“Middle-Aged Man With a Large Necktie Knot”

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: In this head-and-shoulders portrait, a middle-aged man looks intently up and to his left. He is attired formally in a jacket and matching vest. Both are piped in a lighter fabric. He also wears a white shirt with an upturned collar beneath which is a dark necktie with a very large knot.

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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: The photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom edge.

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

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition: The front of this card is heavily stained throughout.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1985-X-35

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Unidentified Clarke Family Member

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Clarke Family Member

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified Clarke Family Member.

Description: This dignified gentleman looks intently to his left. The top of his head is bald, and he sports a full, manicured, beard and mustache. He is attired in a double-breasted jacket and matching vest. He wears a loosely-tied, dark bow under his white collar.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait is mounted on a maroon card which has the photographer’s imprint stamped in gold along the bottom.

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

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition: There is slight foxing on the front of this card.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1991-IDI-02

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Jewell, George Colby (1856-1925)

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of George Colby Jewell

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: George Colby Jewell

Description: George Colby Jewell appears very dapper in this head-and-shoulder portrait. He is meticulously groomed and attired. His hair has been parted on his left and carefully oiled and combed. He also sports a trimmed, chevron mustache. His fashionable jacket has large lapels and a subtle checkered pinstripe, and his matching vest has metallic buttons. The collar of his white shirt has been turned up and beneath it, he wears a geometrically patterned ascot. Unfortunately, the details of the rectangular pin at the center of his ascot can not be discerned.

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Biographical Note: According to the Petaluma newspapers, George, as a young man, was very popular and socially active. On August 6, 1876, the Petaluma Weekly Argus reported that George, along with five other young men, would be attending the full four year course at the State University. It specified that George was to take the “scientific course”. The Jewell family ranch was in Chileno Valley where it was reported fine thoroughbred cattle and horses were raised. The Jewell family also had a fashionable, large residence on D Street. George eventually moved to San Rafael and lived with his brother-in-law and sister, Dr. Sallie Jewel Davis. George died in 1925 at the age of 68 or 69 in San Rafael, but was buried in the family plot at Cypress Hill Memorial Park in Petaluma.

Family Affiliation: George’s paternal grandparents, Jesse Jewell (1776-1863) and Sally Smith Jewell (1781-1872), were early settlers of Petaluma. George’s parents were Isaac Robinson Jewell (1820-1891) and Ruby Stafford Ridley Jewell (1821-1907), also of Petaluma. All four are buried in Cypress Hill Memorial Park in Petaluma. George’s uncle, George Clinton Jewel (1822-1863), was also an early Petaluman, and he was married to Polly E. Reynold (1825-1926), a beloved early citizen of Petaluma. George’s elder brother was John Elliott Jewell (1852-1932), and John’s first wife was Clara Belle Sproul Jewell Ivancovich (1856-1939). Clara was a prominent Petaluman, and George may have lived with her and his brother during the early years of their marriage.

Bibliography: Petaluma Daily Morning Courier : October 30, 1907, p.1; August 31, 1920, p. 5; April 10, 1921, p.6; November 5, 1925, p.4. Petaluma Weekly Argus: April 27, 1872, p. 3; August 6, 1875, p. 3. Petaluma Argus-Courier, April 23, 1925, p.3; November 4, 1925, p. 2. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207826262/george-colby-jewell

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This head-and-shoulders portrait is set within an oval format, and the photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom edge.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in black ink along the top edge of the card is, “Geo. C. Jewell” and “April 23rd 1879”. (The number 9 in this date appears to be superimposed on the number 8.) Along the bottom appears what might be, “Chum”, a popular word at the time meaning close friend.

Date: April 23, 1879

Condition: With the exception of soiling along the bottom edge, the front of this card is in very good condition. The bottom half of the back of the card is heavily soiled.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1996-X-36

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“Standing Gentleman Attired in a Long Sack Coat”

Bryan R. Johnson’s Portrait photograph of

“Standing Gentleman Attired in a Long Sack Coat”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: unidentified

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: April 1863-1864

Condition: This card is heavily soiled and stained.

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

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

Lewis Dowe’s Pastiche Portrait Photograph of a

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LEWIS DOWE was born in 1838 in Hanover, New Hampshire and died in 1919 in Portland, Oregon. He arrived in Petaluma in September of 1875 and set up his photography studio in the rooms formerly occupied by photographer Hugh Anderson. Dowe worked in Petaluma as both a “view” and portrait photographer until he departed the town in March of 1882. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: 1877 or 1879

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

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

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Tomasini, Louis (1845-1899)(1 of 2)

Bradley & Rulofson Studio Portrait photograph of Louis Tomasini

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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: Louis Tomasini

Description: In this head-and-shoulder portrait, Louis Tomasini, with a neutral facial expression, looks to his left. His dark hair is side-parted and combed to the back of his head, and his walrus mustache is carefully groomed. He wears a jacket with pointed lapels, a white, high-neck, collared shirt and a dark bow tie.

Biographical Note: Louis Tomasini learned the skills of a dairymen in his native Switzerland, and emigrated to California in 1864. He was a tenant dairyman at the Burdell Ranch in Marin County and later resided at the DeMartin ranch in Chileno Valley. In 1880, he married Rosalia (Rosalie) DeMartin, the only daughter of wealthy and influential Marin County dairyman, Andrew DeMartin. Tomasini eventually became a very successful businessman and landowner, helping to establish and serving on the board of directors of the Dairymen’s Union. Sometime after his marriage, he and his wife built a fashionable home in Petaluma on Kentucky Street. She died in 1887 at the age of 23 after giving birth to three children. He died in 1899 at age 53, leaving the guardianship of his minor children to his brother, Matteo Tomasini also of Petaluma.

Family Affiliation: Louis Tomasini’s brother was Matteo Tomasini; his wife was Rosalia (Rosalie) DeMartin Tomasini; and his three children were Juliet, Lila and Waldo.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: Carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil, along the right edge of the card is, “Louis Tomasini”. In the center of the card in brown print is the large and elaborate imprint of the very fashionable San Francisco studio, Bradley & Rulofson, originally owned and run by photographers Henry William Bradley (1813-1891) and William Herman Rulofson (1826-1878).

Date: 1873-1878

Condition: This carte de visite is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-37

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Whitney, Albion “Albie” Harvey (1870-1907) (2 of 5)

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of Ella & Albie Whitney

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE 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.

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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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE 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.

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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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

GEORGE COLVAINE ROSS was born February 12, 1832 in Edinburgh, Scotland and died in 1893 at the age of 60 in Petaluma, California. Unlike the other 19th century Petaluma photographers, Ross lived and worked in Petaluma for many years. He arrived in Petaluma in 1855, and in 1862 he began his profession as a photographer, moving his studio within the city several times as noted on his various carte de visite and cabinet card imprints. In 1869 he was also part of a short-lived, photographic studio partnership with Elon D. Ormsby on Main Street in Petaluma. It was reported Ross stopped working as a photographer soon after he became an invalid in 1888. Ross was among the most prolific Petaluma portrait photographers, and his work was of exceptionally high quality. Ross was buried in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Nellie Louise Cassidy Webster (This portrait may have taken when the sitter was known by her maiden name, Nellie Louise Cassidy.)

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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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“Young Girl with Ruffled Sleeves in a Pensive Pose”

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

“Young Girl With Ruffled Sleeves in a pensive pose”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: 1896-1905

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

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

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McCleave, Henry Paddock (1830-1899)

William Shew, Portrait Photograph of Henry P. McCleave, Date N/A

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: William Shew

Studio Location: Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Henry P. McCleave

Description: CDV of man with a large beard wearing a suit and sitting

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: “Last one sent Jan 1863 H P McCleave 1863”; William Shew stamp

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Date: N/A

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p35-p47

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Jewell, Clara Belle Sproul (1858-1935)(see Ivancovich)→

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Clara Belle Sproul Jewell Ivancovich

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LEWIS DOWE was born in 1838 in Hanover, New Hampshire and died in 1919 in Portland, Oregon. He arrived in Petaluma in September of 1875 and set up his photography studio in the rooms formerly occupied by photographer Hugh Anderson. Dowe worked in Petaluma as both a “view” and portrait photographer until he departed the town in March of 1882. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Clara Bella Sproul Jewell Ivancovich

Description: This carte de visite is Clara Belle Sproul Jewell Ivancovich’s high school graduation portrait. She has short curly bangs, and the remainder of her hair is pulled up into a bun at the back of her head. She wears a close-fitting jacket with a shawl lapel. Her white lace ruff is adorned with what appears to be a brooch, and around her neck, tied in a bow, is a white, crocheted, fringed scarf.

Biographical Note: Clara Belle was born in 1853 in Canton, Illinois and moved with her family to Petaluma at the age of ten. She graduated from Petaluma High School, and after a brief marriage to Petaluman, John Elliott Jewell (1852-1932), was divorced. In 1898, at the age of forty, she married a prominent Petaluma doctor, George Ivancovich (1850-1924). She was a skilled musician, composer, journalist, playwright, and poet. She sang in the Methodist Church Choir, taught piano lessons in her home, and wrote the music and lyrics for several songs. The original copies of several of Clara’s literary creations are housed at the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum including her journals, her musical review, Princess Petaluma, and her novella, Adele La Croix. (See her bibliography below for access to digital copies of these artifacts.) As a long-time member of the Petaluma Woman’s Club, Clara Belle contributed news of the club in an Argus-Courier column, served as chairwoman of the Literary and Choral Committee, and served as President in 1917 and 1918.

Family Affiliation: Clara Belle was the daughter of Petaluma pioneers, Roxanne Cordelia King Sproul (1826-1908) and John Sproul. Roxanne was a landlady and early suffragist, and John was a Civil War Veteran and construction contractor. Clara Belle was married for a short time to Petaluman, John Elliott Jewell (1852-1932), and later, at the age of 40, she was married in 1898 to the Petaluma medical doctor, George Ivancovich (1850-1924).

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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 has been set within a vertical oval.

Description, back: Handwritten in black ink in cursive at the top of the card is, “Class Picture”, “May 18th 1877.”. At the bottom of the card in a distinctly different handwriting in blue ink in cursive appears, “Aunt Clara”. A mailing label with the address of the donor has been applied to the right side.

Date: May 18th, 1877

Condition: This carte de visite is soiled, and there is a crease in the top half running horizontally from the center to the right side.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2014-791-29

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Bloom, Claudina Lucia (1879-1902)(see Dado)→

J. B. Monaco’s Portrait Photograph of Claudina Lucia Bloom Dado

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Dado, Claudina Lucia Bloom (1879 - 1902) (1 of 2)

J. B. MONACO’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF CLAUDINA Lucia BLOOM DADO

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO

Photographer:  Giovanni Batista (J. B.) Monaco

Photographic Studio: Monaco Photo Studio, 702 Market Street, San Francisco, California

Biographical Note: Giovanni Batista (J. B.) Monaco (1856-1938), a Swiss-Italian immigrant, was a famous San Francisco photographer known as the “Dean of North Beach” and for his documentation of the 1906 earthquake. https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=J.B._Monaco:_The_Dean_of_North_Beach_Photographers

THE SITTER:

Name: Claudina Lucia Bloom Dado

Description: This is a wedding portrait of Claudina Lucia Bloom Dado which celebrates her marriage to Attilio Anthony Dado (1876-1923). (See the double portrait of the bride and groom in this archive.) She wears an elaborate “Gibson Girl Blouse” typical of the turn-of-the-century. Made of white cotton, it is detailed with extensive pleating and adorned with white pearls. Over this blouse she wears a white bolero jacket with pleated sleeves and wide soutache embroidery edging. (The clothing she wears in this portrait was donated to the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, accession ID# 1985-613-01.) Dado’s casual updo coiffure is also typical of the “Gibson Girl” style as is her poised, coy, graceful, feminine, allure. She gazes dreamily to her left as she sits in a relaxed, sensual, s-curved pose in a carved wooden arm chair. Her right hand is delicately posed at her neck, and her left hand gently rests on her lap in a gesture which clearly displays her newly acquired wedding ring.

Biographical Note: Claudina attended Chileno Valley School. She was married on August 21, 1901 and died on September 11, 1902 giving birth to her only chid, Genevieve Claudina Dado Ricioli (1902-1954)

Family Affiliation: Claudina Lucia Bloom Dado was the daughter of James Battista Bloom (1842-1893) and Lucia Maria Fiori Bloom (1850-1931). James and Lucia were Swiss-Italian immigrants who rose to be wealthy and prominent residents of Chileno Valley. Claudina was the wife of Attilio Anthony Dado (1876-1923) of Tomales.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 13 x 18 cm

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This cabinet card is mounted on an embossed, light-grey, matte which has a pebbled texture on its outer edge. The photographer’s signature and address appear along the bottom.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive along the top edge of this card is, “Mrs. A. A. Dado”.

Date: 1901

Condition: The edges of this cabinet card are soiled.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1985-613-02

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Denman, Charlotte Edwards (1861-1950) (3 of 3)

Joslin & Company’s Portrait Photograph of Charlotte Edwards Denman

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PHOTOGRAPHER / PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Charlotte Edwards Denman

Description: Charlotte Edward Denman wears a white blouse with a high banded collar latched up the front of her neck with three small buttons. Gathered in folds at the base of this collar is a dark, diaphanous, top layer of fabric. Her short bangs have been curled, and they rest high on her forehead. The remainder of her hair has been pulled back and up into a tightly twisted topknot at the crown of her head. It appears Charlotte is wearing a rimless pince-nez, a style of eye glasses placed on the bridge of the nose without supporting ears stems. Pince-nez were popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Biographical Note: Charlotte Edwards Denman was a president of the Petaluma Woman’s Club and a long-standing President of St. John’s Episcopal Church’s Women’s Auxiliary. She lived at 641 D Street in Petaluma.

Family Affiliation: Charlotte Edwards Denman was married to Petaluma banker, Frank Hardenburgh Denman (1856-1955).

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.25 cm

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The bottom half of this portrait has been damaged leaving the image of the sitter from her lower shoulders down only vaguely visible; the top half remains crisp. The edges of this cabinet card are scalloped, and Joslin & Company’s imprint appears along the bottom edge of the card.

Description, back: Along the upper edge in pencil in script is written, “Charlotte Denman”. Under this, handwritten in pencil in block letters is, “Charlotte Edwards Denman”.

Date: November 1893 - April 1897

Condition: The bottom half of this cabinet card has been damaged, consequently, it is difficult to determine if the details of the bottom half were originally and purposely left vague. In stark contrast, the section above the damage is in good, crisp condition. The marks that appear below the sitter’s left eye, along the ridge of her nose and at the end of her right eyebrow may be a faintly perceivable, rimless, pince-nez.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1991-X-47

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Gale, Mary Hester Towner (1851-1931)

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Mary Hester Towner Gale

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LEWIS DOWE was born in 1838 in Hanover, New Hampshire and died in 1919 in Portland, Oregon. He arrived in Petaluma in September of 1875 and set up his photography studio in the rooms formerly occupied by photographer Hugh Anderson. Dowe worked in Petaluma as both a “view” and portrait photographer until he departed the town in March of 1882. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Mary Hester Towner Gale

Description: Mary Hester Towner Gale is seated in a fringed-arm studio chair and looks directly at the camera with an assertive but unemotional demeanor. Her hair has been parted off-center and combed to each side, and she wears a rope of braided hair at the crown of her head. She is dressed in a dark, front-buttoned, form-fitting, corseted basque jacket which is decorated elaborately at the collar and cuffs with satin trim and soutache embroidery. She wears a wedding ring, long pendant earrings, a large brooch at her neck, and a long tasseled chain. She wears a fringed white neck scarf, and the white lace of her under blouse’s collar and cuffs are visible. In her right hand she holds a book or sheet of paper, the text of which is not legible.

