney
Williams, Clarinda “Clara” Damsen (1837-1866) (see McNear)→
/William Shew’s Portrait Photograph of Clarinda Damsen Williams McNear
Whitney, Albion “Albie” Harvey (1870-1907)(5 of 5)
/Charles Alfred Zimmerman’s Portrait Photograph of
Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney & An Unidentified Man
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: Charles Alfred Zimmerman (1844-1909)
Photographic Studio: The Zimmerman Portrait Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota
THE SITTERS:
Names: Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney and an unidentified man
Description: In this horizontal double portrait, Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney appears on the viewer’s left. He is dressed in a high-buttoned, casual, jacket and a white shirt with a English cutaway collar. His hair is center-parted and combed to each side. He also sports a well-groomed, chevron mustache. The man on the right is unidentified, and his relation to Albion is unknown.
Biographical Note: Albion (Albie) Whitney was born in Petaluma on April 10, 1870, and according to an article in the Petaluma Argus- Courier he received a “high education”. It also states that he traveled extensively in his youth, visiting the Orient and spending considerable time in Alaska, “where his health was seriously damaged.” In 1904, he departed Petaluma to work in San Mateo for his brother, Arthur Leslie Whitney (1858-1914) the founder of the Leslie Salt Refining Company where Albion was secretary and manager. Albie died tragically at age 35. On May 21, 1907, his car was struck by a passenger train, and it was reported he died instantly. Petaluma Argus-Courier, June 5, 1907, p. 3.
Family Affiliation: Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney was the sixth child of the prominent Petaluma pioneers Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884) and Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917). His father was a California State Senator and wealthy businessman. His mother managed the family business after her husband’s death and was an active participant in the women’s suffrage movement. His paternal grandmother was Olive Parlin Whitney, and his siblings were Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett, Nancy Jane “Jenny” Whitney Morrow, Arthur Leslie Whitney, Leona Merrill Whitney, Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton and Clara Whitney Spear.
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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: This card’s horizontal format is unusual, but appropriate for a head-and-shoulder double portrait. The studio’s imprint appears at the left side printed vertically.
Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil is, “Albie”.
Date: 1890s
Condition: This card is slightly soiled on both sides.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-18
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Wheaton, Marcella “Ella” Whitney (1866-1915)(6 of 6)
/Chas. Lanier’s Studios’ Portrait Photograph of Ella & Clara Whitney
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: Charles Lainer
Photography Studio: 715 Market Street, San Francisco, CA
THE SITTERS:
Names: Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton (1866-1915) and Clara Whitney Spear (1873-1954). (At the time this portrait was taken, these two sisters may have been known by their maiden name, Whitney. Marcella married in October 1892 at the age of 26, and Clara married in 1893 at the age of 18.)
Description: This is a lovely portrait of two sisters. Ella, the elder sister, is on the viewer’s left and Clara is on the right. There was 7 years age different between the sisters. Unfortunately, due to the faded quality of the photograph, it is not possible to distinguish the details of their blouses. An element of interest is Ella’s coiffure. Her hair has been arranged into a tight, small, bun on the top of her head which has been garnished with a unique hair ornament giving additional height to the arrangement.
Biographical Note: As a member of a prominent Petaluma family, Ella was well educated. She attended an Episcopal high school, Saint Mary’s Hall in Benicia, and, according to her obituary, a Bay Area seminary which may be a reference to Mill’s Seminary. According to articles in the Petaluma Weekly Argus, Ella toured Europe between July 1887 and December 1888. She later married Charles B. Wheaton and moved with him to Medford, Massachusetts. She died suddenly at the age of 48 of pneumonia in Medford, but was buried in her family’s plot in Petaluma at the Cypress Hill Memorial Park.
Family Affiliation: Marcella “Ella” Whitney was the fifth child of the prominent Petaluma pioneers Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884) and Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917). Her father was a California State Senator and wealthy businessman. Her mother managed the family business after his death and was an active participant in the women’s suffrage movement. Her paternal grandmother was Olive Parlin Whitney, and her siblings were Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett, Nancy Jane “Jenny” Whitney Morrow, Arthur Leslie Whitney, Leona Merrill Whitney, Albion Harvey Whitney and Clara Whitney Spear.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: Handwritten along the top edge in script, in bold black ink is, “Ella Whitney”, “Clara Whitney”. Below this, is Chas. Lainer’s elaborate imprint which includes an image of San Francisco’s Cliff House and his many award medallions.
Date: circa 1890 - 1895
Condition: Both sides of this card are heavily soiled, stained, and faded. Additionally, a significant strip of the bottom of this card has been trimmed.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-26
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Whitney, Albion “Albie” Harvey (1870-1907) (2 of 5)
/Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of Ella & Albie Whitney
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 SITTERS:
Names: Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton and Albion Harvey Whitney (At the time this portrait was taken, “Ella” would have been known by her maiden name, Marcella “Ella” Whitney.)
Description: This photograph portrays the siblings “Ella” and “Albie” Whitney. “Ella” appears on the viewer’s left. She is either 6 or 7 years of age. She wears a light-colored dress with triangular decoration at its hem. Her long hair is drawn back by a headband, and she affectionally holds her left arm around her younger brother. Albie, on the viewer’s right, sits with his hands gathered in front of him on the studio chair’s armrest. He is attired in a checkered dress which a white band collar, white leggings and leather boots. As was fashionable at the time for little boys, his hair is parted on both sides of his head and pulled up into a curl at the top of his crown.
Biographical Note: Albion (Albie) Whitney was born in Petaluma on April 10, 1870, and according to an article in the Petaluma Argus- Courier he received a “high education”. It also states that he traveled extensively in his youth, visiting the Orient and spending considerable time in Alaska, “where his health was seriously damaged.” In 1904, he departed Petaluma to work in San Mateo for his brother, Arthur Leslie Whitney (1858-1914) the founder of the Leslie Salt Refining Company where Albion was secretary and manager. Albie died tragically at age 35. On May 21, 1907 his car was struck by a passenger train, and it was reported he died instantly. Petaluma Argus-Courier, June 5, 1907, p. 3.
Family Affiliation: Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney was the sixth child of the prominent Petaluma pioneers Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884) and Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917). His father was a California State Senator and wealthy businessman. His mother managed the family business after her husband’s death and was an active participant in the women’s suffrage movement. His paternal grandmother was Olive Parlin Whitney, and his siblings were Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett, Nancy Jane “Jenny” Whitney Morrow, Arthur Leslie Whitney, Leona Merrill Whitney, Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton and Clara Whitney Spear.
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: In this portrait, the photographer has cleverly arranged his sitters together on either side of his fringed studio chair, creating a casual, intimate, composition highly appropriate for a double portrait of young siblings. The chair’s armrest has been used for the children to grasp as their legs adorably dangle beneath them.
Description, back: Along the top edge handwritten in cursive in pencil is, “Ella + Albie”.
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 card are soiled and the back retains several stains.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum,1981-835-08
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Wheaton, Marcella “Ella” Whitney (1866-1915)(2 of 6)
/Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of “Ella” & “Albie” Whitney
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 SITTERS:
Names: Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton and Albion Harvey Whitney (At the time this portrait was taken, “Ella” would have been known by her maiden name, Marcella “Ella” Whitney.)
Description: This photograph portrays the siblings “Ella” and “Albie” Whitney. “Ella” appears on the viewer’s left. She is either 6 or 7 years of age. She wears a light-colored dress with triangular decoration at its hem. Her long hair is drawn back by a headband, and she affectionally holds her left arm around her younger brother. Albie, on the viewer’s right, sits with his hands gathered in front of him on the studio chair’s armrest. He is attired in a checkered dress which a white band collar, white leggings and leather boots. As was fashionable at the time for little boys, his hair is parted on both sides of his head and pulled up into a curl at the top of his crown.
Biographical Note: As a member of a prominent Petaluma family, Ella was well educated. She attended an Episcopal high school, Saint Mary’s Hall in Benicia, and, according to her obituary, a Bay Area seminary which may be a reference to Mill’s Seminary. According to articles in the Petaluma Weekly Argus, Ella toured Europe between July 1887 and December 1888. She later married Charles B. Wheaton and moved with him to Medford, Massachusetts. She died suddenly at the age of 48 of pneumonia in Medford, but was buried in her family’s plot in Petaluma at the Cypress Hill Memorial Park.
Family Affiliation: Marcella “Ella” Whitney was the fifth child of the prominent Petaluma pioneers Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884) and Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917). Her father was a California State Senator and wealthy businessman. Her mother managed the family business after his death and was an active participant in the women’s suffrage movement. Her paternal grandmother was Olive Parlin Whitney, and her siblings were Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett, Nancy Jane “Jenny” Whitney Morrow, Arthur Leslie Whitney, Leona Merrill Whitney, Albion Harvey Whitney and Clara Whitney Spears. Marcella’s husband was Charles B. Wheaton of San Francisco whom she married in 1892.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: In this portrait, the photographer has cleverly arranged his sitters together on either side of his fringed studio chair, creating a casual, intimate, composition highly appropriate for a double portrait of young siblings. The chair’s armrest has been used for the children to grasp as their legs adorably dangle beneath them.