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Biographical Note: Mary H. Towner was born in Taylor County, Iowa. As a child she crossed the plains with her parents and settled in Green Valley, California. It was reported that Mary Towner Gale was a devout Methodist and lived at 223 Howard Street in Petaluma for many years. She was buried in Cypress Hill Memorial Park in Petaluma.

Family Affiliation: Mary’s parents were early California pioneers, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Towner. In 1869 she married Petaluman, Otis Seldon Gale (1849-1933).

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 11 x 16 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The photographer’s imprint appears along the front bottom edge of this cabinet card.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in black ink at the top of the back of this portrait are, “Mrs Otis Gale” and “Howard St”.

Date: Between September 1875 and March 1882

Condition: This cabinet card is in very good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-80-02

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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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

HARRY FOWLER ROBERTS was born in 1869 in Mankato, Minnesota, and died in February 1907 in Colfax, California, at age 38. As early as 1892 he opened a photographic studio on Petaluma’s Main Street across from the American Hotel. The exact date Roberts closed his studio in Petaluma has not been determined; however, it may have been as late as 1895. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE 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.

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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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Sproul, Clara Belle (1858-1935) (see Ivancovich)→

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Clara Belle Ivancovich, c. 1877-1879

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Lewis Dowe (b. 1838, New Hampshire)

Active in Petaluma: 1877-1881

Biographical Note: Dowe worked in Petaluma as both a “view” and portrait photographer. After leaving Petaluma he worked in San Francisco, operated as a traveling photographer and by 1904, was working to repair musical instruments.

Bibliography: Mautz, pg. 95.

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Clara Belle Ivancovich

Description: Cabinet card of Clara Belle Ivancovich sitting, with one arm resting against her face and the other holding the place of a book on a studio table. She is wearing a dress with ruffled cuffs and a lacy bow collar. Clara Belle, maiden name Sproul, married John Elliot Jewell, and later Dr. George Ivancovich.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 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: To JE Jewell. L. Dowe, Photographer, Petaluma, Cal.

Date: c. 1877-1879

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2014-791-35

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Ivancovich, Clara Belle Sproul Jewell (1858-1939) (3 of 4)

Hector W. Vaughan’s Portrait Photograph of Clara Belle Sproul Jewell

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Photographer:  Hector W. Vaughan

Photographic Studio: Imperial Photographic Gallery, 724 1/2 Market Street, San Francisco, California

THE SITTER:

Name: Clara Belle Sproul Jewell Ivancovich. At the time this portrait was taken, the sitter was most probably known by her first married name, Clara Belle Sproul Jewell.

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Description: Clara Belle stands leaning her right elbow on a fabric covered table. With her arms crossed, she assumes an air of confidence and authority. Her hair has been arranged in a peculiar fashion. Like a tight fitting cap, it conforms to the shape of her head, fitting low over her brow and above her ears. She wears a heavily draped, dark, skirt and matching basque jacket which features large buttons and a crenelated hem.

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

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

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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: Although faded, the studio backdrop utilized in this portrait suggests a grand architectural interior.

Description, back: Handwritten in pencil in cursive along the top edge is, “Clara B (Sproul) Jewell”. Handwritten in blue ink in cursive is, “Mama’s Aunt”. Handwritten in black ink in cursive upon an applied, yellow, square, piece of paper is, “dress is beautifully tailored”, “1877 or 79”, and “gals did not use earrings but used pins on dress”. Applied along the right bottom edge is the donor’s mailing address sticker.

Date: 1877 or 1879

Condition: Although the background of this portrait is faded, the image of the sitter is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2014-791-33

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Waugh, Lorenzo 1978-80-41

Unidentified Photographer’s Portrait Photograph of Lorenzo Waugh & an Unidentified Child

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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

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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.

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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.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This 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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Morrow, Nancy Jane "Jennie" Whitney (1855-1938) (2 of 5)

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of

Nancy Jane “jennie” Whitney, Etta Attenbury & “Millie”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: unidentified

THE SITTERS:

Names: Nancy Jane “Jennie” Whitney Morrow, Millie, and Etta Attenbury (When this portrait was taken, Nancy Jane would have been known by her maiden name, Whitney.

Description: In this group portrait, Nancy Jane “Jennie” Whitney is seated on the viewer’s left and is fifteen years old. The age of the other two girls, Millie standing and Etta Attenbury seated right, is unknown. All three girls are wearing cinched dresses with ruffled, flounced, hems which were characteristic of the late 1860s and early 1870s. The surname name of “Millie” has not been identified, and little is known of Etta Attenbury. It appears she was a close friend of Nancy Jane. See the double portrait of them in this archive in which they are dressed and groomed identically.

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Biographical Note: As a member of a prominent Petaluma family, Nancy Jane “Jennie” Whitney attended “Professor Lippitt’s Scientific & Classical Institute” on D Street in Petaluma, and served as a Sunday school teacher at Petaluma’s St. John’s Episcopal Church under Reverend George Barbour Allen (1833-1918). On April 20, 1881, at the age of 26, in her parent’s home at 6th and F Streets in Petaluma, she married George Pilson Morrow of Temescal, Alameda County, California (1858 -1904). George Morrow was connected with the grain industry and president of George P. Morrow & Company, 303 California Street, San Francisco. On June 7, 1897, the Petaluma Daily Courier reported that Nancy Jane had been elected to the School Board of Temescal, a neighborhood of Oakland, California. In 1904, George died at the age of 45. In 1938, Nancy Jane died at age 81. Both were buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland.

Family Affiliation: Nancy Jane “Jennie” Whitney was the second daughter 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 (1791-1874), and her siblings were Cleora Melissa Whitney Hewlett, Arthur Leslie Whitney, Leona Merrill Whitney, Marcella “Ella” Whitney Wheaton, Albion Harvey Whitney and Clara Whitney Spears. With her husband, George Pilson Morrow (1858-1904) Nancy Jane had two children, Rachel Morrow and George Whitney Morrow. Following in his maternal grandfather’s footsteps, George Whitney Morrow worked in the grocery industry.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, Front: This carte de visit group portrait was taken in front of a painted, studio backdrop depicting a lush landscape. On the floor is a rug with large floral medallions.

Description, Back: It is difficult to decipher the script. In the top left is handwritten in cursive, in pencil, “For Rae” (underlined) and “1870”. Lower down, on a diagonal, also handwritten in cursive in pencil appears to be, “Millie”, “+ farends”. This word has been marked over with two bold lines. Its author may have meant to write “friends”. Below, also handwritten in cursive in pencil appears “Etta Attenbury” and towards the bottom right appears “Jennie”.

Date: 1870

Condition: This card is heavily soiled, the edges have been trimmed, and the top corners clipped. There is also a dark black mark on the front bottom right corner.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum,1981-835-20

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Dado, Claudina Lucia Bloom (1879 -1902) (2 of 2)

J. B. MONACO’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF ATTILIO ANTHONY DADO & CLAUDINA LUCIA BLOOM DADO

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO

Photographer:  Giovanni Batista (J. B.) Monaco

Photographic Studio: Monaco Photo Studio, 702 Market Street, San Francisco, California

Biographical Note: Giovanni Batista (J. B.) Monaco (1856-1938), a Swiss-Italian immigrant, was a famous San Francisco photographer known as the “Dean of North Beach” and for his documentation of the 1906 earthquake. https://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=J.B._Monaco:_The_Dean_of_North_Beach_Photographers

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THE SITTERS:

Names: Attilio Antonio Dado (1876-1923) and Claudina Lucia Bloom Dado (1879-1902)

Description: This cabinet card is a wedding portrait of Claudina Lucia Bloom Dado and Attilio Antonio Dado. Claudina wears an elaborate “Gibson Girl Blouse” typical of the turn-of-the-century. Made of white cotton, it is detailed with extensive pleating and adorned with white pearls. Over this blouse she wears a white bolero jacket with pleated sleeves and wide soutache embroidery edging. The clothing she wears in this portrait was donated to the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, accession ID# 1985-613-01. Her casual updo coiffure is also typical of the “Gibson Girl” style. Attilio wears a three-piece suit with a white tie and button-up shirt. He has a heavy handlebar moustache and carefully groomed hair.

Biographical Note: Claudina attended Chileno Valley School. She was married on August 21, 1901 and died on September 11, 1902 giving birth to her only chid, Genevieve Claudina Dado Ricioli (1902-1954).

Family Affiliation: Claudina Lucia Bloom Dada was the daughter of James Battista Bloom (1842-1893) and Lucia Maria Fiori Bloom (1850-1931), residents of Chileno Valley, and she was the wife of Attileo Anthony Dado (1876-1923) of Tomales.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 21 x 17 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The portrait is bordered by a small, light-grey, matte and followed with a larger, dark-grey, textured matte. The photographer’s imprint is embossed along the bottom of the matte.

Description, back: Handwritten in black ink in the upper right is: “Attilio Dado” and “Claudina Bloom”.

Date: 1901

Condition: The edges of this cabinet card have been slightly damaged, and there are white spots on Claudina’s chin and the right side of her face.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1985-613-03

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Unidentified Girl 1985-X-36

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Girl

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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

Date:

Condition:

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

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Hewlett, Frederick (1844-1926)

Isaiah West Taber’s Portrait Photograph of Frederick Hewlett

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. 

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THE SITTER:

Name: Frederick Hewlett

Description: In this formal head-and-shoulders portrait, Frederick Hewlett appears as a very well groomed business man. He is attired in a formal jacket with large lapels, a matching vest, white shirt and large bowtie. He sports a walrus mustache, and his hair has been carefully side-parted, combed and curled.

Biographical Note: Frederick Hewitt was a native of the Isle of Jersey, England. He emigrated to California and resided in Petaluma where he married and began his family with Cleora “Millie” Whitney Hewlett (1854-1930). They moved to San Francisco where he was engaged in the produce and commission business. According to local newspaper accounts, he and Cleora often visited Cleora’s prominent family in Petaluma. Together, Frederick and Cleora retired to a ranch in Napa County.

Family Affiliation: Fred Hewlett was the husband of Cleora “Millie” Melissa Whitney Hewlett (1854-1930). Cleora was the daughter of the early Petaluma pioneers, Senator Albion P. Whitney and Susan Eastman Whitney. Together Frederick and Cleora had four children: Albion Walter Hewlett (1874-1925), Leona May Hewlett (1876-1876), Eugene Elbert Hewlettt (1878-1946) and Frederick Whitney “Freddie” Hewlett (1879-1881).

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Bibliography: Petaluma Argus-Courier, Oct. 26, 1926, p.7 (obituary).

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This photograph is mounted onto a dark card that has the photographer’s imprint written in gold type along the bottom edge. The portrait is framed within a vertical oval.

Description, back: Handwritten in pencil in the center on a diagonal is: “Fred Hewlett”. Along the bottom edge is printed in gold type: “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. We make a specialty of enlargements in crayon, India Ink, oils or water colors”.

Date: The photographer’s imprint on the bottom front edge of this card allows us to assume that this portrait was created between 1879 and 1884.

Condition: The edges of this cabinet card are frayed, and remnants of tape and torn paper appear on the top of the back side.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-33

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Williams, Mehitable (Mehetabel) Lilly (1807-1899)(2of 3)

George Daniels Morse’s Portrait Photograph of Mehitable Lilly Williams

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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).

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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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

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THE SITTER:

Name: 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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McNear, Clarinda “Clara” Damsen Williams (1837-1866)

William Shew’s Portrait Photograph of Clarinda Damsen Williams McNear

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: William Shew (1820-1903) was a prominent 19th century photographer famous for his daguerrotypes. He worked in New York and Boston before moving to San Francisco in 1851.

Studio Location: 423 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California

THE SITTER:

Name: Clarinda “Clara” Damsen Williams McNear

Description: In this full-length portrait, Clarinda is wearing a dark, belted dress with a large hoop petticoat beneath, a style typical of the 1860s. Her bell sleeves are hemmed in dark lace, and at her neck and wrist appear white lace. Her tightly cinched belt has a vertical oval buckle. The edges of her snood which was a traditional, fabric, ornamental hairnet can be seen surrounding the perimeter of her head.

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Biographical Note: Responding to a letter from her father, George Bailey Williams (1803-1899), to join him in Petaluma, Clarinda Williams McNear at the young age of nineteen, traveled with her husband, John Augustus McNear, from Mississippi to Petaluma in November of 1856. John became one of the most famous and respected of Petaluma citizens, but Clara, after giving birth to five sons, died at the young age of 29. Clara’s brother, George Roscoe Williams, recorded his thoughts about his sister’s death in his memoirs, My First Fifty Years: “The death of my sister, Clara McNear, on January 17, 1866, a few months after my return to California, caused the first break in our immediate family in twenty-five years, since the passing in infancy of our brother, Almeda. It was a great source of grief to my parents and to all of us who loved her for her many endearing qualities. She was not only beautiful in appearance but in character and had an unusually sweet, refined, and sensitive nature.” The Petaluma historian and “Petaluman of Yesteryear,” Bill Hammerman, beautifully wrote of the story of Clara’s interment: “The crown of the McNear legacy is Cypress Hill Cemetery. That legacy directly relates to Clara and the love her husband had for her. She died in the cold, rainy January of 1866 at the age of 29. The soil in the community burial grounds, Oak Hill Cemetery, was saturated. Water kept filling in the gravesite. So, John went looking for a high, dry place for Clara. He found it on the highest hill in what is now Cypress Hill Cemetery, where Clara and other members of the family and the community are buried.” Hammerman also clearly stated Clara’s Petaluma legacy when he wrote, “Without Clara Williams McNear, there would be no McNear legacy. Three men, her closest kin, are all remembered as having done much for the advancement of Petaluma. George Bailey Williams, her father, John Augustus McNear, her husband, and George Plummer McNear, her only surviving son.”

Family Affiliation: Clarinda Damsen Williams McNear was the daughter of early Petaluma pioneers George Bailey Williams (1809-1899) and Mehitable (also spelled Mehetabel) Lilly Williams (1807-1899). She was the first wife of John August McNear (1832-1918), and the mother of George Plummer McNear (1857-1947). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105773270/clarinda-damsen-mcnear.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: In this full-length portrait, Clarinda Damsen William McNear rests her right hand on a balustrade and behind her is a painted backdrop depicting a lush landscape.

Description, back: Two gold lines border the back side of this card, and in the center is William Shew’s imprint.

Date: 1861-1866 According to Peter Palmquist, William Shew operated his studio at 423 Montgomery between 1861 and 1869, and Clarinda died in 1866.

Condition: With the exception of the discoloration in the sky of the painted backdrop, this card is in good condition.

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

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McNear, John Augustus (1832-1918) (1 of 2)

William Shew’s Portrait Photograph of John Augustus McNear

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: William Shew (1820-1903) was a prominent 19th century photographer famous for his daguerrotypes. He worked in New York and Boston before moving to San Francisco in 1851.

Studio Location: 417, 421, 423 and 425 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California

THE SITTER:

Name: John Augustus McNear

Description: In this head-and-shoulders portrait, John Augustus McNear appears as a handsome, clear-eyed, and, albeit balding, youthful man. His lack of top-of-the-head hair is compensated by his well-groomed Shenandoah beard. In a curious coiffure, the hair from both of his temples has been gathered and twisted into curls protruding above both of his ears. He is conventionally dressed in a jacket with large, pointed lapels, a matching vest, and a white shirt with a black neck tie.