Description, back: Along the top edge handwritten in cursive in pencil is, “Ella + Albie”.
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 card are soiled and the back retains several stains.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-08
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Webster, Nellie Louise Cassidy (1863-1930)
/George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Nellie Louise Cassidy Webster
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: Nellie Louise Cassidy Webster (This portrait may have taken when the sitter was known by her maiden name, Nellie Louise Cassidy.)
Description: Nellie Louise Cassidy Webster appears here with no ornamentation except for the metal bar brooch at her neck. Her hair is parted on her right and disheveled curls appear on either side of her brow. She wears two collars. A white band collar is visible beneath the dark band collar of her blouse. Her blouse has a distinct row of metal front buttons, and it is constructed with vertical stripes of velvet alternating with lighter sections of fabric topped with colored textured strings.
Biographical Note: Nellie was raised on her pioneering parents’ Petaluma cherry orchard farm, a depiction of which can be found in Thomas H. Thompson’s Historical Atlas Map of Sonoma County, p. 45, plate 86. She was mentioned in the Petaluma papers in 1876 and 1877 as receiving awards for her needlework, and in 1885 she married an educator, Calvin B. Webster (1859-1903) and moved with him to Solano County.
Family Affiliation: Nellie Louise Cassidy Webster was the daughter of the Petaluma pioneers, John Wintermute Cassidy (1822-1903) and Laura Cassidy (1829-1913). The couple moved to Petaluma in 1854 and planted the first commercial cherry orchard in the county. Consequently, the area surrounding their home and orchard became known as Cherry Valley. Nellie was the wife of educator Calvin B. Webster (1859-1903).
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This is a standard head-and-shoulders portrait, and along its bottom edge is George Ross’ imprint.
Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil is, “Nellie Cassidy”, “Mrs. Webster”, “Friend”, “Lillian A Lovejoy Stafford”.
Date:
Condition: This card is heavily soiled on the front, and the back retains along its top and bottom edges remnants of previously applied tape.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-39
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Weyler, Rena Church (1890 or 1891-1918)(1 of 2)
/Harry Fowler ROBERTS’ Portrait Photograph of Rena Church (Weyler) and Lorin Jasper Church
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 SITTERS:
Names: Rena Church (Weyler)and Lorin Jasper Church
Description: In this cabinet card, Rena Church (Weyler) and her older brother, Lorin Jasper Church, appear as miniature adults. Rena is attired in a full-length dark dress with a scalloped lace collar. She sits attentively beside her older brother, placing her left arm behind him. Lorin stands stiffly with his right thumb in his jacket pocket. He is attired in a matching jacket and knickers.
Biographical Note: Rena was born and raised at her family’s ranch in Two Rock. She attended Walker School in Two Rock and Petaluma High School. The Petaluma Daily Morning Courier reported on August 5, 1907, that Rena was to marry Custer Ward of Cotati. Either the wedding did not take place, or the two were divorced. By 1908, Rena was, once again, referred to in the local papers as “Miss Rena Church”. Beginning in this year, Rena became active in the Two Rock Grange, often attending meetings with her parents. In 1908 Rena was elected to the position of Protector for the Petaluma Temple, No.104, Pythian Sisters, and in 1909 to the position of Manager. In February 1912, Rena and William J. Wesley were the prize winners of a whist tournament held by the Pythian Sisters, and the two married on August 4, 1912. They settled in Petaluma, and William was an employee of the Camp & Hedges Company. Rena died October 17, 1918, at the sanitarium in Redwood City, “where she had been receiving treatment and was recovering when she was taken ill with Spanish influenza and later developed pneumonia which was the immediate cause of death.” Rena died at the age of 28, only three months after brother, Lorin, died on the battlefield in France during World War I. Rena’s ashes were placed in the family plot in the Two Rock Cemetery, and Lorin’s body was buried at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial, Belleau, Department de L’Aisne, Picardie, France.
Family Affiliation: Rena Church Weyler was the second daughter of Walter A. Church and Minnie B. Warders Church, of Two Rock Valley. She was the sister of Lorin Jasper Church, Linnie Church Mack, Flora Church, Ralph Church, Amy Church, Earl Church, and Roy Church. Rena’s husband was William J. Wesley, and together they had two sons, Jack Wesley, and Noel Wesley. Click here to be directed to a list of the other portraits of Church family members in this archive.
Bibliography: Petaluma Daily Morning Courier, August 5, 1907, p.1; Dec. 12, 1908, p.3; June 12, 1909, p.2; October 21, 1909, p.3; February 24, 1912, p.2; June 26, 1912, p.1; October 18, 1918, p.4. Petaluma Argus-Courier, July 22, 1909, p.2; October 18, 1918, p.8.
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: The backdrop of this portrait is a roughly stuccoed wall, and a similarly stuccoed U shape object serves as a bench. The edges of this portrait’s card are scalloped. Handwritten in cursive in pencil along the bottom edge is, “Loren [sic] + Rena Church”.
Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil along the top edge is, “Rena & Lorin Church 1883 about-”
Date: This portrait dates no earlier than 1892 and no later than 1895. On the back of this portrait is handwritten, “1883 about”; however, Lorin Jasper Church was not born until 1889. Additionally, the earliest possible date the photographer opened his studio in Petaluma was 1892. It is possible the writer of the inscription meant 1893.
Condition: The back of this portrait is heavily soiled and remnants of tape appear along the top edge.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-02-p2-p1
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Waugh, Lorenzo 1978-80-41
/Unidentified Photographer’s Portrait Photograph of Lorenzo Waugh & an Unidentified Child
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: Unidentified photographer, Worthington Studio
Studio Location: 500 Valencia Street, San Francisco, California.
THE SITTERS:
Names: Lorenzo Waugh and an Unidentified Child
Description: Cabinet card of an elderly Lorenzo Waugh an unidentified infant, possibly a grandchild? Waugh is sitting in a studio chair and is wearing an all-black suit. A chain hangs from his vest. He has a large white beard, and white hair. He is holding the infant, who is wearing a light striped dress.
Biographical Note: Lorenzo Waugh was born on August 28, 1808, near Greenbrier River, West Virginia, in what is now Pocahontas County. In his youth he was acquainted with Daniel Webster, John Quincy Adams, and other famous people from the early history of our country. At age 16, he was a teacher in Harrison County. In 1831, he entered the Methodist ministry and taught school in Mason County. Waugh married Clarissa Jane Edsel in 1841. When the health for both of them failed, they traveled over the plains in 1852 to California in an ox teams. Upon their arrival, Waugh experienced some ownership problems with the land upon which he settled. Eventually, General Vallejo presented him with 320 acres of land near Petaluma. (1515 Old Adobe Road) Vallejo has been quoted as saying, “Land is plenty. and it for us, and I have plenty of it yet.” Since no church had been built, their new home was made available for preaching, social and religious gatherings for all in the region. Father Waugh headed the Petaluma temperance movement for many years. He helped organize the California Youth Association in 1859, and urged people to “shun the degrading, ruinous habits of using tobacco and intoxicating drink.” He built the first Methodist Church in Petaluma. He also published a 32-chapter autobiography, 1883 that had five printings Rev. Waugh died on September 5, 1900
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography: http://bill-hammerman.blogs.petaluma360.com/13175/lest-we-forget-rev-lorenzo-waugh/
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 either blank, or it contains only an accession number.
Date: circa 1895-1900
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-41
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Wheaton, Marcella “Ella” Whitney (1866-1915) (4 of 6)
/Isaiah West Taber’s Portrait Photograph of Ella Whitney
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: Isaiah West Taber (1830-1912). Taber opened his first photography studio in 1854 in Syracuse, New York. In 1864 he moved to California and worked at the Bradley and Rulofson studio at 429 Montgomery Street in San Francisco until 1873. By the end of the decade, Taber was creating portraits at his own studio at 8 Montgomery Street in San Francisco. He continued to produce portraits at his new studio location at 121 Post Street between 1893 and 1906. His studio and all its contents were destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Isaiah West Taber: A Photographic Legacy, introduction by Gary F. Kurtz, Windgate Press, Sausalito, California, 2004, Appendix A: Portraits by Taber .
Photographic Studio: Taber Studio, 8 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California.
THE SITTER:
Name: Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton (At the time this portrait was taken, Ella would have been known by her maiden name, Whitney.)
Description: This is an unusual portrait of Marcella Whitney as a young woman. She wears a black lace shawl pinned at her throat with a bar brooch, and her hair is worn close to her head, similar to the coiffure of Clara Belle Sproul Jewel Ivancovich, portrait 3 of 3 in this archive. It is possible she is attired in her mourning clothes, and that this portrait was taken in 1884, the year of her Father’s death. She would have been 18 years of age.