Biographical Note: John Augustus McNear is arguably the most famous and respected of all Petaluma pioneers. He was a man of vision with astonishing energy, brilliance and ambition. Under his influence, Petaluma grew from a small riverside frontier town to a thriving center of industry and commerce. With encouragement from his father-in-law, George Bailey Williams (1809-1899), McNear moved to Petaluma in 1856 with his first wife, Clarinda Damsen Williams McNear (1837-1866). He saw that the little town had a bright future, and he immediately invested in a livery stable and hay yard. Trained as a master mariner in his youth, McNear used his profits to create a shipping business on the Petaluma River. He built riverside warehouses where produce, especially wheat and potatoes, could easily be transported via the river’s scowl schooners, invested to straighten the river’s impeding bends, financed a fleet of schooners, built the freight steamer, Josie McNear, and constructed a canal to enable steamships to dock in Petaluma independent of the tides. Wisely diversifying his interests, McNear founded Petaluma’s Bank of Sonoma County and was a backer of local railroad lines. He invested in the Sonoma County & Petaluma Water Company and established a very profitable brick manufacturing facility on Point San Pedro. Praising John McNear in his 1911 History of Sonoma County, Tom Gregory wrote: “Of all the prominent pioneers of the state there is none more deserving of esteem and good will of the people than John A. McNear, for wherever his name is known it means that he has stamped some indelible action in that locality… He is typically a Californian by adoption, always of the most loyal kind, honorable, upright and a man who has forged his way to the front through the exercise of talents given him by nature, and while doing this there has never been a time that he has neglected the duties of a citizen.”

Family Affiliation: John Augustus McNear’s first wife was Clarinda Damsen Williams McNear (1837-1866). His Petaluma pioneer in-laws were George Bailey Williams (1809-1899) and Mehitable Lilly Williams (1807-1899). John had several children with Clarinda, but only one, George Plummer McNear (1857-1947), lived to adulthood. John Augustus McNear’s second wife was Hattie S. Miller McNear (1847-1922) with whom he had two children, John A. McNear (1869-1927) and Erskine B. McNear (1872-1956).

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: The photographer’s imprint appears in the upper center of this card listing his address as, “Nos. 417, 421, 423, & 425, Montgomery St. San Francisco.”. Below this is, “No. 18906” (number handwritten in pencil), and “N.B. Duplicates of this card can be obtained by sending name and number, and an order from the party for whom it was taken.”.

Date: According to Peter Palmquist, Pioneer Photographers of the Far West, Stanford University Press, 2000, p. 498 column 2, Shew listed his address as 417,421, 423, & 425 Montgomery between November 1866 and early 1869.

Condition: This card has slight foxing throughout on both sides, and the front has a large orange stain on the bottom left.

Owner:  Private collector, digital copy by permission

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Thomas, Charles

Frederick Arthur Webster’s Portrait Photograph of Charles Thomas

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Frederick Arthur Webster (b.1860, d. 1930-40).

Studio Location: Webster Gallery, No. 1069 Broadway, Oakland, CA

THE SITTER:

Name: Charles Thomas

Description: Charles Thomas appears as a young man in formal attire. He wears a jacket, matching vest and white shirt with a wing tip collar and bow tie. His wavy, dark hair has been meticulously groomed, and his face is clean-shaven. In this 3/4 view portrait, he looks steadfastly up and to the right.

Biographical Note: The exact identity of the sitter is unknown. The portrait may represent Charles Orlando Thomas (1868-1952) or Charles Elbert Thomas (1873-1948). Both were buried in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park Cemetery.

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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Description, front: This is a standard, 3/4 view portrait.

Description, back: Frederick Arthur Webster’s elaborate imprint appears on a dramatic diagonal. Handwritten in cursive in black ink across the top edge is, “Charles Thomas 1893”. In the same cursive style and black ink is written along the bottom, “Mrs Church”.

Date: 1893

Condition: This cabinet card is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-02-p17-p10, Church Family & Friends Album

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Klein, Ida 1981-835-28

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  unidentified photographer, Petaluma, California

THE SITTER(s):

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

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

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: Carré, approximately 10.5 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: September 1890

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

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

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Lodge, Jennie (see Harris) 1992-IDI-07-p12-p19→

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Jennie Lodge Harris, c. 1874-1898

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Jennie Lodge Harris

Description: CDV of a woman’s busy in an oval frame. She has sausage curls, is wearing a hat, and has a decorative collar

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: “Jennie Lodge”; John Reed’s stamp

Date: c. 1874-1898

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-07-p12-p19

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Mollern, Dick 1978-666-13

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

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

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THE SITTER:

Name: Richard “Dick” Mollern

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

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: Carré, approximately 9.5 x 9.5 cm

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: “Dick Mollern”

Date: c. 1896-1905

Condition:

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

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Raylis, Frances 1981-835-28

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

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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Photographer:  unidentified photographer, Petaluma, California

THE SITTER(s):

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

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

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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Format / Size: Carré, approximately 10.5 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: September 1890

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

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

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Williams, Anthony De Souza 1997-672-03

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Anthony “Tony” De Souza Williams & Unidentified Man, c. 1861-1868

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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

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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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Denman, Isabel Grigsby St. John (1837-1917)(2 of 2)

Isaiah West Taber’s Portrait Photograph of Isabelle Grigsby St. John Denman

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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: Isabel Grigsby St. John Denman

Description: This is a boudoir-sized cabinet card of Isabel Grigsby St. John Denman in her middle age. Her dark hair is parted down the middle, slightly waved, and pulled back. She wears a black, front-buttoned dress with an elaborate black lace jabot and underlying black ribbon. Pinned at her neck is a large cameo and in her right ear can be seen a matching earring.

Biographical Note: Isabel Grigsby St. John Denman was a long-time member of St. John’s Episcopal Church’s Women’s Auxiliary and a member of the Antietam Relief Corps and the Easter Star. Isabel lived at 312 6th Street in Petaluma.

Family Affiliation: Isabel Grigsby St. John Denman was married to Adin Cady St. John (1822-1876) and together they had four children one of them was Anna Belle St. John Whitney, the wife of Arthur Whitney, son of the Petaluma pioneers, Senator Albion P. Whitney and Susan Eastman Whitney. Isabel later became the second wife of the early Petaluma pioneer, Ezekiel Denman.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a head-and-shoulders portrait of Isabel Grigsby St. John Denman within a vertical oval surround. Along the bottom of the card is the imprint of the San Francisco photographer, Isaiah West Tabor.

Description, back: Handwritten in pencil in cursive is, “Mrs. E. Denman”, “Isabell Grigsby St. John Denman” , and “Mother of Anna Bell St. John Whitney”.

Date: The photographer’s imprint on the bottom front edge of this card allows us to assume that this portrait was created between 1883 and 1886.

Condition: There is minor foxing on the periphery of this cabinet card.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-03

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Dennis, Jennie (b. & d. dates to be determined)

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Jennie Dennis

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  unidentified

THE SITTER:

Name: Mrs. Jennie Dennis

Description: In this frontal, half portrait, Mrs. Jennie Dennis looks directly into the camera. She wears a black blouse with large cap sleeves which are detailed with a band of ruffles. The dark, lacy, fabric which drapes around her neck and crosses her chest may be a large scarf. Her hair has been combed to the back of her head, and she wears no jewelry or hair ornament.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: unidentified

Bibliography:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 17.75 x 22.75

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait is mounted on a grey cabinet card which is heavily embossed with flourishes and flowers.

Description, back: Handwritten in blue ink in script is, “To Ellen From Mrs. Jennie Dennis”, and “Taken July 1900”. Handwritten vertically on the left side of the card in pencil in cursive is, “Mrs Dennis”.

Date: July 1900

Condition: The bottom edge of this portrait has been scratched in several places exposing the white paper beneath the dark image.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1995-112-01

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Unidentified, Lucia 1981-835-28

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

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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Photographer:  unidentified photographer, Petaluma, California

THE SITTER(s):

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

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

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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Format / Size: Carré, approximately 10.5 x 10.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: September 1890

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

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

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.

Harris, Jennie Lodge (also see Lodge) 1992-IDI-07-p12-p19

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Jennie Lodge Harris

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

Active in Petaluma: 1874-1898

Biographical Note: Reed worked from several different studios during his time in Petaluma.  In 1874 his studio was in the “American Hall, Main Street,” thereafter it was “Over Wells, Fargo & Co’s. Ex. Office, Main St” and finally it was “Brick Block, opposite McGuire’s Drug Store, Main Street.”  According to Palmquist, Reed was charged with arson for setting fire to property in Petaluma at the corner of Cleveland and College Avenues.

Bibliography: Palmquist, pgs. 452-53; Mautz, pg.134.

THE SITTER:

Name: Jennie Lodge Harris

Description: CDV of a woman’s bust in an oval frame. She has sausage curls, is wearing a hat, and has a decorative collar.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: “Jennie Lodge”; John Reed’s stamp

Date: circa 1874-1898

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-07-p12-p19

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Ivancovich, Clara Belle Sproul Jewell (1858-1939)(1 of 4)

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Clara Belle Sproul

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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: Clara Belle Sproul Jewell Ivancovich. At the time this portrait was taken, the sitter would have been known by her maiden name, Clara Belle Sproul.

Description: In this head-and-shoulder carte de visite, Clara Belle Sproul Jewell Ivancovich is nineteen years old. She has short, curly, bangs, and the remainder of her hair is pulled up into a bun at the back of her head. She wears a close-fitting jacket with a shawl lapel. Her white lace ruff is adorned with what appears to be a brooch, and around her neck, tied in a bow, is a white, crocheted, fringed scarf.

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

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

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: According to the inscription, this portrait commemorates Clara Belle’s graduation from Petaluma High School in 1877. For another portrait which is strikingly similar and concurrent with this one, see Lewis Dowe’s portrait of Clara Belle’s classmate, Emma Elder.

Description, back: Handwritten in black ink in cursive at the top of the card is, “Class Picture”, and “May 18th 1877.”. At the bottom of the card in a distinctly different handwriting in blue ink in cursive appears, “Aunt Clara”. A mailing label with the address of the donor has been applied to the right side.

Date: May 18th, 1877

Condition: This carte de visite is soiled, and there is a crease in the top half running horizontally from the center to the left side.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2014-791-29

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

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait of An

“Infant in Puff Sleeved Dress With Diamond Shaped Trim”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Unidentified

THE SITTER:

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

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

Biographical Note:

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

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, back:

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

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

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

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Lodge, Martha 1994-IDI-01

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Martha Lodge & Child, c. 1865-1870

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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Photographer:  unidentified

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Martha Lodge and child

Description: 6-inch diameter tin disc with enamel portrait of Martha Lodge and an unidentified child. The image appears to be colored by hand. Lodge is sitting, wearing a dress with a hoop skirt. The child is standing next to her wearing an off the shoulder red dress. Lodge's dress dates this image to the 1860's, though the object and process may date it earlier.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: tin disc, approximately 6 inch diameter

Medium: tin disc with enamel portrait

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

Description, Reverse: N/A

Date: c. 1865-1870

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-IDI-01

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Malone, Peter (died 1902)

Healy Ground Floor Studio’s Portrait Photograph of Peter Malone

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Pete Malone

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

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

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment 

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: “Pete Malone”

Date: c. 1896-1905

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

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

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McCleave, Carrie 2004-315-1-p16-p19

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Carrie McCleave, Date N/A

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Unidentified 

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Carrie McCleave

Description: Tintype in an oval frame of a young girl with short curly hair. She is wearing a dress with ruffles along the hem and on the sleeves.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: tintype, size N/A

Medium: wet plate collodion on cast iron

Description, Obverse: (identify group or individual, gender(s);

identify pose, furniture & props; describe composition, background, added

color…)

Description, Reverse: New-Fangled Medical Doctrines. The “Vacuum” System.

Date: N/A

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p16-p19

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Mego, William 1978-666-14

B.L. Atwood, Portrait Photograph of William Mego, c. 1880-1890

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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Photographer:  B. L. Atwood

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): William Mego

Description: Unique format portrait of William Mego. Hugo is sitting, wearing a heavy dark coat, buttoned at the top, with a white pocket square and collar. This image has been scanned recto & verso. The way Hugo's coat is fastened at only the top suggests the photo was taken during the 1880's.

Biographical Note: Possible relation to Pat Mego.

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: unique format portrait, approximately 4 x 8 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: Stamp reads “B.L. Atwood”

Date: c. 1880-1890

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

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Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-14

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Mego, Pat 1978-666-18

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Pat Mego, 1880

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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Photographer:  unidentified photographer, Medallion Portrait/Browns, 606 Kearny Street, San Francisco, California 

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Pat Mego

Description: Unique format carte de visite of Pat Mego's bust. Mego has a mustache, and his hair is parted and combed. He is wearing a jacket with a white shirt and tie, which is pinned at the base.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment 

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: Unique format carte de visite, approximately

4.65 x 7.5cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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Description, Reverse: (describe imprint, type text of any

handwritten script)

Date: 1880

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-18

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Prince, unidentified 1994-IDI-02

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Prince Man, Date N/A

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  unidentified

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Unidentified man in Prince Family

Description: 6 inch diameter tin disc with enamel portrait of unidentified member of the Prince family's bust. The image appears to be colored by hand. The man is wearing a suit with a bow tie and has a moustache.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: tin disc, approximately 6 inch diameter

Medium: Tin disc with enamel portrait

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, 1994-IDI-02

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Unidentified Woman 1994-633-38

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: matte collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, back:

Date: c. 1896-1905

Condition:

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

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Whitney, Annabelle St. John (2 of 2)

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

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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…)

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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

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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

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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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Arnold Family, (given names and b. & d. dates to be determined)

William Wax’s Portrait Photograph of Arnold Family

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: William Wax, Universal Art Studio

Studio Location: unknown

THE SITTERS:

Names: Unidentified members of the Arnold Family.

Description: This is a double portrait of a man standing next to a toddler who is standing on a chair. The man is dressed in a vested suit with a white shirt and bow tie. The child is dressed in an ankle length dress with puffed sleeves and a round collar. Both subjects are gazing directly at camera lens.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card with rounded edges

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait is a cabinet card surrounded by a black mat with rounded corners. The portrait’s painted backdrop depicts a rustic, rural scene with a railed fence on the right. The photographer’s imprint is embossed on the right and left bottom corners.

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

Date: circa 1890-1899

Condition: This portrait has faded slightly, and there are circular scratches above the child’s head.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2005-384-04

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Unidentified Women 2005-115-50

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

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTERS:

Names: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: N/A

Date: c. 1896-1905  

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

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

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Byce, Lily Caroline Gray (1867-1934)

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

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTERS:

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

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

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

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

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

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: gelatin or collodion print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: 1896 or 1897

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

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

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Davis, John H. (1877-1963)

J.W. Baker’s Portrait Photograph of John H. Davis

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  J.W. Baker, 1144 Market Street, San Francisco, California

THE SITTER:

Name: John H. Davis

Description: This portrait of John H. Davis was taken when he was 21 years old. He wears a vested jacket, a white banded collar shirt, and a large, striped, tie with a large, dropped knot. Davis has predominant ears and a faint mustache.