Biographical Note: As a member of a prominent Petaluma family, Ella was well educated. She attended an Episcopal high school, Saint Mary’s Hall in Benicia, and, according to her obituary, a Bay Area seminary which may be a reference to Mill’s Seminary. According to articles in the Petaluma Weekly Argus, Ella toured Europe between July 1887 and December 1888. She later married Charles B. Wheaton and moved with him to Medford, Massachusetts. She died suddenly at the age of 48 of pneumonia in Medford, but was buried in her family’s plot in Petaluma at the Cypress Hill Memorial Park.
Family Affiliation: Marcella “Ella” Whitney was the fifth child of the prominent Petaluma pioneers Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884) and Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917). Her father was a California State Senator and wealthy businessman. Her mother managed the family business after his death and was an active participant in the women’s suffrage movement. Her paternal grandmother was Olive Parlin Whitney, and her siblings were Cleora “Millie” Melissa Whitney Hewlett, Nancy Jane “Jenny” Whitney Morrow, Arthur Leslie Whitney, Leona Merrill Whitney, Albion Harvey Whitney and Clara Whitney Spears. Marcella’s husband was Charles B. Wheaton of San Francisco whom she married in 1892.
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This portrait is framed within a vertical oval. The imprint of Isaiah West Tabor have been cut in half along the bottom edge. It would have read on the left, “Tabor” and along the right, “8 Montgomery Street Opposite the Palace and Grand Hotels, San Francisco”. In the center of the bottom can be seen handwritten in cursive in black ink, “Ella”.
Description, back: Along the bottom edge can be read, “Duplicate copies will be supplied at reduced rates; when ordering the same it is sufficient to state the NAME IN FULL. This negative will be PRESERVED for two years, or for a longer period if required.”.
Date: The photographer’s imprint on the bottom front edge of this card allows us to assume that this portrait was created between 1879-1884. It is possible the portrait dates specifically to 1884, see “Sitter Description” above.
Condition: The bottom edge of this card has been trimmed, truncating the photographer’s imprint. There are large moisture stains on the top two thirds of the front.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-36
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Williams, Mehitable (Mehetabel) Lilly (1807-1899)(2of 3)
/George Daniels Morse’s Portrait Photograph of Mehitable Lilly Williams
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: George Daniels Morse (born c. 1835)
Photographic Studio: Palace of Art, 315 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California
THE SITTER:
Name: Mehitable (also spelled Mehetabel) Lilly Williams
Description: In this head-and-shoulders portrait, Mehitable Lilly Williams looks directly at the viewer. She is dressed and groomed simply. Her dark hair is center-parted and combed down over her ears and pulled to the back of her head. She wears a simple blouse with a center placket and a white collar. At her throat is her only adornment, a large, vertical, oval brooch.
Biographical Note: George and Mehitable Williams were stellar examples of the pioneer spirit of hard work and determination. After testing his luck searching for gold, George sailed up the Petaluma River in 1851 in search for a location to build a family home, and in 1855 he convinced his wife and children to join him. In a strange twist of fate, Mehetabel and the children journeyed west while George was journeying east to fetch them. They eventually rendezvoused in Petaluma in August of 1855.
In his memoir, My First Fifty Years, George Roscoe Williams described his mother, Mehitable Lilly Williams: “Many pictures of my mother, Mehitable Lilly Williams, come to mind, among them, her cooking in the large open fireplace with crane and copper kettles, baking biscuits in the front of it, and spinning and weaving. Mother was older than most women of those days when she married, having taught school until her twenty-eighth year, and was a quiet, gentle, and capable housewife.”
George and Mehitable celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary in November of 1898. They both died in 1899 and were buried in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park.
Family Affiliation: Mehitable Williams’ mother-in-law was Elizabeth “Betsy” Bailey Williams (1792-1882). Her husband was George Bailey Williams (1809-1899), and her children were: Clarinda “Clara” Damsen Williams McNear (1837-1866), George Roscoe Williams (1839-1934), Rosetta Lilly Williams Weeks (1842-1899), and Laura J. Williams Barstow (1842-1904).
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: The back of this carte de visite is unusual. The photographer’s information is printed horizontally, and it includes a reference number for the portrait’s negative, under which is written, “Duplicates of this picture can be had at any time.”. Additionally, along the bottom is written, “Pictures Copied, Enlarged and Finished in Oil, Ink, or Water Colors.”.
Date: According to Peter Palmquist, George Daniels Morse operated his studio at 315 Montgomery Street between April of 1867 and 1872. Peter E. Palmquist and Thomas R. Kailbourn, Pioneer Photographers of the Far West, Stanford University Press, 2000, pp. 407-408.
Condition: This carte de visite is significantly faded.
Owner: The James Allen Family Collection, digital copy by permission
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Williams, George Bailey (1809-1899)
/Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of George Bailey Williams
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: George Bailey Williams
Description: In this head-and-shoulders portrait, George Bailey Williams appears as a middle-aged man. His beard, mustache, and eyebrows are grey, but his hair is dark. The hair along his temple has been combed straight down, and the hair above his forehead has been mounded and combed back. George wears a heavy jacket, a white collared shirt, and a dark bow tie.
Biographical Note: George and Mehitabel Williams were stellar examples of the pioneer spirit of hard work and determination. After testing his luck searching for gold and building the Globe Hotel in San Francisco, George sailed up the Petaluma River in 1851 in search of a location to build a family home. In 1855, he convinced his wife and children to join him. In a strange twist of fate, Mehetabel and the children journeyed west while George was journeying east to fetch them. They eventually rendezvoused in Petaluma in August 1855.
George was an enterprising developer and community builder. He constructed Petaluma’s Washington Hotel in 1856 and was instrumental in constructing one of Petaluma’s first public schools and many of its private homes.
The full story of the adventures of George and Mehitabel is long and intriguing. Portions of their story are recounted in the memoirs of their son, George Roscoe Williams, and a thorough discussion is provided in Adair Lara’s definitive History of Petaluma, A California River Town. Adair Lara succinctly summed up George Williams’ legacy when she wrote, “It is ironic that Williams is remembered most in Petaluma history not for his ambitious hotel schemes, his land dealings, or his civic contributions, but for that idle moment early in 1856 when, out of longing to see his daughter again, or perhaps simply on impulse, he drew a rough sketch of Petaluma Creek and sent it off to John A. McNear, a young cousin who had married his daughter, Clara… In that moment, he changed Petaluma forever.”
George and Mehitable celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary in November of 1898. They both died in 1899 and were buried in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park.
Family Affiliation: George Bailey Williams’ mother was Elizabeth “Betsy” Bailey Williams (1792-1882). His wife was Mehitable (Mehetabel)Lilly Williams (1807-1899), and his children were: Clarinda Damsen Williams McNear (1837-1866), George Roscoe Williams (1839-1934), Rosetta Lilly Williams Weeks (1842-1899), and Laura J. Williams Barstow (1842-1904). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81648868/george-bailey-williams
Bibliography: Primary source: George Roscoe William, My First Fifty Years in California, (The original copy of this memoir is at the Bancroft Library, and a copy is available at the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum. Secondary sources: Adair Lara, History of Petaluma, A California River Town, 1982, pp. 56-61.
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 10.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This carte de visite’s 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 to December 1873
Condition: On the front side of this card here is heavy foxing and many yellow stains.
Owner: The James Allen Family Collection, digital copy by permission.
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Williams, Anthony De Souza 1997-672-03
/Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Anthony “Tony” De Souza Williams & Unidentified Man, c. 1861-1868
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: unidentified
THE SITTER(s):
Name(s): Anthony “Tony” De Souza Williams and Unidentified Man
Description: The writing on the envelope says "daguerreotype," but the rust on the photos leads me to believe this is a tintype. Williams is standing with his hand on the unidentified, sitting man's shoulder. Both men are wearing three-piece suits with ties. Williams is wearing a hat, while the unidentified man holds his. Tintype's popularity peaked between 1861-1868. Judging by the men's clothes I would date this tintype to that time.
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: approximately 6.25 x 8 cm
Medium: tintype
Description, front:
Description, back:
Date: c. 1861-1868
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1997-672-03
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Weyler, Rena Church (1890 or 1891-1918) (2 of 2)
/Gustave A. Goehner’s Portrait Photograph of Rena Church Weyler
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
GUSTAVE A. GOEHNER was born in 1852 or 1853 in Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1870. He worked as a photographer in Wisconsin and Minnesota before arriving in Petaluma in June 1906. He maintained his Petaluma photographic studio on Western Avenue from that year until sometime in the early 1920s. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)
THE SITTER:
Name: Rena Church Weyler. At the time this portrait was taken, the sitter would have been known by her maiden name, Rena Church.
Description: In this head-and-shoulder portrait, Rena Church (Weyler)is between nineteen and twenty-one years old. She looks into the distance holding an erect posture and conveying a dignified, although somewhat apprehensive, demeanor. Her dark hair is center parted and pulled to the back of her head. As was fashionable at the time, she wears a large bow, which has been attached to the back of her head, its loops projecting far beyond the edges of her face. She wears a Gibson Girl blouse distinguished by its white color, abundant application of lace, and high collar. Around her neck is a long chain holding a large round pendant.
Biographical Note: Rena was born and raised at her family’s ranch in Two Rock. She attended Walker School in Two Rock and Petaluma High School. The Petaluma Daily Morning Courier reported on August 5, 1907, that Rena was to marry Custer Ward of Cotati. Either the wedding did not take place, or the two were divorced. By 1908, Rena was, once again, referred to in the local papers as “Miss Rena Church”. Beginning in this year, Rena became active in the Two Rock Grange, often attending meetings with her parents. In 1908 Rena was elected to the position of Protector for the Petaluma Temple, No.104, Pythian Sisters, and in 1909 to the position of Manager. In February 1912, Rena and William J. Wesley were the prize winners of a whist tournament held by the Pythian Sisters, and the two married on August 4, 1912. They settled in Petaluma, and William was an employee of the Camp & Hedges Company. Rena died October 17, 1918, at the sanitarium in Redwood City, “where she had been receiving treatment and was recovering when she was taken ill with Spanish influenza and later developed pneumonia which was the immediate cause of death.” Rena died at the age of 28, only three months after brother, Lorin, died on the battlefield in France during World War I. Rena’s ashes were placed in the family plot in the Two Rock Cemetery, and Lorin’s body was buried at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial, Belleau, Department de L’Aisne, Picardie, France.
Family Affiliation: Rena Church Weyler was the second daughter of Petaluma pioneers, Walter A. Church and Minnie B. Warders Church, of Two Rock Valley. She was the sister of Lorin Jasper Church, Linnie Church Mack, Flora Church, Ralph Church, Amy Church, Earl Church, and Roy Church. Rena’s husband was William J. Weller, and together they had two sons, Jack Wesley, and Noel Wesley. Click here to be directed to a list of the other portraits of Church family members in this archive.
Bibliography: Petaluma Daily Morning Courier, August 5, 1907, p.1; Dec. 12, 1908, p.3; June 12, 1909, p.2; October 21, 1909, p.3; February 24, 1912, p.2; June 26, 1912, p.1; October 18, 1918, p.4. Petaluma Argus-Courier, July 22, 1909, p.2; October 18, 1918, p.8.
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This card’s portrait is contained within an embossed, vertical oval, which is a darker gray than the card. Below the oval, and in the same darker gray, is an elaborate embellishment. The bottom edge of this card was roughly trimmed, cutting in half the photographer’s identifying mark which may be a printed imprint or his handwritten signature. On the bottom right of the card, handwritten in pencil is, “1910”.
Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil along the top edge is “Rena”.
Date: 1910
Condition: The sides and bottom edges of this card have been roughly trimmed, and there is slight foxing within the oval frame of the portrait.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-02-p29-p17
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Whitney, Annabelle St. John (2 of 2)
/John A. Todd’s Portrait Photograph of AnnaBelle St. John Whitney & Children, 1889
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: John A. Todd,
Studio Location: 2126 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, California
THE SITTER(s):
Name(s): AnnaBella St. John Whitney and Children
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
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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Whitney, Ben 1981-835-27
/Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Ben Whitney, c. 1882-1890
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: unidentified
THE SITTER(s):
Name(s): Ben Whitney
Description: Unique format portrait of Ben Whitney's bust in an oval frame with cartouche detailing. Whitney is wearing a suit and tie. He has a beard and combed hair. The gilted edges date this photo to the 1880's.
Biographical Note: Ben Whitney is possibly the brother of Senator Albion Paris Whitney.
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography: add, augment
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: Unique format, approximately 4 x 5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print
Description, Obverse: (identify group or individual, gender(s); identify pose, furniture & props; describe composition, background, added color…)
Description, Reverse: “Uncle Ben Whitney”
Date: c. 1882-1890
Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-27
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Whitney, Annabelle St. John (1 of 2)
/Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of AnnaBelle St. John Whitney, c. 1895-1900
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: unidentified
THE SITTER(s):
Name(s): AnnaBelle St. John Whitney
Description: Unique format cabinet card of AnnaBelle St. John Whitney. Whitney is wearing a corseted, bustled dress with a lace bodice. There is darker, paisley detailing along the bodice and skirt. She is standing with her hands clasped in front of her, and wearing a diamond bracelet. She has short curly bangs and the rest of her hair is pulled back.
Biographical Note: add, augment
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography: add, augment
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: Unique format cabinet card, approximately 12.5 x 17.5 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: AnnaBelle St. John married Arthur Whitney in 1882. Daughter of Isabelle Grigsby St. John Denman.
Date: c. 1895-1900
Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-02
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Williams, Elizabeth “Betsy” Bailey (1792-1882)
/Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Elizabeth “Betsy” Bailey Williams and Clara McNear Leppo
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:
Names: Elizabeth “Betsy” Bailey Williams & Clara McNear Leppo
Description: In this masterful double portrait, Elizabeth Bailey Williams is depicted holding her great-great-grandaughter, Clara McNear Leppo. William’s black jacket and skirt contrast dramatically with the baby’s white lace gown, creating a striking composition. In an intricate and intimate composition, Williams’s left hand supports the baby’s back and the enlarged middle or index finger of her right hand is clasped by the fingers of the baby’s right hand. Williams wears glasses and gazes directly at the viewer while the square-faced baby looks off to the viewer’s right. Williams’s cuff and dropped waist jacket are edged in dark satin. A stiff, white, ruffled collar surrounds her neck, and a white, lace jabot falls almost to her waist. William’s center-parted hair is surprisingly very dark. She appears to be wearing a dark bonnet or braided and curled hairpiece which rests on the crown of her head and falls to cover her ears. Elizabeth Bailey Williams & Clara McNear Leppo PDF
Biographical Note: Elizabeth Bailey Williams was born in Woolwich, Maine in 1792 and was buried in 1882 in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park. According to her grandson, George Roscoe Williams (1839-1934), she was left a widow in her late twenties with seven children to raise. She provided for them by running a grocery and dry goods store in Wiscasset, Maine. In the course of her lifetime she moved extensively within the United States. In the spring of 1853 she departed Maine with her granddaughter, Clara Williams McNear, and several other family members to settle in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Due to the tension preceding the Civil War, she returned to Wiscasset in 1859. Her decision to move to Petaluma later in her life was undoubedtly motivated by her desire to be with her son and grandchildren.
Family Affiliation: Elizabeth Bailey Williams was the mother of Petaluma pioneer, George Bailey Williams (1809-1899); the grandmother of George Roscoe Williams (1839-1934) and Clara Williams McNear (1837-1866); and the great grandmother of Clara McNear Leppo (1881-1979). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72920010/betsy-elizabeth-williams.
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This masterful double portrait is framed within an arched, ecru, mat which is edged in light blue. The photographer’s imprint runs along the bottom blue strip; on the right is the photographer’s signature presented in cursive letters, “L Dowe”, and on the right in block print is “PETALUMA, CAL”. Hand written, in blue ink cursive along the bottom ecru strip is written, “Mrs Betsy Williams 90 years, Clara McNear 5 mos. Great great grd”.
Description, back: Hand written in black ink cursive along on the top: “Mrs Betsy Williams 90 years. Clara McNear 5 months. Great-Great-Grand Mother”. Written in black ink cursive along the bottom: “for Mrs. Maria Wright from Mrs. Eliza Garrett”. (Eliza Jane Williams Garrett (1813-1884) was the daughter of Elizabeth Bailey Williams.)
Date: 1881
Condition: slight foxing throughout
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2006-1-78
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Waugh, Elizabeth (1852-1940) (see Allen)→
/Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Elizabeth Waugh, c. 1884-1890
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: unidentified
THE SITTER:
Name: Elizabeth Waugh
Description:
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation: Elizabeth Waugh, born 1852 in Sonoma, to Clarissa and Lorenzo Waugh. She married George Allen, a riverboat captain. They had three children: Walter, Mary Bell, and Lonnie.
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back:
Date: c. 1884-1890
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-08
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Warders, Joseph (1816-1877)
/A.W. Barker, Portrait Photograph of Joseph Warders
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: A.W. Barker
Studio Location: Canton, Illinois
THE SITTER:
Name: Joseph Warders
Description: CDV of a man with a beard standing next to a wooden chair. He is wearing a suit, with a bow tie, with a chain hanging from a patterned vest.
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: “Joseph Warders”; A.W. Barker’s stamp
Date: circa 1816-1877
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p1-p1
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Warders, Joseph (1816-1877)
/Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Joseph Warders
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: unidentified
THE SITTER:
Name: Joseph Warders
Description: Tintype of a man's bust. He has a large beard and is wearing a suit without a tie.
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: tintype, size N/A
Medium: N/A
Description, front:
Description, back: the back of this tintype is blank or contains only its accession number
Date: undated
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p10-p6
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Warders, Elizabeth 1979-425-01-p11-p7
/Hoebel & Luther Photograph Gallery, Portrait Photograph of Elizabeth Warders
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: Hoebel & Luther Photograph Gallery
Studio Location: 444 ½ Third Street, San Francisco, CA
THE SITTER:
Name: Elizabeth Warders
Description: CDV of a woman sitting wearing a striped dress.