Biographical Note: As a young man, John H. Davis worked for the Golden Eagle Milling Company and the Petaluma Laundry. In 1904, he became the proprietor of his mother-in-law’s company, Petaluma Cleaning and Dyeing Works, located at B and Fourth. For many years Davis was a member of the Petaluma Presbyterian Church. He was a charter life member and Vice-Chancellor Commander of the New Era Lodge #32, Knights of Pythias, and was honored in 1956 at their Anniversary Dinner. He was an officer of the Garfield Council No.18 Junior Order of United American Mechanics and a President of the Order of the Owls.

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Family Affiliation: John H. Davis’ mother was Elvira E. Davis and his father was George S. Davis. John H. Davis’ wife was Ambrozyne Montgomery; they were married in 1901.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 17 x 22.75 cm

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a frontal head-and-shoulders portrait of a young man. The background gradually changes from the top to the bottom from light to dark; a technique which accentuates the sitter’s face. The portrait’s surrounding edge has a subtle pebble texture, and the photographer’s imprint appears in diminutive print along the bottom edge.

Description, back: Handwritten in script in pencil in the top center of the card is, “John H. Davis”, and “May, 1898”. Below this, handwritten in block print in all capital letters in pencil is, “DAVIS LN. PENNGROVE”, “FATHER OF ED DAVIS”, and “BERNADETTE DAVIS WAS A NIECE”.

Date: May 1898

Condition: This cabinet card is in very good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2001-80-01

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Denman, Charlotte Edwards (1861-1950) (1 of 3)

George B. Rieman & Fred H. Pray’s Portrait Photograph of Charlotte Edwards Denman

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographers: George B. Rieman & Fred H. Pray

Photographic Studio: Rieman & Pray, 26 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California

THE SITTER:

Name: Charlotte Edwards Denman

Description:  This boudoir-sized cabinet card is a wedding portrait of Charlotte Edwards Denman. She is standing with her gloved hands in front of her with her fingers intertwined. She looks demurely down and to her right. She is wearing a corseted, redingcoat-styled wedding dress. The skirt of her dress is a tone-on-tone brocade and its very decorative hem includes several layers of flounce. Her overdress is adorned profusely with beaded tassels, and she wears a corsage on her left shoulder. Her diaphanous veil falls from the top of her head revealing her tight, short bangs, and forms a train which extends beyond the lower right edge of the photograph. For what is most probably a companion portrait depicting the groom, see the portrait of Frank Hardenburgh Denman.

Biographical Note: Charlotte Edwards Denman was a president of the Petaluma Woman’s Club and a long-standing President of St. John’s Episcopal Church’s Women’s Auxiliary. She lived at 641 D Street in Petaluma.

Family Affiliation: Charlotte Edwards Denman was married to Petaluma banker, Frank Hardenburgh Denman (1856-1955).

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: boudoir-size cabinet card, approximately 21 x 13 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: In this wedding portrait, the bride stands in front of an elaborately painted backdrop depicting a grand patio with vine covered columns and an expansive distant view. The formality of the scene is heightened by the arch format. Along the bottom edge of the portrait is handwritten in script, “Charlotte E. Denman - 1885”. The portrait is backed by a boudoir-size, dark cabinet card, and the photographer’s elegant imprint runs along the bottom in gold script.

Description, back: Along the top edge of the card has been placed a length of tape and handwritten upon it in pencil in block letters is, “Charlotte Edwards Denman” and “(Mrs. Frank H. Denman)”. The back of this card is dark, and it contains several messages marketing the sophistication of the photography studio. The name of the studio is written in bold, gold, capital letters on an artist’s palette, and the address is written on a surrounding scroll. An additional scroll reads, “Take elevator”, obviously informing the reader there would be no need to climb stairs to reach the studio rooms. In script towards the bottom is, “WHEN OTHERS FAIL TRY RIEMAN”, and in a final enticement, the reader is informed, “Photographed by Electricity”.

Date: 1885

Condition: With the exception of minor fraying along the front bottom edge, this card is in very good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1991-X-09

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Denman, Frank Hardenburgh (1856-1955)

George B. Rieman & Fred H. Pray’s Portrait Photograph of Frank Hardenburgh Denman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographers: George B. Rieman & Fred H. Pray

Photographic Studio: Rieman & Pray, 26 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California

THE SITTER:

Name: Frank Hardenburgh Denman

Description: In this portrait Frank Hardenburgh Denman is dressed formally in a double breasted, wool jacket. His lapels are velvet with leather trim. He wears a high, white, banded collar with a gentleman’s puff scarf which has a pin attached to its center. His hair is carefully groomed and waved, and he sports a conservative, walrus mustache. This portrait was most probably taken at the same time as a portrait of Denman’s bride, Charlotte Edwards Denman. Both portraits were taken at the same studio in San Francisco, and both sitters are dressed in formal, wedding attire typical of the time.

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Biographical Note: Frank Hardenburgh Denman as a young man worked on his father’s farm in Two Rock and in 1881 was appointed Sonoma County Surveyor. In 1886, he began his banking career as a cashier at the Bank of Sonoma County. In 1908, along with his brother-in-law, George Plummer McNear, he took over controlling interest of the Petaluma Savings Bank and was named president. In 1920, he was made Vice President of the Bank of Sonoma, and when it was purchased by the Bank of America, he became the chairman of the advisory board of the Sonoma County Branch of the the Bank of America. In 1941, he was honored by the California Bankers Association for his long and distinguished service in the industry. He was a long time member of Petaluma’s St. John’s Episcopal church and was honored with the title of vestryman emeritus.

Family Affiliation: Frank Hardenburgh Denman was the first born child of Petaluma pioneers, Ezekial Denman (1827-1894) and Nancy Hardenburgh Denman (1834-1870). His wife was Charlotte Edwards Denman (1861-1950).

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: Boudoir cabinet card, approximately 21.5 cm X 13 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This three quarter, head-and-shoulders portrait is surrounded by a vertical oval and has been mounted on a dark card background. The photography studio imprint is in gold script and runs along the bottom edge of the card.

Description, back: Along the top edge of the card has been placed a length of tape and handwritten upon it in pencil in block letters is, “Uncle Frank” and “Frank Denman”. The back of this card is dark, and it contains several messages marketing the sophistication of the photography studio. The name of the studio is written in bold, gold, capital letters on an artist’s palette, and the address is written on surrounding scrolls. An additional scroll reads, “Take elevator”, obviously informing the reader there would be no need to climb stairs to reach the studio rooms. In script towards the bottom is, “WHEN OTHERS FAIL TRY RIEMAN”, and in a final enticement, the reader is informed, “Photographed by Electricity”.

Date: If, as assumed, this portrait was taken as a companion piece to that of the sitter’s bride, it can be dated to 1885, the year of their wedding.

Condition: There is fairly uniform foxing throughout this boudoir cabinet card and small white spots within the oval surrounding the portrait.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1991-X-12

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Denman, Isabel Grigsby St. John (1837-1917) (1 of 2)

Bradley & Rulofson Studio Portrait Photograph of Isabelle Grigsby St. John Denman

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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: Isabel Grigsby St. John Denman. This portrait may have been taken when Isabel was married to her first husband, when she was known as Isabel Grigsby St. John.

Description: This is a full-body, seated portrait of Isabel Grigsby St. John Denman. She sits elegantly erect in a garden setting and gazes attentively to her right. Her hair is center-parted and arranged informally atop her head. She wears a front-buttoned, form-fitting bodice and a skirt with three layers of large fringed tassels. She wears a cameo at her throat and a very long necklace which falls to below her waist.

Biographical Note: Isabel Grigsby St. John Denman was a long-time member of St. John’s Episcopal Church’s Women’s Auxiliary and a member of the Antietam Relief Corps and the Easter Star. Isabel lived at 312 6th Street in Petaluma.

Family Affiliation: Isabel Grigsby St. John Denman was married to Adin Cady St. John (1822-1876) and together they had four children one of them was Anna Belle St. John Whitney, the wife of Arthur Whitney, son of the Petaluma pioneers, Senator Albion P. Whitney and Susan Eastman Whitney. Isabel later became the second wife of the early Petaluma pioneer, Ezekiel Denman.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait was staged to appear as though it was taken out-of-doors. On the left edge of the composition is live foliage which is possibly cut ivy, and behind the sitter is a painted backdrop depicting lush flora.

Description, back: The elaborate imprint of the Bradley & Rulofson, San Francisco studio appears on the center of the back of this cabinet card. Handwritten in script at the bottom appears, “Grandmother Denman” , “Isabel Grigsby St. John Denman”, and “Mother of Anna Belle St. John Whitney”.

Date: undated

Condition: With the exception of peripheral minor foxing, this cabinet card is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-01

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Unidentified Girls 1992-IDI-05

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

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  John A. Todd,

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Studio Location: 2126 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, California

THE SITTER(s):

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

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

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

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: Albumen processing on paper

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

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

Date: 1889

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

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

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

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

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

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THE SITTER:

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

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

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

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

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

Condition: This card is heavily soiled.

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

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“Seated Stoic Woman”

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

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

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

Owner: Private Collector, digital copy by permission

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“Seated Baby With Top Curl”

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of a Seated Baby With Top Curl

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

GEORGE COLVAINE ROSS was born February 12, 1832 in Edinburgh, Scotland and died in 1893 at the age of 60 in Petaluma, California. Unlike the other 19th century Petaluma photographers, Ross lived and worked in Petaluma for many years. He arrived in Petaluma in 1855, and in 1862 he began his profession as a photographer, moving his studio within the city several times as noted on his various carte de visite and cabinet card imprints. In 1869 he was also part of a short-lived, photographic studio partnership with Elon D. Ormsby on Main Street in Petaluma. It was reported Ross stopped working as a photographer soon after he became an invalid in 1888. Ross was among the most prolific Petaluma portrait photographers, and his work was of exceptionally high quality. Ross was buried in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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Description: Sitting on Ross’ studio chair propped by its armrest, this unidentified baby gleefully looks directly into the camera. The baby sits frontally with his left knee bent and his legs crossed at his ankles. The blurriness of his left hand suggests he moved slightly out of position. The baby is dressed in a checkered, long-sleeve dress with three strips of dark ribbon surrounding his cuffs and four strips surrounding the bottom section of his dress. Beneath his dress, he wears a white petticoat with a scalloped, crocheted lace hem. In a style popular at the time, his hair is parted on both sides and drawn up into a distinctive curl at the top of his head.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: There are many portraits of Petaluma pioneers’ infants, babies, toddlers, and children, but none surpass the charm of this example. George Ross’ skill is evident in this early example of his work. For Ross’ own comments on photographing children see: Ross PDF

Description, back: George Ross’ imprint appears in the center of the back of this card. Above and below the imprint is a decorative flourish.

Date:

Condition: Both sides of this card are slightly soiled.

Owner:  Private collection, digital copy by permission

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“Young Woman With an Elaborate Coiffure and Simple Choker”

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of a

“Young Woman with an Elaborate Coiffure and Simple Choker”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

GEORGE COLVAINE ROSS was born February 12, 1832 in Edinburgh, Scotland and died in 1893 at the age of 60 in Petaluma, California. Unlike the other 19th century Petaluma photographers, Ross lived and worked in Petaluma for many years. He arrived in Petaluma in 1855, and in 1862 he began his profession as a photographer, moving his studio within the city several times as noted on his various carte de visite and cabinet card imprints. In 1869 he was also part of a short-lived, photographic studio partnership with Elon D. Ormsby on Main Street in Petaluma. It was reported Ross stopped working as a photographer soon after he became an invalid in 1888. Ross was among the most prolific Petaluma portrait photographers, and his work was of exceptionally high quality. Ross was buried in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

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

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

Owner:  Private collection, digital copy by permission

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

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

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

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

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: 1870-1898

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

Owner:  Private Collection, digital copy by permission

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Kenney, Professor James Alfonso (1865-1931)

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Professor James Alsfonso Kenney

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  unidentified

THE SITTER:

Name: Professor James Alfonso Kenney

Description: In this three-quarter length portrait, Professor James Alfonso Kenny stands in front of an elaborate backdrop depicting a romantic landscape view which includes a river and a quaint pedestrian bridge. He is meticulously groomed and attired.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.25 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: N/A

Date: N/A

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-03

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Maxey, Mary Magdalene (1834-1878) (see Hubbell)→

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McClelland, Henrietta (see Huffman) 1983-32-14→

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Rae, Ollie Church (1870-1905)(2 of 3)

Tandy, Portrait Photograph of Ollie Church Rae

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Tandy

Studio Location: Hanford, CA

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Ollie Church Rae

Description: Cabinet card of a woman's bust. Her hair is pulled back and she is wearing a ruffled Victorian-era dress

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Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: N/A

Date: N/A

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-03-p7-p2

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Haskins, Thomas Ranson Jr. (1880-1905)

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

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

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTERS:

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

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

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

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

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: 1896 or soon thereafter

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

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

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“Pensive Couple”

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

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTERS:

Names: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: January 1872 to December 1873

Condition: This carte de visite is in good condition.

Owner:  Private collector, digital copy by permission

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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:

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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.

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Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: Unique format cabinet card, approximately 12.5 x 17.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: 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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Hussey, Joel 2004-315-1-p32-p41

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Joel Hussey

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

 THE SITTER:

Name: Joel Hussey

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

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: “Joel Hussey Born July 21st 1801”; George Ross’ stamp

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p32-p41, McCleave Family album

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Hussey, Mary Eliza McCleave (1 of 3) 2004-315-13-p2-p4

J. G. Hucks, Portrait Photograph of Mary Eliza Hussey, Date N/A

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  J. G. Hucks

Studio Location: New York Gallery, 25 Third St., San Francisco, CA

THE SITTER(s):

Name: Mary Eliza McCleave Hussey

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Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation: Wife of Walter Hussey

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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color…)

Description, Reverse: “Mary Eliza Hussey my granddaughter of California, married to Walter R. Hussey of Nantucket. The parents of the child on the card”

Date: N/A

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-13-p2-p4, McCleave Family album

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Leppo, Clara McNear (1881-1979)(1 of 2)

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Elizabeth “Betsy” Bailey Williams & Clara McNear

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LEWIS DOWE was born in 1838 in Hanover, New Hampshire and died in 1919 in Portland, Oregon. He arrived in Petaluma in September of 1875 and set up his photography studio in the rooms formerly occupied by photographer Hugh Anderson. Dowe worked in Petaluma as both a “view” and portrait photographer until he departed the town in March of 1882. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTERS:

Names: Elizabeth “Betsy” Bailey Williams & Clara McNear Leppo. When this portrait was taken the baby would have been known by her maiden name, Clara McNear.

Description: In this double portrait Clara McNear is the baby held by her great-great-grandmother, Elizabeth Bailey Williams. Baby Clara is dressed in a white lace gown which contrasts dramatically with William’s black jacket and skirt. In an intricate and intimate composition, Williams’s left hand supports Clara’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 is edged in dark satin. A stiff, white, ruffled collar surrounds her neck, and a white, lace jabot falls almost to her waist. This great-great-grandmother has very dark hair which is parted in the middle. Her ruffled bonnet is decorated with white flowers and is fastened at the neck with a lighter colored ribbon.

Biographical Note:

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Family Affiliation: Clara McNear Leppo was born in 1881 to Petaluma pioneers, George Plummer McNear (1857-1947) and Jennie Otis McNear (1857-1883). She married David Harrison Leppo (1876-1928) in 1902, and was buried in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park in 1979.