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: Hobel & Luther’s stamp
Date: undated
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p11-p7
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Warders, Minnie 1979-425-01-p19-p13
/Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Minnie Warders, Date N/A
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: unidentified
THE SITTER(s):
Name(s): Minnie Warders
Description: Tintype of a young girl sitting in an oval frame with cartouche detailing. Her arm is resting on a fringe studio chair and she is wearing a patterned dress
Biographical Note: add, augment
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography: add, augment
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: tintype, size N/A
Medium: N/A
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-p19-p13
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Warders, Minnie 1979-425-01-p21-p14
/Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Minnie Warders, Date N/A
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: unidentified
THE SITTER(s):
Name(s): Minnie Warders
Description: Tintype of a girl sitting in an semi-oval frame. Her arm is resting on a fringe studio chair and she is wearing a patterned dress
Biographical Note: add, augment
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography: add, augment
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: tintype, size N/A
Medium: N/A
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-p21-p14
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Waugh, Henry 1978-80-38
/Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Henry Waugh & Mrs. Waugh
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:
Names: Henry Waugh and Mrs. Waugh
Description: Carte de visite of Henry Waugh and his wife. Mrs. Waugh wears a corseted, bustled dress with bows on the skirt and blouse. There is cinched detailing along the skirt and sleeves, and pleated ruffles along the skirt's hemline. The collar of the dress is a lacy bow. Her hair is done in sausage curls. Her hand rest's on Henry's shoulder, who is sitting next to her. He wears a three-piece suit with a white tie and shirt. His arm rests on a studio prop table.
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography:
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: L. Dowe, Photographer, Petaluma, Cal.
Date: September 1875 - March 1882
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-38
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Waugh, Lorenzo 1808-1900
/George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Lorenzo Waugh
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: Lorenzo Waugh
Description: Cabinet card of Lorenzo Waugh. Waugh is sitting on a fringed studio chair. He is wearing a three-piece suit, a bow tie, and with a chain hanging from his vest. He has a beard and is slightly balding. The fringed chair and Waugh's fashions date this photo to the late 1870s.
Biographical Note: Lorenzo Waugh was born on August 28, 1808, near Greenbrier River, West Virginia, in what is now Pocahontas County. In his youth he was acquainted with Daniel Webster, John Quincy Adams, and other famous people from the early history of our country. At age 16, he was a teacher in Harrison County. In 1831, he entered the Methodist ministry and taught school in Mason County. Waugh married Clarissa Jane Edsel in 1841. When the health for both of them failed, they traveled over the plains in 1852 to California in an ox teams. Upon their arrival, Waugh experienced some ownership problems with the land upon which he settled. Eventually, General Vallejo presented him with 320 acres of land near Petaluma. (1515 Old Adobe Road) Vallejo has been quoted as saying, “Land is plenty. and it for us, and I have plenty of it yet.” Since no church had been built, their new home was made available for preaching, social and religious gatherings for all in the region.
Father Waugh headed the Petaluma temperance movement for many years. He helped organize the California Youth Association in 1859, and urged people to “shun the degrading, ruinous habits of using tobacco and intoxicating drink.” He built the first Methodist Church in Petaluma. He also published a 32-chapter autobiography, 1883, which had five printings
Rev. Waugh died on September 5, 1900
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography: http://bill-hammerman.blogs.petaluma360.com/13175/lest-we-forget-rev-lorenzo-waugh/
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil along the bottom left edge is, “Lorenzo Waugh”.
Date: circa 1875 - 1880
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-05
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Waugh, Mrs. Henry 1978-80-38
/Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Henry Waugh & Mrs. Waugh
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:
Names: Henry Waugh and Mrs. Waugh
Description: Carte de visite of Henry Waugh and his wife. Mrs. Waugh wears a corseted, bustled dress with bows on the skirt and blouse. There is cinched detailing along the skirt and sleeves, and pleated ruffles along the skirt's hemline. The collar of the dress is a lacy bow. Her hair is done in sausage curls. Her hand rest's on Henry's shoulder, who is sitting next to her. He wears a three-piece suit with a white tie and shirt. His arm rests on a studio prop table.
Biographical Note:
Family Affiliation:
Bibliography:
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: L. Dowe, Photographer, Petaluma, Cal.
Date: September 1875 - March 1882
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-38
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Whitefield, Lou
/Bradley & Rulofson Studio Portrait Photograph of Lou Whitefield
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographic Studio: Bradley & Rulofson, 429 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California. Henry William Bradley (1813-1891) opened a photographic studio in San Francisco in 1850 and in 1860 took on his partner William Rulofson (1826-1876). Their studio was considered by many to be the best in California. Bradley retired in 1878.
THE SITTER:
Name: The author of the inscription written on the back of this card identifies the sitter as their cousin, Lou Whitefield.
Description: Carte de visite of an unidentified Whitfield woman. The card is a great example of tinting used in the 1860s. The woman is looking over her shoulder. There is pink detailing around her collar, and rosiness in her lips and cheeks. Her hair pulled back into a chignon and secured with a pearl crown.
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: Handwritten in cursive in pencil along the top edge is, “Cousin Lou”. Below this is, “1869”and “Whitefield”. Bradley & Rulofson’s studio imprint appears in black ink in the center of the card. Along the bottom is printed, “ Additional copies can be had at any time”.
Date: 1869
Condition: The top left edge of this card has been clipped, and it appears the left edge has been trimmed.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-05
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Whitney, Albion “Albie” Harvey (1870-1907) (4 of 5)
/Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Clara, Ella & Albie Whitney
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:
Names: Clara Whitney Spears, Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton, and Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney (At the time this portrait was taken, Clara and Marcella would have been known by their maiden name, Whitney.)
Description: Description: This is a masterful portrait of three young siblings. Clara, approximately 4 years of age, sits on a fringed studio chair with her feet dangling above the floor. She is attired in a dark dress with a double row of buttons and a white side ruffle which runs the length of her dress and boarders the attached matching shawl. Her petticoat is revealed, peaking under the front of her dress’ hem. She wears white leggings and dark, leather, side-snap, boots. Marcella, approximately 10 years of age, stands behind her sister and brother and is attired in a dark dress with a front strip of fabric which is embellished with buttons and a diagonal cross design. She wears a white lace ruff and a necklace which ends in what is most probably a locket. Albion, approximately 7 years of age, stands on the viewer’s right and affectionally rests his right hand on Clara’s left wrist. He is dressed in a formal, cutaway, jacket with decorative side buttons. Beneath, he wears a matching, piped vest and knickers.
Biographical Note: Albion (Albie) Whitney was born in Petaluma on April 10, 1870, and according to an article in the Petaluma Argus- Courier he received a “high education”. It also states that he traveled extensively in his youth, visiting the Orient and spending considerable time in Alaska, “where his health was seriously damaged.” In 1904, he departed Petaluma to work in San Mateo for his brother, Arthur Leslie Whitney (1858-1914) the founder of the Leslie Salt Refining Company where Albion was secretary and manager. Albie died tragically at age 35. On May 21, 1907, his car was struck by a passenger train, and it was reported he died instantly. Petaluma Argus-Courier, June 5, 1907, p. 3.
Family Affiliation: Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney was the sixth child of the prominent Petaluma pioneers Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884) and Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917). His father was a California State Senator and wealthy businessman. His mother managed the family business after her husband’s death and was an active participant in the women’s suffrage movement. His paternal grandmother was Olive Parlin Whitney, and his siblings were Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett, Nancy Jane “Jenny” Whitney Morrow, Arthur Leslie Whitney, Leona Merrill Whitney, Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton and Clara Whitney Spear.
Bibliography:
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This is a masterful portrait of three siblings. The brilliantly harmonious arrangement of the children is strengthened by the arched matte and uncluttered background. The photographer has posed the children in a classic pyramidal composition. He angled Clara and Albion to serve as compositional parenthesis and placed Marcella to serve as the exclamation mark.
Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil is, “Albie”, “Ella” and “Clara”. Handwritten in cursive in black ink in the lower right is, “Clark Family”. This is not a reference to the sitters, but, most probably, to the owners of the cabinet card.
Date: 1876 or 1877
Condition: Both the front and the back of this card are soiled.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-03
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Whitney, Albion “Albie” Harvey (1870-1907) (1 of 5)
/Richard Reece Percival’s Portrait Photograph of Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
RICHARD REECE PERCIVAL was born in England in 1835 and died in Rhode Island in 1917. He operated the R. Percival Gallery in Petaluma between October 1867 and September 1870 and again between March 1871 and at least May 1871. After departing Petaluma, he continued working as a photographer in San Jose, California. (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: Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney
Description: It appears from the inscription on the back of this carte de visite that this is a portrait of Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney taken on his first birthday. The baby sits in a chair which is covered by a heavy printed textile. “Albie” looks directly at the camera and appears to be holding a toy. He is dressed in a dark dress, and his light-colored hair is parted on his left.