Bibliography: Elizabeth Bailey Williams & Clara McNear Leppo PDF

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 left 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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McCleave, E. Ann 2004-315-1-p27-p33

Wyer’s Portrait Photograph of E. Ann McCleave, Date N/A

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Wyer

Studio Location: Souvenir Portraits, Nantucket, Massachusetts

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): E. Ann McCleave

Description: Cabinet card of elderly woman sitting in a wicker chair.  She is wearing a bonnet, a Victorian-era dress with a chain hanging from her bust.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse:

 “When thus thou see’st

remember me.

As thy true Friend.

E. A. McCleave,

Thy Mother Dear. 81 ys”

Date: N/A

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p27-p33, McCleave Family album

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McCleave, E. Ann 2004-315-1-p31-p40

William Summerhays, Portrait Photograph of E. Ann McCleave, July 1864

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: William Summerhays

Studio Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts

 THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): E. Ann McCleave

Description: CDV of elderly woman wearing a bonnet and civil war era dress sitting.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: William Summerhays’ stamp; “E A McCleave July 1864”

Date:July 1864  

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p31-p40, McCleave Family album

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McCleave, E. Ann 2004-315-1-p29-p35

William Summerhays, Portrait Photograph of E. Ann McCleave, July 1864

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: William Summerhays

Studio Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): E. Ann McCleave

Description: CDV of elderly woman in an oval cartouche frame.  She is wearing a bonnet with a civil-war era dress.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: William Summerhays’ stamp; “EA McCleave July 1864”

Date: July 1864

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p29-p35, McCleave Family album

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McCleave, Henry Paddock (1830-1899)

William Shew, Portrait Photograph of Henry P. McCleave,  Date N/A

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: William Shew

Studio Location: Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Henry P. McCleave

Description: CDV of a man standing next to prop wall.  He has a large beard and is wearing a suit with a chain hanging from his vest.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: William Shew’s stamp

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Date: N/A

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p30-p37, McCleave Family album

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Mount, Flora 2004-315-1-p6-p6

Baker’s Art Gallery, Portrait Photograph of Flora Mount, Date N/A

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Baker’s Art Gallery

Studio Location: 106 South High St., Columbus, Ohio

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Flora Mount

Description: Cabinet card of a woman with short hair.  She is wearing a black, Victorian era dress with large sleeves and beaded detailing on the chest.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: “Flora Mount”; Stamp reads: Grand Prize and Highest award at the World’s Fair. Baker’s Art Gallery, 106 South High St., Columbus, O.”

Date: N/A

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p6,p6, McCleave Family album

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Mount, Harry Hussey 2004-315-1-p5-p5

Elliott Cabinet Portraits’ Portrait Photograph of Harry Hussey Mount, Date N/A

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Elliot Cabinet Portraits

Studio Location: Marion, Iowa

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Harry Hussey Mount

Description: Cabinet card of a man standing at a studio prop gate in front of a painted background.  He is wearing a suit with an upturned collar and tie.  There is a chain hanging from his vest.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment 

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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Description, Reverse: “Harry Hussey Mount”

Date: N/A

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p5,p5, McCleave Family album

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Mount, Richard 2004-315-1-p7-p7

Miller, Portrait Photograph of Richard Mount, Date N/A

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Miller

Studio Location: 415, 417 & 419 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis, Minnesota

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Richard Mount

Description: Cabinet card with uneven scalloped edges of a young man’s bust wearing suit with a checkered tie, chain, and handkerchief in his pocket.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: (describe imprint, type text of any handwritten script)

Date: N/A

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p7-p7, McCleave Family album

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Unidentified Infant 2004-315-1-p16-p18

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified infant

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p16-p18, McCleave Family album

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

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

Bibliography:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp

Date:  

Condition:

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

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

Unidentified Man 2004-315-02-LP34

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name(s): Unknown

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

Biographical Note: add, augment

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

Bibliography: add, augment

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp

Date: c. 1874- 1898

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

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

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: unidentified

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

Biographical Note: add, augment

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

Bibliography: add, augment 

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: N/A

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

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

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

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

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

Bibliography:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp

Date:

Condition:

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

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

McCleave, (unidentified female family member)

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

Name: Unidentified female family member

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

Biographical Note: add, augment

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

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: L. Sheppard’s stamp

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

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

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

Allen, George Anson (1846-1920)

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of George Anson Allen

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: unidentified

THE SITTER:

Name: George Anson Allen

Description: This is a head-and-shoulders portrait of Captain George Anson Allen taken as he approached middle-age. He has a heavy, walrus mustache and prominent ears. He is wearing a high-buttoned, double lapel jacket and a wide bow tie.

Biographical Note: Allen was born in Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts July 1846, and he died in Sacramento, California, March 25, 1920. Allen was a California riverboat captain. He is reported to have piloted the Valletta, the Colusa, and the Red Bluff steamboats. He lived in Vallejo Township and in Sacramento at 3327 Third Avenue. Capitan George Anson Allen is not to be confused with his contemporary, Captain George W. Allen, a man whose criminal behavior was reported in Sacramento newspapers.

Family Affiliation: Captain Allen married Elizabeth Dora Waugh Allen (see companion portrait) on March 20, 1868. She was the daughter of the early prominent Petaluma pioneers, Reverend Lorenzo Dow Waugh (1808-1900) and Clarissa Jane Edsall Waugh (1826-1877). Goerge and Elizabeth had three children: Walter, Mary Bell, and Lonnie.

Bibliography: Petaluma Argus-Courier, July 1, 1909, p. 2. Petaluma Weekly Argus, Apr. 4, 1885, p. 2; Jan. 19, 1889, p. 3. The Sacramento Bee, Aug. 7, 1908, p. 12; Feb. 13, 1909, p. 17; “New Steamer on First Trip,” Sept. 14, 1911, p. 5; Nov. 20, 1918, p. 10; Nov. 20, 1918, p. 8; Oct. 19, 1920, p. 4.

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This cabinet card bears no imprint or photographer’s name. Handwritten in blue ink across the bottom in a combination of upper and lower case letters is: “GEoRgE A. ALLEN - HusBAND oF ELizABET”.

Description, back: Handwritten across the top is, “Mrs, F, [ F?] Allen 2423 - O st Sacramento”. The identity of “Mrs, F, [F?] Allen” is unknown. She may have been a relative living in Sacramento to whom the portrait was given.

Date: The dark color of the card upon which this portrait is mounted and Allen’s attire suggest this portrait dates to the late 1880s.

Condition: Although the edges of this card are nicked, the portrait is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-09

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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:

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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

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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.

Bibliography:

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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Clark, George Clarence Jr. (1909-1991)

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of George Clarence Clark Jr.

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  unidentified

THE SITTER:

Name: The identification of the sitter as George Clarence Clark Jr. is hypothetical. The inscription on the back of the cabinet card identifies the toddler as “Georgie Clark”. George Clarence Clark Jr. was born in 1909, and the portrait appears to date from just after the turn of the twentieth century. The reference to his “Uncle Byron” and “Aunt Emma” on the back of the card requires additional research. One of them may have been a sibling of George’s mother, Elizabeth Clark.

Description: This toddler wears a voluminous play smock with large, white, front buttons, a matching skirt, and dark leather boots. His body appears strangely uninhibited and relaxed for a child having his portrait taken. He dangles his hand over the armrest, leans comfortably into the corner of the chair, and casually crosses his left leg over his right.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: George Clarence Clark Jr. was the son of George Clarence Clark Sr. (1863-1927) and Elizabeth Clark (1875-1931).

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 set within a vertical oval frame. The mat is a light yellowish-green and the edge is a darker olive green.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in faded blue ink is, “Georgie Clark”, “To his Uncle Byron” “and Aunty Emma”.

Date: If the sitter is George Clarence Clark Jr., this cabinet card would date between 1910 and 1912

Condition: The back side of this cabinet card is soiled and stained.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-18

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

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

Petaluma Photo Gallery’s portrait photograph of a

“Little Boy in a ‘Lord Fauntleroy suit’”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

Description: The little boy in this portrait is dressed in an open-fronted jacket and knickers. Under his jacket he wears a white shirt with large, lace, cuffs and collar. Around his neck is an extremely large plaid bow. This manner of dressing little boys is often referred to as the “Little Lord Fauntleroy” style which was very fashionable at the time for the young sons of upper middle class families.

Biographical Note:

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

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: July 1898

Condition: This cabinet card is in good condition.

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

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

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

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

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, Obverse:

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s imprint

Date: 1870-1898

Condition: This carte de visite is soiled and faded.

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

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

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Girl

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

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

Bibliography:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp

Date:

Condition:

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

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.

Gale, Otis Seldon (1849-1933)

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Otis Seldon Gale

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LEWIS DOWE was born in 1838 in Hanover, New Hampshire and died in 1919 in Portland, Oregon. He arrived in Petaluma in September of 1875 and set up his photography studio in the rooms formerly occupied by photographer Hugh Anderson. Dowe worked in Petaluma as both a “view” and portrait photographer until he departed the town in March of 1882. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Otis Seldon Gale

Description: This cabinet card portrays Otis Seldon Gale as a middle- aged man with a receding hairline and a bushy goatee. Gale is dressed formally in a dark suit, white shirt, and dark bow tie tucked under his collar. Looped through the top button of his vest is a chain which most probably ended in a watch resting in his vest or jacket pocket.

Biographical Note: Otis Seldon Gale was born in Scotland County, Missouri and moved with his parents to California at the age of 5. He was raised in Bodega and married Mary Hester Towner in 1869. Otis and Mary moved into Petaluma in 1887 and lived at 223 Howard Street. Gale worked for the B. F. Cox Express and Draying Company and for the Carlson Currier Silk Mill. He died in New York while living with his daughter, Eliza Maude Gale Atkinson (1882-1968), but he was buried in Cypress Hill Memorial Park in Petaluma.

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Family Affiliation: Otis Seldon Gale was the eldest son of Petaluma pioneers, Lorenzo Dow Gale (1828-1907) and Eliza Ann Wilfley Gale (1830-1916). He was named after his uncle, Otis Gale (1832-1927) who lived in Santa Rosa. See the companion portrait of his wife, Mary Hester Towner Gale (1851-1931).

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 11 x 16 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: In this three-quarter view portrait the sitter looks to the viewer’s right. He is seated in a striped studio chair which can be partially seen in the bottom left of the composition. The photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom edge.

Description, back: Handwritten in black ink in cursive at the top left of the back of this cabinet card are, “Mr Otis Gale” and “Howard St”.

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

Condition: This cabinet card is in very good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-80-01

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Howell, Mrs. Thor 1978-666-41

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Mrs. Thor Howell, Date N/A

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: unidentified

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Mrs. Thor Howell

Description: Cabinet card of Mrs. Thor Howell's bust. Her hair is pulled back and she is wearing a light blouse with a decorative dark collar.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment 

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.5 x 16.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: N/A

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Date: N/A

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-41

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Murphey, Georgia 2014-791-32

H.R. Lovett’s, Portrait Photograph of Georgia Murphey, c. 1888-1892

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  H.R. Lovett, Modesto, California 

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Georgia Murphey

Description: Cabinet card of a young Georgia Murphey standing next to a studio prop stool. The sepia tone denotes albumen processing on paper. She is wearing a gingham dress with black cuffs, pleats along the skirt, and a white collar.

Biographical Note: Georgia is possibly the daughter of Lucy & George Murphey, sister of Lewis & Harry Murphey, and related to Clara Belle Ivancovich.

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: “Georgia Murphey, H.R. Lovett, Modesto, Cal.”

Date: c. 1888-1892

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2014-791-32

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Unidentified Man 2004-315-02-LP36

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note: add, augment

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

Bibliography: add, augment 

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp

Date: c. 1874-1898

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

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

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Sproul, Mary Jane 2014-791-38

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Mary Jane Sproul, c. 1855-1865

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  unidentified

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Mary Jane Sproul

Description: 1/6th plate tintype of Mary Jane Sproul sitting on a wooden chair in a brass frame. Her hair is pulled back and secured with a tinted bow. There is tinting in her cheeks as well. She is wearing a gingham dress and her elbow rests on a blanket covered studio table. Mary Jane was the daughter of Roxanne King and John Sproul, and sister to Clara Belle Ivancovich.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: ambrotype, approximately 8 x 8.5 x 9 cm

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Medium: Black lacquer on cast iron

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

Description, Reverse: Mary Jane Sproul daughter of Roxanne King & John Sproul. Sister of Clara B. Sproul Ivancovich.           

Date: c. 1855-1865

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2014-791-38

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Waugh, Elizabeth (1852-1940) (see Allen)→

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Elizabeth Waugh, c. 1884-1890 

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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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“Child Attired in a Diagonally Textured Jacket”

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

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

Bibliography:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: This carte de visite is slightly soiled.

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

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Hubbell, Mary Magdelene Maxey (1834-1878)

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Mary Magdalene Maxey Hubbell

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  unidentified 

THE SITTER:

Name: Mary Magdalene Maxey Hubbell

Description: In this head-and-shoulder cabinet card portrait, Mary Magdalene Maxey Hubbell is dressed in a dark blouse with a down-turned collar which had notches at the shoulder blades. At the center of her collar is a wide ribbon pinned in the center with a round brooch. Around her neck is a white, pleated ruff. Her dark hair is center-parted and combed to the back of her head. She wears a braid crown which is topped with a perforated hair ornament.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: Mary Magdalene Maxey Hubbell was the mother of Petaluma doctor, Ruth Philena Hubbell Huffman (1862-1949), the wife of Jonathan Foster Hubbell (1830-1898), and the daughter-in-law to Philena Buck Hubbell (1808-1897).

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10 x 15.75 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on card stock

Description, font:

Description, back: Handwritten along the top edge in blue ink is, “Mary Magdalene Maxey Hubbell” and “Born 1834”. Below this is, “1874 or 1875”. Along the bottom edge is handwritten in cursive in pencil, “Property of Dollie (?) Hubbell”.

Date: 1874 or 1875 per the inscription on the back side of the portrait.

Condition: Both sides of this card are heavily soiled and stained, and four edges have been trimmed.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1983-32-3

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Murphey, Harry 2014-791-31

W. Brown’s Portrait Photograph of Harry Murphey, c. 1888-1892 

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  W. Brown, Modesto, California

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Harry Murphey

Description: Cabinet card of a young Harry Murphey sitting in a fringe studio chair with one leg tucked underneath him. He is wearing a dress with pleats on the bodice, striped tights, and boots. Harry is possibly the son of Lucy & George Murphey, sibling of Georgia & Lewis Murphey, and related to Clara Belle Ivancovich.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 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…)

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Description, Reverse: “Harry Murphey b. Oakdale, Ca 1882 d. Vo 1928 eve of Thansgiving holiday m. Reta Offult daughter of John Petaluma abt 1908. Petaluma CA Argus Nov 1928.”

Date: c. 1888-1892

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2014-791-31

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Murphey, Jeanette 2014-791-37

Barnett’s Portrait Photograph of Jeanette “Nettie” Murphey, c. 1888-1892

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Barnett, Modesto, California

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Jeanette “Nettie” Murphey

Description: Cabinet card of Jeanette Murphey Rene's bust. She has curly bangs and the rest of her hair is pulled back. Murphey is wearing a dress with buttons going up the bodice and a brooch pinned at the base of her collar. The back of the card states the photo is likely Jeanette "Nettie" Murphey Rene, the sister of George Murphey, though it may be his other sister.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment 

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: “Jeanette Murphey”

Date: c. 1888-1892

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2014-791-37

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Ivancovich, Clara Belle Sproul Jewell (1858-1939)(2 of 4)

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Clara Belle Sproul

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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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: Clara Belle Sproul Jewell Ivancovich. When this portrait was taken, the sitter would have been known by her maiden name, Clara Belle Sproul.

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Description: In this cabinet card, Clara Belle Sproul Jewell Ivancovich is portrayed as a young woman seated at a table looking up from the book she is reading. In a feminine gesture, the fingers of her left hand touch the left side of her face, and her right hand appears to mark a place in her book. She wears a dark skirt and matching jacket with elaborately decorated cuffs. She also wears a white, lace ruff and a white, lace, scarf tied in a bow. Her forehead is adorned with short tight curls, and the remainder of her hair appears to fall down her back.

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

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

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait masterfully captures the image of a lovely young woman looking up as though interrupted from her studies.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil along the top edge of the card is, “to J E Jewell”. (John Elliott Jewell was Clara Bell’s first husband to whom she was briefly married.) Printed on a diagonal in the center of the back is the photographer’s imprint, “L Dowe, Photographer, Petaluma, Cal.” Attached along the bottom of the card is a sticker containing the address of the donor.

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

Condition: All four corners of this carte de visite are stained.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2014-791-35

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Murphey, Jeanette 2014-791-34

W. Brown’s Portrait Photograph of Jeanette Murphey, c. 1888-1892

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  W. Brown, Modesto, California

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Jeanette “Nettie” Murphey Rene

Description: Cabinet card of Jeanette Murphey Rene's profile bust. She has curly bangs and the rest of her hair is pulled back into a chignon. Visible in the frame is the double-breasted buttoned bodice of Murphey's dress.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.6 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…)

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Description, Reverse: The back of the card states Jeanette was from Petaluma, the Aunt of Harry, and sister to George.

Date: c. 1888-1892  

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2014-791-34

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Murphey, Lewis 2014-791-30

W. Brown’s Portrait Photograph of Lewis Murphey, c. 1888-1892

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  W. Brown, Modesto, California

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Lewis Murphey

Description: Cabinet card of a young Lewis Murphey sitting in a blanket covered studio chair. Murphey is wearing a pleated toddler's dress with a large collar, wool tights, and boots.

Biographical Note: Lewis is possibly the son of Lucy & George Murphey, brother of Harry & Georgia Murphey, and related to Clara Belle Ivancovich.

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 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…)

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Description, Reverse: “Lewis Murphey”

Date: c. 1888-1892

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2014-791-30

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McCleave, Edward 2004-315-1-p17-p20

E. Garreaud, Portrait Photograph of Captain Edward McCleave, 1863

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: E. Garreaud

Studio Location: 239 Calle De Plateros San Pedro, Lima, Peru

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Captain Edward McCleave

Description: CDV of a man’s bust. He has a beard and is wearing a suit with a patterned vest and bow tie.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment 

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: E. Garreaud’s stamp

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Date: 1863

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p17-p20, McCleave Family album

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McCleave, Edward 2004-315-1-p35-p48

William Summerhays, Portrait Photograph of Captain Edward McCleave, Date N/A

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: William Summerhays

Studio Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Captain Edward McCleave

Description: CDV of man sitting at a prop table holding a book and wearing a suit.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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Description, Reverse: William Summerhays’ stamp

Date: N/A

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-1-p35-p48, McCleave Family album

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McCleave, Minnie 2004-315-03-p49-p49

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Minnie McCleave

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Minnie McCleave

Description: CDV a young girl sitting on a studio prop blanket wearing a communion gown.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: “Minnie McCleave”; George Ross’ stamp

Date: c. 1862-1893

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p49-p49, McCleave Family album

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of NP McCleave

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: NP McCleave

Description: CDV a young girl sitting on a studio prop blanket wearing a plaid dress with chevron striping with a lacy slip

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: “NP McCleave”; George Ross’ stamp

Date: c. 1862-1893

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p48-p48, McCleave Family album

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

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 THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

Active in Petaluma: 1892-1895

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

Bibliography:

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Unidentified Infant

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

Biographical Note: add, augment

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

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: gelatin print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: N/A

Date: c. 1892-1895

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

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

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Prince Family Member, Woman

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified Woman

Description: CDV of a woman’s bust in an oval frame. Her hair is pulled back and she is wearing an embroidered jacket.

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Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: On the back of this carte de visite is a 3-cent United States Internal Revenue stamp. On top of the stamp handwritten in black ink appears the Bryan R. Johnson’s initials. The 3-cent stamp documents that the purchaser paid less than 50 cents for the portrait. Below the stamp is Johnson’s imprint.

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

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-07-p13-p21

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Johnson, Bryan R. (born 1834)

Bryan R. Johnson’s photographic Self Portrait

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Bryan R. Johnson

Description: Johnson has chosen to portray himself here in a softened, vignetted style; attired in a notched lapel jacket, high collared white shirt and simple bow tie. His hair is parted on the left with thick, waves swept to the right. His face is bearded and his dark eyes stare intently to his left.

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Biographical Note: For additional information on Bryan R. Johnson, and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue at the top of this page.

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: Bryan R. Johnson

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is an early carte de visite which contains a diminutive image of the sitter’s head and shoulders. Along the bottom edge of this card is handwritten in cursive in brown ink, “B. R. Johnson”.

Description, back: Surrounded by an undulating line boarder in the center of the back of this carte de visite is Johnson’s imprint: “From B. R. Johnson’s Premium Gallery, Phoenix Block, Petaluma.”. At the bottom of the card is printed, “Negatives preserved, from which extra Copies can be had at less than regular prices.”. Along the left edge of the back of the card is handwritten in cursive in brown ink, “B. R. Johnson”.

Date: April 1863-1864

Condition: There is slight foxing throughout both sides of this carte de visite.

Owner: Private collector, digital copy by permission

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“Young Woman With Elaborately Crimped Coiffure”

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

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

Bibliography:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

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

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

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: unidentified

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

Biographical Note: add, augment

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

Bibliography: add, augment

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp

Date: c. 1874-1898

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

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

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

“Young Woman With Curly Hair and Plaid Neck Scarf”

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

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

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

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Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

Condition: This carte de visite is soiled and stained.

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

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name(s): Unknown

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

Biographical Note: add, augment

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

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

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Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp

Date: c. 1874-1898

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

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

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

“Young Woman With Pompadour & Choker”

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

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

Bibliography:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

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

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

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

“Young Woman With Sausage Curls & Plaid Blouse”

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

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

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

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

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

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

Prince Family Member, Mother

Bryan R. Johnson’s Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Prince Family Child & a Woman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTERS:

Names: Unidentified Child and Woman

Description: CDV of a woman sitting, and a child standing next to her.  The woman is wearing a dress with a hoop skirt with embroidering along the hem and jacket. 

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Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Three cent revenue stamp; Bryan Johnson’s stamp

Date: December 1862 - 1867

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-07-p13-p22

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. 

Hopes, Edward S. (1834 or 1835 -1909)(1 of 3)

Bryan R. Johnson’s portrait photograph of Edward Hopes

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Edward S. Hopes

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Description: In this portrait, Edward Hopes appears as an elegantly attired young gentleman. Below his fashionable, double-breasted trench coat, he wears an embossed velvet vest and high-collared white shirt upon which his dark bow tie lies askew. He assumes a confident, casual poise with one arm behind his back, the other resting on the studio chair, and his left leg crossed in front of his right. His swept- back, wavy hair is parted on his left, and his beard and mustache are carefully groomed.

Biographical Note: Arriving in Petaluma in 1854, Edward Hopes, a native of Canada, was among Petaluma’s earliest pioneers. He initially worked as the manager of the blacksmith shop for the Fritsch & Stafford Carriage and Harness Company. In July 1870, he left Fritsch & Stafford and purchased the wagon and blacksmith shop of Mr. James M. Langley on Kentucky Street. In May 1878, Hopes began construction of his Petaluma residence, which was located at the corner of Howard and Prospect Streets, and it was reported to be among Petaluma’s finest. Hopes was a veteran member of Petaluma Lodge No. 30, I.O.O.F. and was the Noble Grand of the lodge from January to July 1879. In his old age, he retired to the Odd Fellows’ Home in Thermalito, where he died in 1909. He was buried in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park beside his wife, Ellen (Nellie) R. Humphrey Hopes (1839 - 1907 or 1908). His obituary stated, “…for few men were more generally esteemed by all than was this rugged old pioneer who was a living exemplification of the honest, faithful, toiling ‘village blacksmith.’”

Family Affiliation: Edward Hopes was the husband of Ellen (Nellie) R. Humphries (Humphrey) Hopes (1839 - 1907 or 1908) and father to Anna M. Hopes Fritsch (1858-1938). Ellen Hopes was her stepmother.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The studio setting of this carte de visite is elaborate. It includes a backdrop depicting a lush river scene utilized by Johnson in other portraits; bold, checker-board flooring; a drape with two large tassels; and an elaborately carved, high-backed, upholstered leather chair.

Description, back: Surrounded by undulating lines, in the center of the back of the card is Johnson’s imprint: “From B. R. Johnson’s Photograph Gallery, Doyle’s Fire Proof Building, Main Street, Petaluma.”. Above this imprint is handwritten in pencil: “Mr. Hope [sic] Blacksmith with Fritsch & Stafford”. Below this imprint is written, “Came from Canada”.

Date: 1864-1866

Condition: The top portion of the front of the card is soiled, and the back retains the remnants of tape along the top and bottom edges.

Owner: Private Collection, digital copy by permission. The owner of this carte de visite reported that it was purchased at the same time as the photograph of Edward Hopes taken by George Ross in this collection. The owner also reported that they were informed that both cartes de visite came from the same photo album, which contained the inscription, “Top: Two pictures of Mr. Ed Hope [sic], in charge of the blacksmith shop in the Fritsch-Stafford carriage and harness business.”

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. 

Lloyd, Kate 1979-425-01-p36-p24

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Kate Lloyd

Description: CDV of a woman resting on a fringe studio chair in an oval frame. Her hair is pulled up into a braided up do and she is wearing a plaid dress.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp

Date: c. 1874-1898

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p36-p24

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“Young Man With A Piercing Gaze”

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LEWIS DOWE was born in 1838 in Hanover, New Hampshire and died in 1919 in Portland, Oregon. He arrived in Petaluma in September of 1875 and set up his photography studio in the rooms formerly occupied by photographer Hugh Anderson. Dowe worked in Petaluma as both a “view” and portrait photographer until he departed the town in March of 1882. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

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

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

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Unidentified Man 2004-315-03-p36-p36

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Unknown

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp

Date: c. 1874-1898

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

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

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Unidentified Man 2004-315-03-p37-p37

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

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

 THE SITTER:

Name: unidentified

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

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Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

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Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp

Date: c. 1874-1898

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

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

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Unidentified Man 2004-315-03-p38-p38

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

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Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp

Date:

Condition:

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

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“Handsome Young Man With a Bushy Mustache & Eyebrows”

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LEWIS DOWE was born in 1838 in Hanover, New Hampshire and died in 1919 in Portland, Oregon. He arrived in Petaluma in September of 1875 and set up his photography studio in the rooms formerly occupied by photographer Hugh Anderson. Dowe worked in Petaluma as both a “view” and portrait photographer until he departed the town in March of 1882. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

Condition: The front of this card is slightly soiled.

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

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Woman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp

Date:

Condition:

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

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

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: unidentified 

THE SITTER(s):

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

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

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Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: “July 1872”

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Date: July 1872

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

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

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McCleave, Robert 2004-315-03-p2-p2

William Summerhays, Portrait Photograph of Robert McCleave, July 1864

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: William Summerhays

Studio Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Robert McCleave

Description: CDV of man sitting. He has a large beard and is wearing a suit with a chain hanging from a patterned vest. The back dates the photo to July 1864.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: “July 1864”; William Summerhays’ stamp

Date: July 1864

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p2-p2

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Unidentified Man 2004-315-03-p34-p34

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

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Unknown

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

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

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Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp

Date: c. 1874-1898

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

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

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

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of a

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

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

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

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

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Armstrong, Maybelle “Belle” Church (1863-1949)(1 of 2)

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of MayBelle “Belle” Church Armstrong

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Maybelle “Belle” Church Armstrong. This portrait may have been taken before her marriage when she was known as Maybelle Church.

Description: This is a head-and-shoulders portrait of Armstrong as a young woman with dark, center-parted, pulled-back hair. She wears a velvet, front-buttoned, jacket and a white, high-necked, textured collar which appears to be adorned with a metal pin at her throat. Below her collar is a white, lacy jabot which may include at the bottom right a bouquet of fresh flowers. Her gaze is direct and slightly elevated.

Biographical Note: Maybelle Church Armstrong was raised by her Petaluma pioneer parents on their ranch in Two Rock. After her marriage, she lived in Petaluma, Sebastopol, Oregon, and again, towards the end of her life, in Petaluma at 27 Webster Street.

Family Affiliation: Maybelle Church Armstrong was the daughter of Cynthia J. Church and Samuel Howard Church (1829-1900), early pioneer citizens of Petaluma. She was the wife of Supervisor George J. Armstrong, a Petaluma machinist, businessman, and politician. She was the mother of Harry George Armstrong, Samuel Walter Armstrong, and Gladys Louise Armstrong.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a head-and-shoulders portrait of a young woman with “L. F. SHEPPARD, PETALUMA.” printed along the bottom edge.

Description, back: The back of this carte de visite is blank or contains only an accession number.

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition: There are numerous, small, stains on the background and on the sitter’s face.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p12-p8, Church Family Album

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McCleave, Carrie 2004-315-03-p3-p3

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name(s): Carrie McCleave

Description: CDV of a young girl sitting on a blanket-covered studio prop. She is wearing a plaid dress with a white lacy bib.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp

Date: N/A

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p3-p3

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McCleave, Edward 2004-315-03-p1-p1

William Summerhays, Portrait Photograph of Captain Edward McCleave, Date N/A

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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Photographer: William Summerhays

Studio Location: Nantucket, Massachusetts

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Robert McCleave

Description: CDV of man sitting at a studio prop table holding a book. He is wearing a suit with a chain hanging from a patterned vest.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: William Sumemrhays’ stamp

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Date: N/A

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p1-p1

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Unidentified Woman 2004-315-03-p31-p31

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Woman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

GEORGE COLVAINE ROSS was born February 12, 1832 in Edinburgh, Scotland and died in 1893 at the age of 60 in Petaluma, California. Unlike the other 19th century Petaluma photographers, Ross lived and worked in Petaluma for many years. He arrived in Petaluma in 1855, and in 1862 he began his profession as a photographer, moving his studio within the city several times as noted on his various carte de visite and cabinet card imprints. In 1869 he was also part of a short-lived, photographic studio partnership with Elon D. Ormsby on Main Street in Petaluma. It was reported Ross stopped working as a photographer soon after he became an invalid in 1888. Ross was among the most prolific Petaluma portrait photographers, and his work was of exceptionally high quality. Ross was buried in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, Back: George Ross’ stamp

Date:

Condition:

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

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Warders, Joseph (1816-1877)

A.W. Barker, Portrait Photograph of Joseph Warders

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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:

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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

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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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Church, Edith Mabel (1889-1962)

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Edith mabel Church

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Edith Mabel Church

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

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: 1890

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-02-p22-p13

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Church, Claude Leslie (1886-1938)

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Claude Leslie Church

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Claude Leslie Church

Description: CDV of an infant sitting on a blanket covered studio prop wearing a velvet gown with a bib.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp

Date: approximately 1886 

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p7-p3

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Church, Unidentified (Girl) 1979-425-01-p29-p20

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Unidentified Girl, c. 1862-1893

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified Girl (Church Family)

Description: CDV of a young girl sitting in a fringe studio chair wearing a dress with plaid detailing, pearls, and her hair done in sausage curls.