Biographical Note: Albion (Albie) Whitney was born in Petaluma on April 10, 1870, and according to an article in the Petaluma Argus- Courier he received a “high education”. It also states that he traveled extensively in his youth, visiting the Orient and spending considerable time in Alaska, “where his health was seriously damaged.” In 1904, he departed Petaluma to work in San Mateo for his brother, Arthur Leslie Whitney (1858-1914) the founder of the Leslie Salt Refining Company where Albion was secretary and manager. Albie died tragically at age 35. On May 21, 1907, his car was struck by a passenger train, and it was reported he died instantly. Petaluma Argus-Courier, June 5, 1907, p. 3.
Family Affiliation: Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney was the sixth child of the prominent Petaluma pioneers Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884) and Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917). His father was a California State Senator and wealthy businessman. His mother managed the family business after her husband’s death and was an active participant in the women’s suffrage movement. His paternal grandmother was Olive Parlin Whitney, and his siblings were Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett, Nancy Jane “Jenny” Whitney Morrow, Arthur Leslie Whitney, Leona Merrill Whitney, Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton and Clara Whitney Spear.
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: Handwritten in cursive in pencil at the top of this card is, “Albie 1 year Apr 10th - 1871” and “Born Petaluma April 10th - 1870”.
Date: April 10, 1871
Condition: Both the front and back sides of this card are soiled and stained.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-06
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Whitney, Albion “Albie” Harvey (1870-1907) (3 of 5)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney
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: Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney
Description: Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney was 5 or 6 years old when this portrait was taken. To accommodate the size of his sitter, Reed has repurposed the fringed armrest of his studio chair to serve as the chair’s back. The child sits with his right leg tucked under his left and his hands resting on his thighs. He is dressed in knickers and a matching jacket with a large shawl collar. The collar and the hems of his sleeves and knickers are trimmed in three rows of dark ribbon, and the bottom sides of his knickers have metal buttons. He also wears a white shirt with a dark bow tie, white leggings and dark leather, lace-up boots. His hair has been groomed especially for his photo shoot; down both sides of his head hang sausage curls and a high mound of hair crowns the top of his head.
Biographical Note: Albion (Albie) Whitney was born in Petaluma on April 10, 1870, and according to an article in the Petaluma Argus-Courier he received a “high education”. It also states that he traveled extensively in his youth, visiting the Orient and spending considerable time in Alaska, “where his health was seriously damaged.” In 1904, he departed Petaluma to work in San Mateo for his brother, Arthur Leslie Whitney (1858-1914) the founder of the Leslie Salt Refining Company where Albion was secretary and manager. Albie died tragically at age 35. On May 21, 1907, his car was struck by a passenger train, and it was reported he died instantly. Petaluma Argus-Courier, June 5, 1907, p. 3.
Family Affiliation: Albion “Albie” Harvey Whitney was the sixth child of the prominent Petaluma pioneers Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884) and Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917). His father was a California State Senator and wealthy businessman. His mother managed the family business after her husband’s death and was an active participant in the women’s suffrage movement. His paternal grandmother was Olive Parlin Whitney, and his siblings were Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett, Nancy Jane “Jenny” Whitney Morrow, Arthur Leslie Whitney, Leona Merrill Whitney, Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton and Clara Whitney Spear.
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: Handwritten in pencil at the top of the card is “1876”. Below that is Reed’s imprint and below that is handwritten in cursive in pencil, “Albion Harvey Whitney”, and “‘Albie’”.
Date: 1876
Condition: The top corners of this card have been clipped, and the left edge has been trimmed. The front and back of this card are soiled and there are several, small, black spots on the right front of the card.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-12
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Whitney, Albion Paris (1825-1884)
/George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Albion Paris Whitney
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: Albion Paris Whitney
Description: In this head-and-shoulders portrait, Albion Paris Whitney appears as a man entering middle age. His beard and mustache are greying and pronounced wrinkles appear at the side of his eyes. He wears a heavy jacket, vest, collared white shirt and a dark bow tie.
Biographical Note: Albion was a hard-working, driven pioneer. Even his obituary stated, “…mind and body, when overworked often react upon themselves, and present the sad spectacle of a star falling from the sky before it has attained its zenith.” (Petaluma Weekly Argus, March 29, 1884). As a young man, Albion sought his fortune journeying further and further west. He eventually took the trail to California from Colorado and, in 1860, settled in Petaluma. He started in the grocery business and expanded into freighting grain and produce. He quickly became a wealthy man and served in many civic capacities. He was chairman of the Petaluma City Board of Trustees, a member of the Petaluma School Board, and President of the Sonoma and Marin District Agricultural Society. In 1874, he turned to politics and was elected on the Republican ticket to the California State Senate. Albion was also an active member of Petaluma’s Masonic Lodge.
Family Affiliation: Albion Paris Whitney was the husband of Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917), and the son of Olive Parlin Whitney (1791-1874). He and Susan had seven children: Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett, Nancy Jane “Jenny” Whitney Morrow, Arthur Leslie Whitney, Leona Merrill Whitney, Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton, Albion Harvey Whitney and Clara Whitney Spears.
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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: George Ross’ imprint appears on the front of this cabinet card in elegant print. On the left is simply, “George Ross,”, and on the right is, “Petaluma, Cal.”. Significantly, this photographic portrait served as the basis for the oil painting portrait of Albion created by C. W. Bowles in 1881. This painting, along with its companion piece depicting Albion’s wife, Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney, was donated by a descendant of the Whitney family and hangs in the Pioneer Parlor of the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum. Albion Paris Whitney PDF
Description, back: Handwritten along the top edge of the card in cursive in pencil is, “A P Whitney?”.
Date: late 1870s to 1881
Condition: Both sides of this card are heavily soiled.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-34
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Whitney, Arthur Leslie (1858-1914)
/Isaiah West Taber’s Portrait Photograph of Arthur leslie Whitney
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: Isaiah West Taber (1830-1912). Taber opened his first photography studio in 1854 in Syracuse, New York. In 1864 he moved to California and worked at the Bradley and Rulofson studio at 429 Montgomery Street in San Francisco until 1873. By the end of the decade, Taber was creating portraits at his own studio at 8 Montgomery Street in San Francisco. He continued to produce portraits at his new studio location at 121 Post Street between 1893 and 1906. His studio and all its contents were destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Isaiah West Taber: A Photographic Legacy, introduction by Gary F. Kurtz, Windgate Press, Sausalito, California, 2004, Appendix A: Portraits by Taber.
Studio Location: 8 Montgomery St., San Francisco, California
THE SITTER:
Name: Arthur Leslie Whitney
Description: In this head-and-shoulder portrait, Arthur Leslie Whitney is dressed in a checkered wool jacket with large lapels, a white shirt with an upturned collar, and a necktie that is clipped at his throat with a metal band. Meticulously groomed, he looks steadfastly into the distance. His hair has been side-parted, carefully combed and curled to flip at his temple and over his forehead.
Biographical Note: Arthur Leslie Whitney was born in Minnesota and at age three traveled with his parents to California. Arthur graduated from Petaluma High School in 1876 and later attended California State University to study literature. In 1881 he moved to San Francisco to work for his brother’s firm, C. E. Whitney & Company. On November 23, 1882 he married Anna Belle St. John (1864-1958) in what was described as Petaluma’s great society event of the season. Following the death of his father, Senator Albion Whitney, in 1884, Arthur and his wife returned to Petaluma, and Arthur became the manager of the family’s Petaluma store at the corner of Main Street and Western Avenue. In 1886 they commissioned the construction of their home at 312 Sixth Street which later came to be known as the Denman house. Later in their life, Arthur and Anna moved to San Mateo where Arthur had established the lucrative Leslie Salt Company.
Family Affiliation: Arthur Whitney was the son of the early Petaluma pioneers, Senator Albion P. Whitney (1825-1884) and Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917). His siblings included: Calvin Eastman Whitney (1851-1891), Cleora “Millie” Melissa Whitney Hewlett (1854-1930), Nancy Jane Whitney Morrow (1855-1938), Leona Merrill Whitney (1864-1866), Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton (1866-1915), Albion Harvey Whitney (1870-1907), and Clara Whitney Spear (1873-1954). He married Anna Bell St. John (1864-1958), the daughter of Isabel Grigsby St. John Denman (1837-1917) and step-daughter of early Petaluma pioneer, Ezekiel Denman. Together Arthur and Anna Bell had two children: Arthur St. John Whitney (1884-1949), and Leslie Denman Whitney (1887-1944).
Bibliography: Cassiday, John, “Arthur L. Whitney & Co,” An illustrated history of Sonoma County, California. Containing a history of the county of Sonoma from the earliest period of its occupancy to the present time, 1889, pp. 617. Petaluma Weekly Argus, May 5, 1876, p. 3; June 23, 1876, p. 3; Nov. 24, 1882, p.3; March 5, 1884, p. 3; March 29, 1884, p. 4; Dec. 26, 1885, p. 2; Petaluma Argus-Courier, June 11, 1914, p. 5.
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm
Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: The portrait of this cabinet card is framed within a vertical oval.
Description, back: Handwritten in pencil is “Arthur Whitney”.
Date: The photographer’s imprint on the bottom front edge of this card allows us to assume that this portrait was created between 1884 and 1886.