Biographical Note: add, augment

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

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

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: George Ross’ stamp

Date: c. 1862-1893

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p29-p20, Church family album

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Unidentified, Walter 1979-425-01-p25-p18

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

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Photographer / Photographic Studio

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

THE SITTER:

Name(s): Walter (Unidentified last name)

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

Biographical Note: add, augment

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

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Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp

Date: c. 1874-1898

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

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

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Armstrong, Harry George (1886-1950)

Joslin & Company’s Portrait Photograph of Harry Armstrong

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PHOTOGRAPHER / PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Harry George Armstrong

Description: This is a portrait of Armstrong as a child. He is wearing a dark jacket with a large white collar. He gazes slightly to his right and maintains a slight smile. His straight hair is cropped short and parted on his left.

Biographical Note: Harry George Armstrong was a “college man” and railroad supervisor. He also served as a machinist in the Navy.

Family Affiliation: Harry George Armstrong was the son of Petaluma Supervisor George James Armstrong and Maybelle Church Armstrong. He was also the brother of Samuel Walter Armstrong and Gladys Armstrong. He married Florence Estelle Winkler in 1905.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, Front: This is a scalloped, white, cabinet card with a head-and-shoulders portrait of a male child. Joslin & Company’s imprint appears along the bottom edge.

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

Date: soon after November 1893

Condition: There are small stains on the bottom edge of the card.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-02-p31-p19, Church Family Album

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Armstrong, Samuel Walter (d. 1942)

Joslin & Company’s Portrait Photograph of Samuel Walter Armstrong

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PHOTOGRAPHER / PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Samuel Walter Armstrong

Description: This is a portrait of Samuel Armstrong as a toddler. The child is wearing a white dress with an elaborate black lace collar. The child has short, curly, dark hair and holds his hand in front of him with his fingers touching. The child looks to his right with an endearing, inquisitive gaze.

Biographical Note: Samuel Walter Armstrong was a professor at the University of Arizonia, Tucson.

Family Affiliation: Samuel Walter Armstrong was the son of Petaluma pioneers Maybelle Church Armstrong and Supervisor George James Armstrong (died 1925). Samuel was brother to Harry George Armstrong and Gladys Louise Armstrong.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a white, scalloped, cabinet card with Joslin & Company’s imprint centered along the bottom edge.

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

Date: November 1893 - April 1897

Condition: This card is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-02-p30-p18, Church Family Album

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Church, Cynthia Jane Fleming (1833-1928)

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of “Mother c.” presumed to be Cynthia Jane Fleming Church

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Cynthia Jane Fleming Church

Description: CDV of a woman's bust in an oval frame. Her hair is pulled back and secured with a bow, and she is wearing a dress with a large white collar and brooch.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp

Date: early 1870s

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p9-p5

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Church, Guy Raymond (1880-1938)

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Guy Raymond Church

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Guy Raymond Church

Description: CDV of a toddler sitting on a fringe studio chair wearing a buttoned dress with a lacy collar

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp

Date: approximately 1883

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p8-p4

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McCleave, Minnie 2004-315-03-p4-p4

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Minnie McCleave, Date N/A

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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Photographer: unidentified

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Minnie McCleave

Description: Cut image of a young woman sitting on a wicker studio chair. She is wearing a Victorian-era dress with large sleeves and her hair is pulled up into a topknot.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment 

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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Description, Reverse: “Minnie McCleave from Viola Rhodes”

Date: N/A

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p4-p4

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McCleave, Mary Harvey (1 of 2) 2004-315-03-p8-p8

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Mary Harvey McCleave, Date N/A

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  unidentified

THE SITTER(s):

Name: Mary Harvey McCleave

Description: Tintype of a woman in an oval frame with cartouche detailing. She has curly hair pulled back, is wearing earrings, and an elaborate collar.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation: Wife of Henry Paddock McCleave

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: “Mrs. Mary H. McCleave”

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Date: N/A

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p8-p8

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McCleave, Carrie 2004-315-03-p9-p9

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Carrie McCleave, Date N/A

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  unidentified

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Carrie McCleave

Description: Tintype of a young girl sitting on a blanket-covered studio prop. She is wearing a ruffled dress, a necklace, and her hair is done in sausage curls.

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, 2004-315-03-p9-p9

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Pressey, Henry 1979-425-01-p35-p23

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: unidentified 

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Henry Pressey and Walter

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

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: “July 1872”

Date: July 1872

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Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

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

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Warders, Elizabeth 1979-425-01-p11-p7

Hoebel & Luther Photograph Gallery, Portrait Photograph of Elizabeth Warders

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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

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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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Freeman, George Adelbert (1852-1930)

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of George Adelbert Freeman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: George Adelbert Freeman (as identified in a Church family and friends portrait album donated to the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum)

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Description: In this head-and-shoulder portrait, George Adelbert Freeman appears as a young man with a chevron style mustache and side-parted hair which has been carefully oiled and combed. He wears a fashionably large-lapeled jacket and matching vest under which is a white shirt with a wide-spread collar. Down the front of his shirt are horizontal pleats on both sides of its front buttons, and at his throat is an unusual, fan-shape, light-colored, neck ornament with an round object at its base.

Biographical Note: The Petaluma Weekly Argus reported on November 7, 1867 that George Freeman and Jordan Peters were “held to answer” for fighting at the Resort Saloon over a game of cards. It was reported that Freeman was not hurt, but Peters’ thumb and ear were wounded. The Petaluma Weekly Argus also reported in 1867 that George Freeman’s horse “Blazing Star” was awarded the prize for “best horse for all work” at the spring horse show in Tomales. On October 3 of 1883, the Petaluma Courier reported, “James, Henry and George Freeman, sons of M. [sic] D. Freeman, and Herman Church, all of Tomales, have gone to San Luis Obispo to purchase land. I am sorry old Sonoma cannot keep them here, for these young farmers would be a credit to the county.” It was reported by a descendant that George Freeman and his brother, Emil Royce Freeman (1851-1933), eventually became dairy farmers in the Morro Bay Area.

Family Affiliation: George Adelbert Freeman was the second son of early Sonoma County pioneers, William Darius Freeman (1827-1907) and Mary Halstead Freeman (1833-1913). William and Mary settled in Tomales township, where they raised at least eleven children and were buried in the Tomales Presbyterian Cemetery. George’s first wife was Sara Harriett Cass Freeman (1854-1896). According to the Petaluma Weekly Argus, he divorced her in 1885 on the grounds of desertion and was awarded custody of their five minor children. It was reported by a descendant of George’s that Sara was the daughter of Captain James Cass, the founder of Cayucos, California. George later married Emma Perrins Freeman (1862-1943) with whom he had two additional children, and both he and Emma were buried in Palo Alto, California. It is of note that this portrait remains, as donated to the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, in the Church Family Album.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, back: In the center of the back of this card between two elegant flourishes is George Ross’ imprint stating that his studio is on Main Street in Petaluma, “immediately opposite the American Hotel.”.

Date: 1872-1882

Condition: This carte de visit is soiled with overall foxing on both sides. On the front there are two small, round, black dots, one at the center top and the other at the center bottom. It appears that a thin sliver of the top edge has been cut off.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p34-p22, Church Family Album

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

Crawford Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of a

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

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

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: matte collodion print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: 1898-1900

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

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

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Hussey, Walter Richmond (1 of 3) 2004-315-03-p16-p16

Wing’s Portrait Photograph of Walter Richmond Hussey, June 8, 1876

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Wing’s

Studio Location: 425 Washington Street, Boston, MA

THE SITTER:

Name: Walter Richmond Hussey

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

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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Description, Reverse: Wing’s stamp

Date: June 8, 1876

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p16-p16

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Rae, Ollie Church (1870-1905)(1 of 3)

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Ollie Church Rae

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Ollie Church Rae

Description: CDV of a woman's bust in an oval frame. Her hair is pulled back and there is a large chain around her neck.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross' stamp

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p14-p10

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Clark, Mary Irene (1858-1941)(see Farquar)→

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Clark, Nettie Urith (1868-1955) (see Cannon)→

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Farquar, Thomas Allen (1891-1956) (1 of 2)

Frederick E. Mersereau’s Portrait Photograph of

Marion (Marian) Irene Farquar, Mary Irene Clark Farquar & Thomas Allen Farquar

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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Photographer:  Frederick E. Mersereau

Studio Location: 2239 Mission Street, San Francisco

THE SITTERS:

Names: Presumably this portrait includes from left to right: Marion (Marian) Irene Farquar (b. & d. dates to be determined), Mary Irene Clark Farquar (1858-1941), and Thomas Allen Farquar (1891-1956). The back side of this card identifies the sitters as, “M. I. Farquar + Daughters”, and the child on the left is most probably Mary’s second daughter, Marion Irene Farquar. An earlier portrait of Marion in this archive supports this conclusion. However, the date of August 19, 1893, also written on the back of the card, makes the identity of the second child as Mary’s only other daughter, Helen, an impossibility. Helen was born in 1877 and died as an infant in 1878. The only possible candidate for the child on the left is Mary’s son, Thomas Allen Farquar, who was born in February of 1891. He would have been two years and seven months at the time this portrait was taken. Additionally, a second portrait of Thomas, taken in January of 1895, when he was three years and eleven months, appears to be the same child. There was additional confusion concerning the identify of the children in this portrait; the handwritten note on the photo album page containing this portrait identified the children as Marion and Fred.

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Description: In this cabinet card portrait, Mary Irene Clark Farquar sits between her two standing children. She wears a waisted, dark, dress printed with light-colored flowers and trimmed with numerous rows of flounces and ruffles. Her daughter, Marion Irene, appears at her right wearing a waisted dress with full sleeves, tight cuffs, and a large, gathered yoke. Sausage curls fall to just below her shoulders. On Mary’s left, stands a toddler, presumably her son, Thomas Allen Farquar. He is dressed in a long-sleeved white gown and dark leather boots. He has a head full of blond curls.

Biographical Note: Thomas Allen Farquar was raised in Petaluma and lived many years of his life in Santa Rosa. He was a Corporal in the United States Army during World War I. He was buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno.

Family Affiliation: Thomas Allen Farquar was the youngest son of Petaluma pioneers Mary Irene Clark Farquar (1858-1941), and Calvin Stuart Farquar (1848-1908). His two brothers were Frederick Stuart Farquar and Ben Harold Farquar, and his two sisters were Helen Farquar and Marion Irene Farquar. According to a Farquar descendant, Thomas Allen Farquar’s first wife was Irene Olive Kinnamen Farquar. They had two children, Dorothy Farquar and Neal Farquar. After Thomas and Irene divorced, he married Olga S. Farquar (1897-1974). There are many additional portraits of Farquar family members in this archive.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait has a painted backdrop depicting a domestic interior. All four borders of the card are pinked, and the photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom in brown ink.

Description, back: Handwritten at the top of the card in cursive in pencil is, “M. I. Farquar + Daughters”. Handwritten in cursive in black ink along the right side is, “Santa Rosa, August 19, 1893.”.

Date: August 19, 1893

Condition: This card is heavily foxed on both sides.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-44-p2-p3, Farquar Family Album

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Farquar, Mary Irene Clark (1858-1941)(4 of 5)

Henry KEMP VAN EE’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF

MARY IRENE CLARK FARQUAR, GEORGE CLARENCE CLARK, AND NETTIE URITH CLARK CANNON

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Henry Kemp Van Ee (1853-1934)

Studio Location: 410 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa, California

THE SITTERS:

Names: Mary Irene Clark Farquar, George Clarence Clark, and Nettie Urith Clark Cannon

Description: In this group portrait, Mary Irene Clark Farquar appears to the left of her two siblings, George Clarence Clark, and Nettie Urith Clark Cannon. Mary wears a black, flat-fronted skirt and a matching, short, bodice-jacket with a ruffled front panel and large puff sleeves. There is an almost military air to the poses of the siblings. Mary and her sister, Nellie, stand erect with their hands behind their backs; both women look directly at the viewer. Their significantly taller brother stands authoritatively erect with his arms at his sides and gazes to his right.

Biographical Note: Mary Irene Clark Farquar was born in Petaluma on the “Clark Ranch” owned by her pioneer parents. She was raised in Petaluma and then attended Mills Seminary (later known as Mills College) between 1874 and 1875. After the death of her first husband in 1908, Mary purchased a ranch in Sonoma Valley at Madrone Station where she lived with her widowed mother, Rachael Jane Murray Clark. In 1919, Mary married an Oakland real estate investor, L. M. Channel. According to their marriage announcement, they planned to live on Mary’s ranch. It appears Mary was never referred to as “Mrs. Channel”. Even after her second marriage, she continued to be referred to as “Mrs. Farquar” or “Mrs. Farquar Sr.” Even her funeral announcement and obituary refer to her as Mrs. Farquar. She was buried in the Farquar family plot in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park. As it seems she never acknowledged the name “Channel”, this archive has filed her portraits under her last acknowledged name, Farquar.

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Family Affiliation: Mary Irene Clark Farquar was a member of an early Petaluma pioneer family. Her father, Almer Clark (1829-1899), came to California by way of the Isthmus of Panama, and her mother, Rachael Jane Murray Clark (1838 - 1930), a native of Missouri, crossed the plains with her parents in 1848 or 1852. Almer and Rachael established the “Clark Ranch” on Petaluma Hill Road which served as a “Half-Way” house for the stage coaches traveling between Sacramento and Willits. In 1876, Mary married Calvin Stuart Farquar (1848-1908). Together, they had five children: Frederick Stuart Farquar (1879-1962), Ben Harold Farquar (1881-1965), Thomas Allen Farquar (1891-1956), Helen Farquar (b. & d. dates to be determined) and Marion Irene Farquar (b. & d. dates to be determined). There are many additional portraits of Farquar family members in this archive.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a crowded and strangely cropped group portrait of three standing siblings. On the right can be seen a backdrop painted to resemble a residential interior, and on the left can be seen what may be a lace curtain. The card has pinked edges, and the photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom edge. On the bottom edge of the card under the corresponding sibling is written their first name: “Mary”, “George” and “Nettie”.

Description, back: Handwritten in script in pencil along the top edge of the card is: “Mary I. (Clark) Farquar”, “Geo. C. Clark”, and “With Nettie Clark Cannon”.

Date: It is very probable that this portrait was taken January 15, 1895. There is another portrait by Henry Kemp Van Ee in this archive which depicts Mary Irene Clark Farquar’s three sons, and it is very similar to this portrait. The backdrop in both portraits is identical, and on the back side of the portrait of the three boys is written “Jan15, 1895”. It is logical to conclude that the family would have arrived together to have their portraits taken.

Condition: There is slight foxing throughout the top of the card.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum,1978-80-44-p21-p40, Farquar Family Album

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Church, Clara Elsie (1867-1964)(2 of 2)

Charles Lainer, Portrait Photograph of Clara Elsie Church

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Charles Lainer

Studio Location: 31 Third Street, San Francisco, CA

THE SITTER:

Name: Clara Elsie Church

Description: Cabinet card of a woman's bust.  There are flowers pinned to chest and she has short curly bangs.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

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Description, Front:

Description, Back: Charles Lainer’s stamp

Date: undated

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-02-p11-p5

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Fowzer, Portrait Photograph of Ray Church

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Fowzer

Studio Location: 337 Hayes St. & 1228 Market, San Francisco, CA

THE SITTER:

Name: Ray Church

Description: Cabinet card of a young boy's bust.  He is wearing a striped suit with a polka dot tie.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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

Date: undated

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-02-p6-p3

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McNear, Clara (see Leppo) (1881-1979)→

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Elizabeth “Betsy” Bailey Williams and Clara McNear (Leppo)

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Lewis Dowe (b. 1838, New Hampshire)

Active in Petaluma: 1877-1881

Biographical Note: Dowe worked in Petaluma as both a “view” and portrait photographer. After leaving Petaluma he worked in San Francisco, operated as a traveling photographer and by 1904, was working to repair musical instruments.