Condition: This portrait is faded and slightly soiled.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-29
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Whitney, Calvin Eastman (1851-1891) (1 of 2)
/John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Calvin Eastman Whitney
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: Calvin Eastman Whitney
Description: In this head-and-shoulders portrait, Calvin Eastman Whitney looks down to his right with a blank, distant gaze. He appears to be a young man in his early twenties. His hair is combed, oiled, and parted on his right. He sports a sparse, chevron mustache and wiry sideburns. He is attired in a double-breasted jacket with large, piped lapels and a white shirt with a dark, simple, crossed bow tie beneath a long, pointed collar.
Biographical Note: Calvin Eastman Whitney was born in Maine and traveled to California as a child with his father Albion Whitney. His mother and siblings joined them, and the family established their household in Petaluma. Due to Albion’s rapid success as a Bay Area merchant, the Whitney family soon became wealthy and prominent. Calvin attended Edward L. Lippitt’s school on D Street in Petaluma and, after graduating from Harvard, returned to California. In 1875 he began working as a partner in his father’s merchandise business in San Francisco. Calvin also became a partner of the Brigham Whitney Company, a wholesale dealer in dairy produce located at 320 Front Street in San Francisco. In 1885 a “Certificate of Special Partnership” published in the Petaluma Weekly Argus proclaimed Calvin had gone into business with his younger brother, Arthur L. Whitney, as “general merchandise, commissions, shipping, and forwarding merchants.”
Calvin died in 1891 at the age of 40 from a tragic accident. While attempting to remove debris from the roof of his newly constructed San Francisco home located at 2010 Washington Street, he fell through a skylight to the basement and died instantly. Calvin was buried at Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California.
Family Affiliation: Calvin Eastman Whitney was the oldest child of the prominent Petaluma pioneers, Senator Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884) and Susan Eastman Durgin Whitney (1832-1917). His siblings included: Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett (1854-1930), Nancy Jane Whitney Morrow (1855-1938), Arthur Leslie Whitney (1858-1914), Leona Merrill Whitney (1864-1866), Marcella Whitney Wheaton (1866-1915), Albion Harvey Whitney (1870-1907), and Clara Whitney Spear (1873-1954). In 1883 Calvin married Fannie Boruck, the first daughter of the California journalist Marcus D. Boruck. Calvin and Fannie had three children.
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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: This portrait is set within an oval format.
Description, back: Handwritten, diagonally, in cursive, in pencil, in the top left corner is what appears to be “Calvin”. Below this is the photographer’s imprint: J.Q. Reed, Photographic Artist. Over Wells, Fargo & Co’s Ex. Office, Main St., Petaluma, Cal.
Date: 1870 - 1875
Condition: This carte de visite is soiled throughout.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-22
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Whitney, Calvin Eastman (1851-1891) (2 of 2)
/Yosemite Art Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of Calvin Eastman Whitney
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: Isaiah West Taber (1830-1912) and Thomas Henry Boyd, Yosemite Art Gallery. In 1874, after working in San Francisco at the studio of Bradley & Rulofson, Isaiah West Tabor purchased Carleton Watkin’s Yosemite Art Gallery located at 26 Montgomery Street in San Francisco. At this location he partnered with Thomas Henry Boyd for a short period, and by the end of the decade Taber opened his own studio at 8 Montgomery Street in San Francisco.
Studio Location: 26 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California
THE SITTER:
Name: Calvin Eastman Whitney
Description: In this portrait, taken in October 1876, Calvin Eastman Whitney is twenty-five years old. He had recently graduated from Harvard, returned to California, and established himself in San Francisco as a partner in his father’s merchandising business. Calvin peers into the distance exuding an air of youthful confidence. His hair is parted on his right and carefully oiled and combed. He sports meticulously groomed mutton chops and a mustache. He is dressed in businessman’s attire: a jacket with fashionably large, piped lapels, a matching vest, and a white shirt with a wide bow tie.
Biographical Note: Calvin Eastman Whitney was born in Maine and traveled to California as a child with his father Albion Whitney. His mother and siblings joined them, and the family established their household in Petaluma. Due to Albion’s rapid success as a Bay Area merchant, the Whitney family soon became wealthy and prominent. Calvin attended Edward L. Lippitt’s school on D Street in Petaluma and, after graduating from Harvard, returned to California. In 1875 he began working as a partner in his father’s merchandise business in San Francisco. Calvin also became a partner of the Brigham Whitney Company, a wholesale dealer in dairy produce located at 320 Front Street in San Francisco. In 1885 a “Certificate of Special Partnership” published in the Petaluma Weekly Argus proclaimed Calvin had gone into business with his younger brother, Arthur L. Whitney, as “general merchandise, commissions, shipping, and forwarding merchants.”
Calvin died in 1891 at the age of 40 from a tragic accident. While attempting to remove debris from the roof of his newly constructed San Francisco home located at 2010 Washington Street, he fell through a skylight to the basement and died instantly. Calvin was buried at Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California.
Family Affiliation: Calvin Eastman Whitney was the oldest child of the prominent Petaluma pioneers, Senator Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884) and Susan Eastman Durgin Whitney (1832-1917). His siblings included: Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett (1854-1930), Nancy Jane Whitney Morrow (1855-1938), Arthur Leslie Whitney (1858-1914), Leona Merrill Whitney (1864-1866), Marcella Whitney Wheaton (1866-1915), Albion Harvey Whitney (1870-1907), and Clara Whitney Spear (1873-1954). In 1883 Calvin married Fannie Boruck, the first daughter of the California journalist Marcus D. Boruck. Calvin and Fannie had three children.
Bibliography: Petaluma Argus-Courier, June 15, 1916, p. 2. The Petaluma Courier, Oct. 17, 1883, p. 3; Dec. 2, 1891, p. 5. Petaluma Daily Morning Courier, Dec. 4, 1891, p. 3. Petaluma Weekly Argus, Nov. 19, 1875, p. 3; Dec. 18, 1875, p. 1; Oct. 20, 1883, p. 3; Dec. 12, 1885, p.2.
THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: On the bottom right edge is handwritten in pencil in cursive, “Mr. X”.
Description, back: Handwritten in cursive at the top of this card is, “Compliments of C. E. Whitney Oct 1876”. Below this is the imprint of the Yosemite Art Gallery, located at 26 Montgomery Street in San Francisco and operated by Isaiah West Taber (1830-1912) and Thomas Henry Boyd.
Date: October 1876
Condition: This cabinet card is soiled throughout.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-30
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Wheaton, Marcella “Ella” Whitney (1866-1915) (3 of 6)
/Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Clara, Ella & Albie Whitney
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:
Names: Clara Whitney Spear, Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton, and Albion “Albie” Whitney (At the time this portrait was taken, Clara and Marcella would have been known by their maiden name, Whitney.)
Description: This is a masterful portrait of three young siblings. Clara, approximately 4 years of age, sits on a fringed studio chair with her feet dangling above the floor. She is attired in a dark dress with a double row of buttons and a white side ruffle which runs the length of her dress and boarders the attached matching shawl. Her petticoat is revealed, peaking under the front of her dress’ hem. She wears white leggings and dark, leather, side-snap, boots. Marcella, approximately 10 years of age, stands behind her sister and brother and is attired in a dark dress with a front strip of fabric which is embellished with buttons and a diagonal cross design. She wears a white lace ruff and a necklace which ends in what is most probably a locket. Albion, approximately 7 years of age, stand on the viewer’s right and affectionally rests his right hand on Clara’s left wrist. He is dressed in a formal, cutaway, jacket with decorative side buttons. Beneath, he wears a matching piped vest and knickers.
Biographical Note: As a member of a prominent Petaluma family, Ella was well educated. She attended an Episcopal high school, Saint Mary’s Hall in Benicia, and, according to her obituary, a Bay Area seminary which may be a reference to Mill’s Seminary. According to articles in the Petaluma Weekly Argus, Ella toured Europe between July 1887 and December 1888. She later married Charles B. Wheaton and moved with him to Medford, Massachusetts. She died suddenly at the age of 48 of pneumonia in Medford, but was buried in her family’s plot in Petaluma at the Cypress Hill Memorial Park.
Family Affiliation: Marcella “Ella” Whitney was the fifth child of the prominent Petaluma pioneers Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884) and Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917). Her father was a California State Senator and wealthy businessman. Her mother managed the family business after his death and was an active participant in the women’s suffrage movement. Her paternal grandmother was Olive Parlin Whitney, and her siblings were Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett, Nancy Jane “Jenny” Whitney Morrow, Arthur Leslie Whitney, Leona Merrill Whitney, Albion Harvey Whitney and Clara Whitney Spears. Marcella’s husband was Charles B. Wheaton of San Francisco whom she married in 1892.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: cabinet card
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: This is a masterful portrait of three siblings. The brilliantly harmonious arrangement of the children is strengthened by the arched matte and uncluttered background. The photographer has posed the children in a classic pyramidal composition. He angled Clara and Albion to serve as compositional parenthesis and placed Marcella to serve as the exclamation mark.
Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil is, “Albie”, “Ella” and “Clara”. Handwritten in cursive in black ink in the lower right is, “Clark Family”. This is not a reference to the sitters, but, most probably, to the owners of the cabinet card.
Date: 1876 or 1877
Condition: Both the front and the back of this card are soiled.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-03
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Wheaton, Marcella “Ella” Whitney (1866-1915) (1 of 6)
/Richard Reece Percival’s Portrait Photograph of Marcella “Ella” Whitney
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
RICHARD REECE PERCIVAL was born in England in 1835 and died in Rhode Island in 1917. He operated the R. Percival Gallery in Petaluma between October 1867 and September 1870 and again between March 1871 and at least May 1871. After departing Petaluma, he continued working as a photographer in San Jose, California. (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: Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton (At the time this portrait was taken, the sitter would have been known by her maiden name, Marcella “Ella” Whitney.)
Description: In this portrait, baby “Ella” sits on a fabric covered table with her arms at her sides and her feet dangling. She is attired in an off-the-shoulder, light-colored, polka-dot dress that is cinched at the waist. The dress’ short sleeves are trimmed with dark ribbon, and the fullness of her skirt is defined by a hoop crinoline. The front of her dress hem has been folded to reveal her white stockings and the crocheted hem of her white lace petticoat. She also wears dark, leather lace-up boots. Her hair is center-parted and pinned on both sides of her head above the temples.
Biographical Note: As a member of a prominent Petaluma family, Ella was well educated. She attended an Episcopal high school, Saint Mary’s Hall in Benicia, and, according to her obituary, a Bay Area seminary which may be a reference to Mill’s Seminary. According to articles in the Petaluma Weekly Argus, Ella toured Europe between July 1887 and December 1888. She later married Charles B. Wheaton and moved with him to Medford, Massachusetts. She died suddenly at the age of 48 of pneumonia in Medford, but was buried in her family’s plot in Petaluma at the Cypress Hill Memorial Park.
Family Affiliation: Marcella “Ella” Whitney was the fifth child of the prominent Petaluma pioneers Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884) and Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917). Her father was a California State Senator and wealthy businessman. Her mother managed the family business after his death and was an active participant in the women’s suffrage movement. Her paternal grandmother was Olive Parlin Whitney, and her siblings were Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett, Nancy Jane “Jenny” Whitney Morrow, Arthur Leslie Whitney, Leona Merrill Whitney, Albion Harvey Whitney and Clara Whitney Spears. Marcella’s husband was Charles B. Wheaton of San Francisco whom she married in 1892.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: Carte de visite
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front: The studio backdrop used in this portrait is faded.
Description, back: Above the photographer’s imprint is handwritten in cursive in black ink, “Maclla Whitney”, “Born Apr. 23 1866”. Below the Percival Gallery imprint is handwritten, “Ella W three years old Apr. 1869”. Along the bottom of the card is printed, “Negatives preserved.”.
Date: April 1869
Condition: This card is heavily soiled and stained.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-07
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Whitney, Leona 1981-835-14
/Bryan R. Johnson’s Portrait Photograph of Leona Whitney
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: Leona Whitney
Description: Carte de visite of a toddler Leona Whitney sitting. Whitney is sitting in a studio chair with patterned fabric draped over it. She has on a patterned dress with a white smock.
Biographical Note: Leona Whitney died at age 2 years, 6 months, 1866. She was the daughter of Senator Albion P. Whitney and SusanEastman. Her siblings are Calvin, Cleora, Nancy Jane, Arthur, Marcella (Ella), Albion H., and Clara.
Family Affiliation:
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THE PHOTOGRAPH:
Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 6.25 x 9.25 cm
Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock
Description, front:
Description, back: From B.R. Johnson’s Photographic Establishment, Doyle’s Building, Main Street, Petaluma.; Leona Whitney 2 years old the 17th of April 1866
Date: April 17, 1866
Condition:
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-14
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Whitney, Olive Parlin (1791-1874)
/Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of Olive Parlin Whitney
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: Olive Parlin Whitney
Description: This carte de visite was taken of Olive Parlin Whitney one or two years before her death in January 1874 at the age of 82. Whitney is seated, wearing a black dress and matching cape, the outer appearance of which is unadorned. According to the commentary written on the back of this portrait, the cape was lined in bright blue “sasanet”. The writer most probably meant “sarsenet”, a fine, soft, silk fabric used as a lining material in dressmaking. A white kerchief has been folded and crosses below her neck. One could interpret the commentary written on the back of this portrait to be describing this kerchief as a collar with eyelet embroidery: “Colar Eyelet Embdy”. Her surprisingly dark hair can be seen along the edge of her white ruffled day cap. She wears circular spectacles and looks directly out at the viewer with a glare that can reasonably be defined as unwelcoming. In her right hand it appears she is holding a white handkerchief. Her left elbow may be resting upon a book laid on the table beside her. Given the commentary written on the back of this carte de visite, “very rigid in religion”, it would not be unreasonable to assume that it may be a Bible.
Biographical Note: Olive Parlin Whitney was born in Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts and buried in Cypress Hill Memorial Park, Petaluma California. She was married to William Whitney who died in 1852 and was buried in Fort Fairfield Maine. Presumably, Olive, at sometime after William’s death, traveled to be with her son in Petaluma.
Family Affiliation: Olive Parlin Whitney was the mother of Petaluma pioneer and California State Senator, Albion Paris Whitney(1825-1884) and mother-in-law of his wife, Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917).
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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: Olive Parlin Whitney is portrayed in this carte de visite seated beside a table upon which appears to rest a book and an unidentified white object which is visible on the center right edge of the composition.
Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in black ink along the top of the back edge of this carte de visite is, “Olive Parlin Whitney b 1791 d 1873 (1873 is struck through)1874 Jan. 3d [sic]”. Below this is handwritten in cursive in pencil, “(mother of A P. Whitney) buried in Petaluma cemetery.” Below the imprint handwritten in cursive in pencil is, “Black cape lined with bright blue (sasanet) [sic] color. Colar [sic] Eyelet embdy [sic]”.
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. In this imprint version, unlike Anderson’s other imprints, the text is not embellished with flourishes.
Date: January 1872 - December 1873
Condition: There is heavy foxing throughout this carte de visite, and there is a horizontal crease across the center.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-13
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Whitney, Susan Durgin Eastman (1832-1899)
/Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney
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: Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney
Description: In this cabinet card, Susan Whitney is portrayed wearing a simple, dark, jacket and a lace jabot. Her hair is center-parted and simply combed back behind her ears, but at the crown of her head appears a prominent hair comb. She also wears pendent earrings, a circular brooch, and a long, gold, chain.
Biographical Note: In 1861, Susan traveled to California by the Panama Route with her four children to join her husband, Albion Paris Whitney, who had been working in the lumber business in Placer County. They settled in Petaluma, and Albion became a well-known and respected Petaluma businessman and California state senator. They were prominent Petaluma citizens, and raised their large family in their fashionable home at 320 Sixth Street. It was recorded that as a widow, Susan managed the businesses her husband had created, and, as executrix of his estate, “carried out his wishes to the letter.” Also, after Albion’s death, Susan became a significant leader in the women’s suffrage movement in Petaluma. She was reputed to have been a very charitable and kind woman and was an active member of the Masonic Order of the Eastern Star and of the Episcopal Church.
Family Affiliation: Susan Whitney was the wife of early Petaluma pioneer and state senator, Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884). She was the daughter-in-law of Olive Parlin Whitney. Her children were: Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett, Nancy Jane “Jenny” Whitney Morrow, Arthur Leslie Whitney, Leona Merrill Whitney, Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton, Albion Harvey Whitney and Clara Whitney Spears.
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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: On the left bottom edge of this cabinet card is the photographer’s imprint in the form of his signature, “L. Dowe”, and on the right is printed, “PETALUMA, CAL”. Significantly, this photographic portrait served as the basis for the oil painting portrait of Susan created by C. W. Bowles in 1881. This painting along with its companion piece depicting Susan’s husband, Albion Paris Whitney, was donated by a descendant of the Whitney family and hangs in the Pioneer Parlor of the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum. Susan Whitney PDF
Description, back: Handwritten in pencil along the top edge of this cabinet card is: “Susan D.Whitney”.
Date: September 1875 - March 1882
Condition: This cabinet card is slightly soiled throughout and the right edge is stained significantly.
Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-32
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Williams, Anthony De Souza (Brother) 1997-672-04
/M.H. Strong’s, Portrait Photograph of Anthony De Souza Williams & Brother
THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:
Photographer: M.H. Strong, Third and Main Street, Napa, California
THE SITTERS:
Names: Anthony De Souza Williams and brother
Description: Cabinet card of Anthony De Souza Williams and his brother. Williams is standing and his brother is sitting on a wicker chair with a blanket draped over it. The boys are wearing matching "Lord Fauntleroy" outfits. Frilly lace white shirts with large bow toes, and shorts with socks. The "Lord Fauntleroy" look was popularized in the mid 1890s.
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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: “Anthony De Souza Williams (On right standing)
Date: circa 1894-1900
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Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1997-672-04
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.