Bibliography: Mautz, pg. 95. 

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Elizabeth “Betsy” Bailey Williams & Clara McNear (Leppo)

Description: The elderly Williams, dressed in black and seated on the viewer’s left, holds baby Clara who is dressed in a white lace gown. Williams’s left hand supports Clara’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 drop waist is edged in dark satin. A stiff, white, ruffled collar surrounds her neck, and a white, lace jabot falls almost to her waist. This great-great-grandmother appears to have very dark hair which is parted in the middle. Her ruffled bonnet is decorated with white flowers and is fastened at the neck with a lighter colored ribbon.

Biographical Note: Elizabeth Bailey Williams was born in Woolwich, Maine in 1792 and was buried in 1882 in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park. She was the mother of Petaluma pioneer, George Bailey Williams (1809-1899). Clara McNear was born in 1881 to Petaluma pioneers, George Plummer McNear (1857-1947) and Jennie Otis McNear (1857-1883). She married David Harrison Leppo (1876-1928) in 1902, and was buried in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park in 1979.

Portraits of Sitters’ Family Members in This Archive: Williams Family, McNear Family

Bibliography: Elizabeth Bailey Williams & Clara McNear Leppo PDF

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.5 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The 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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Church, Lorin Jasper (1889-1918) (2 of 3)

Harry Fowler ROBERTS’ Portrait Photograph of Rena Church (Weyler) & Lorin JASPER CHURCH

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

HARRY FOWLER ROBERTS was born in 1869 in Mankato, Minnesota, and died in February 1907 in Colfax, California, at age 38. As early as 1892 he opened a photographic studio on Petaluma’s Main Street across from the American Hotel. The exact date Roberts closed his studio in Petaluma has not been determined; however, it may have been as late as 1895. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTERS:

Names: Rena Church (Weyler) and Lorin Jasper Church

Description: In this cabinet card, Rena Church and her older brother, Lorin 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.

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Biographical Note: Lorin Jasper Church was born and raised at the Church family ranch in Two Rock. In 1899, he was listed as a student at Two Rock’s Walker School, and his teacher was listed as Miss Mabel Celeste Black (1874-1966), the future Mabel Black-Putnam and mother-in-law of Petaluma mayor, Helen DuMont Putnam (1909-1984). In 1906, it was reported that Lorin was the Sergeant at Arms of his senior class at Petaluma High School. A member of the Enterprise Yearbook staff, he graduated in May 1907 and soon after enrolled at the University of California. On June 4, 1911, he married Helen M. Storer of Oakland, and initially, they settled in Alaska. By 1915 the couple had returned to Petaluma, and on August 10, 1917, Lorin enlisted in the United States Marine Corps to fight in World War I. He was stationed at Quantico, Virginia, and received distinction as a sharpshooter. In July 1918, he was reported to be in France, working back of the lines as a surveyor. On August 10, 1918, the Petaluma Daily Morning Courier reported that he had been killed on the battlefield in France on June 13. He was the second Petaluma boy to die in World War I. He was buried at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial, Belleau, Departement de L’Aisne, Picardie, France. Lorin’s sister, Rena Church Weyler, with whom he is portrayed in this cabinet card, tragically died only a few months after her brother from complications of the Spanish Flu.

Family Affiliation: Lorin Jasper Church was the second son of Walter A. Church and Minnie B. Warders Church of Two Rock Valley. He was the brother of Linnie Church Mack, Rena Church Weyler, Flora Church, Ralph Church, Amy Church, Earl Church, and Roy Church. He was the husband of Helen M. Storer. Click here to be directed to a list of the other portraits of Church family members in this archive.

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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: “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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Bryan R. Johnson’s Portrait Photograph of David Lodge

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: David Lodge

Description: CDV of a young boy standing next to a studio chair.

Biographical Note:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: “David E. Lodge”

Date: April 1863-1864

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-07-p15-p29

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

Unidentified Woman 1992-IDI-07-p14-p27

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unknown

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

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp

Date:

Condition:

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

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

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George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Jennie Jacobi

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Jennie Jacobi

Description: CDV of a woman's bust in an oval frame. She has a braided up do with long, hanging curls. Her collar is large and ruffled.

Biographical Note:

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Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp

Date: circa 1862-1893

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-07-p22-p39

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

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

Blouse With Contrasting Vertical Stripes”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

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

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

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

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTERS:

Names: John Rae and Ollie Church Rae

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

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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

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

Condition:

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

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

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTERS:

Names: John Rae and Ollie Church Rae

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

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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

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

Condition:

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

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Unidentified Man 1992-IDI-07-p14-p24

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Man

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp

Date:

Condition:

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

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

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of A

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

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Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: January 1872 - December 1873

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

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

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McCleave, Henry Paddock (1830-1899)

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Henry P. McCleave, November 1871

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: unidentified

THE SITTER(s):

Name(s): Henry McCleave

Description: CDV of a man sitting at a studio prop table.  He is wearing a suit with a chain hanging from the nest and has a large beard. Photo taken November 1871.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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Description, Reverse: “Henry P. McCleave Nov 1871 Taken in Nantucket”

Date: November 1871

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2004-315-03-p5-p5

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Unidentified, Delbert 1979-425-01-p28-p19

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Delbert

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Delbert (Unidentified last name)

Description: CDV of a young boy sitting in a fringe studio chair with combed hair wearing a suit.

Biographical Note:

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

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p28-p19, Church family album

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Crippen, Edwina C. (1855 -1939)

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of (Mary) Eltha Crippen Nay Eno & Edwina C. Crippen

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTERS:

Names: (Mary) Eltha Crippen Nay Eno & Edwina C. Crippen. When this portrait was taken, Eltha would have been known by her maiden name, Eltha Crippen. Edwina Crippen never married.

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Description: This double portrait depicting the Crippen sisters is masterful. The older sister, Edwina, is seated on a one-armed studio chair while her sister, Eltha, six years her junior, stands next to her. With an elegant, confident posture and a self-possessed gaze, Edwina looks directly at the viewer while Eltha glances to the left with an air of apprehension. With a slightly submissive posture, Eltha leans towards Edwina and, with a childlike gesture, places her hand on her sister’s shoulder. Edwina wears a full-length, striped, waisted dress with a hem of six wide ruffles and full-length sleeves that terminate in a border of white lace. A black ribbon defines the yoke of her dress, and a matching ribbon has been tied under her white lace collar. Eltha wears a cuirass bodice over a calf-length skirt. Her short skirt and boots were the apparel of a girl; adult woman at this time wore their skirts full-length. Both sisters wear a thin black choker and dangling earrings. Their shoulder-length hair is curled and restrained with a ribbon headband.

Biographical Note: Edwina was born in Michigan in 1855 and died in Petaluma on January 11, 1939. She was buried in the Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery and Mausoleum in Santa Rosa. Edwina was a member of the Petaluma Baptist Church. She and her sister, Eltha, lived together for many years in their family home at 305 Liberty Street. The sisters appear to have been very adventurous; they often traveled long distances together by car when it was unusual for ladies to do so. Their trips were often mentioned in the Petaluma newspapers. According to US Federal Censuses, Edwina identified her occupation as a “laborer” in the box factory industry (1910), a “speiner” [sic] in the silk mill industry (1920), and a silk “shinner” [sic] in her own residence (1930).

Family Affiliation: Edwina’s parents were Petaluma pioneers, Perry W. Crippen (1823-1888) and Harriet Amelia Bump Crippen (1833-1924). She had two older brothers, Everton J. Crippen (1849-1922) and Marvin A. Crippen (1854-1910); a younger brother, Commodore Perry Crippen (1859-1906); and an younger sister, (Mary) Altha Crippen Nay Eno(1861-1943).

Bibliography:https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221184405/edwina-crippen ; Petaluma Daily Morning Courier: Sept. 11, 1908, p.1; December 30, 1911, p.7; Sept. 24, 1922, p. 4; Sept. 30, 1925, p. 1; October 8, 1926, p. 5; Petaluma Argus-Courier, June 25, 1925, p. 6; Nov. 24, 1931, p. 8; Nov. 23, 1932, p. 6; Dec. 26, 1936, p. 3; May 28, 1938, p. 2; January 12, 1939, p. 4; January 12, 1939, p. 12; January 13, 1939, p.5.

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The only background detail in this carte de visite is a horizontal strip of wall molding.

Description, back: George Ross’ imprint is on the center of the back of this carte de visite.

Date: 1870-1875

Condition: The portrait is slightly soiled throughout, and the top edge of the card has been trimmed.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p33-p21, Church Family & Friends Album

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“Infant Wearing a White Gown and a Long Necklace”

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LEWIS DOWE was born in 1838 in Hanover, New Hampshire and died in 1919 in Portland, Oregon. He arrived in Petaluma in September of 1875 and set up his photography studio in the rooms formerly occupied by photographer Hugh Anderson. Dowe worked in Petaluma as both a “view” and portrait photographer until he departed the town in March of 1882. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

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

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

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“Infant With an Ankle Band”

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LEWIS DOWE was born in 1838 in Hanover, New Hampshire and died in 1919 in Portland, Oregon. He arrived in Petaluma in September of 1875 and set up his photography studio in the rooms formerly occupied by photographer Hugh Anderson. Dowe worked in Petaluma as both a “view” and portrait photographer until he departed the town in March of 1882. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

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

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

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Lodge, Martha 1992-IDI-07-p4-p6

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Martha Lodge

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Martha Lodge

Description: CDV of a woman’s bust in an oval frame. Her hair is partially done in sausage curls, and she is wearing a dress with a large lace collar

Biographical Note:

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Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp

Date: circa 1862-1893

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-07-p4-p6

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“Mature Woman Elegantly Coiffed and Attired”

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LEWIS DOWE was born in 1838 in Hanover, New Hampshire and died in 1919 in Portland, Oregon. He arrived in Petaluma in September of 1875 and set up his photography studio in the rooms formerly occupied by photographer Hugh Anderson. Dowe worked in Petaluma as both a “view” and portrait photographer until he departed the town in March of 1882. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

 THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

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

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

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Engle, Jennie (b. & d. dates to be determined)

Bryan R. Johnson’s Portrait Photograph of Jennie Engle

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Names: Jennie Engle

Description: This early carte de visite portrays Jennie Engle standing with her left hand resting on a balloon-back chair as her right hand falls gracefully to her side. She wears a form-fitting bodice with drop shoulders and wide bell sleeves. The fullness of her large hoop skirt is undoubtedly due to a cage crinoline, an undergarment typical of the time period. Her skirt is unadorned with the exception of large triangles of fabric along the edge of her hem which appear to be of a different fabric. Evidence of an under blouse are apparent in her white lace collar and large, white, lace, cuffs. Her hair is center-parted and simply pulled back behind her head. She wears large drop earrings, and a dark choker which ends in what appears to be a large locket.

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Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: According to the handwritten inscription on the back of the carte de visite, Jennie Engle was the “wife of Capt. Engle”.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The backdrop of this carte de visit is an elaborately painted landscape with a tree on the right and a shoreline body of water on the left. The subject stands on a carpet with a medallion pattern, and to the lower left is a checker board design which may be part of the painted backdrop. A large upholstered balloon backed chair typical of the period is has been used as a prop.

Description, back: Handwritten along the top of this carte de visite in black ink in cursive is, “Mrs Jennie Engle wife of Capt. Engle”. In the center is Bryan Johnson’s imprint. Along the bottom edge is written, “Negatives preserved, from which extra Copies can be had at less than regular prices.”.

Date: April 1863—1864

Condition: All four corners of this carte de visite have been clipped. Otherwise, this portrait is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-07-p12-p18

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Unidentified Couple 1992-IDI-07-p3-p3

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Couple

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTERS:

Names: Unknown

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

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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

Date: circa 1874-1898

Condition:

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

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“Young Woman With Two, Long, Sausage Curls”

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LEWIS DOWE was born in 1838 in Hanover, New Hampshire and died in 1919 in Portland, Oregon. He arrived in Petaluma in September of 1875 and set up his photography studio in the rooms formerly occupied by photographer Hugh Anderson. Dowe worked in Petaluma as both a “view” and portrait photographer until he departed the town in March of 1882. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

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

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

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

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

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

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

Single Sausage Curl Along Her Left Side”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LEWIS DOWE was born in 1838 in Hanover, New Hampshire and died in 1919 in Portland, Oregon. He arrived in Petaluma in September of 1875 and set up his photography studio in the rooms formerly occupied by photographer Hugh Anderson. Dowe worked in Petaluma as both a “view” and portrait photographer until he departed the town in March of 1882. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: Carter Family

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

Condition: This card is slightly soiled.

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

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Unidentified Woman 1978-80-45-p30-p24

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified Woman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: Carter Family

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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

Date: circa 1874-1898

Condition:

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

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Unidentified Infant 2004-315-03-p44-p44

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name(s): Unknown

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

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: John Reed’s stamp

Date: c. 1874-1898

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

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

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“Young Man With a Sparse Mustache”

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LEWIS DOWE was born in 1838 in Hanover, New Hampshire and died in 1919 in Portland, Oregon. He arrived in Petaluma in September of 1875 and set up his photography studio in the rooms formerly occupied by photographer Hugh Anderson. Dowe worked in Petaluma as both a “view” and portrait photographer until he departed the town in March of 1882. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified

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

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: September 1875 - March 1882

Condition: This card is soiled throughout.

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

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Church, Guy Raymond (1880-1930)

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of Ray Church, 1888 +

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Ray Church

Description: CDV of a young boy's bust.  He is wearing a wool plaid jacket with buttoned chest.

Biographical Note: add, augment

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography: add, augment 

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Reverse: N/A

Date: February 1886-1891

Condition: (note tears, foxing, fading)

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p17-p11

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

Farquar, Ben Harold (1881-1965) (1 of 2)

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LEWIS DOWE was born in 1838 in Hanover, New Hampshire and died in 1919 in Portland, Oregon. He arrived in Petaluma in September of 1875 and set up his photography studio in the rooms formerly occupied by photographer Hugh Anderson. Dowe worked in Petaluma as both a “view” and portrait photographer until he departed the town in March of 1882. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Frederick Stuart Farquar and Ben Harold Farquar

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

Biographical Note: Ben Harold Farquar was raised in Petaluma and served in the Spanish-American war in Company C. He worked as a building contractor in Petaluma, Woodland, and San Francisco, California.

Family Affiliation: Frederick and Ben were the sons of Petaluma pioneers, Mary Irene Clark Farquar (1858-1941), and Calvin Stuart Farquar (1848-1908). Ben married Elaine Wever of Woodland, California in 1906. In July of 1933, he married poetess Agnes Stephens (1888-1976) of Petaluma. Ben was buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California, and Agnes was buried beside Vivian Cullen Noonan (1902-1982) in Petaluma’s Calvary Catholic Cemetery. There are many additional portraits of Farquar family members in this archive.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: late 1881 - March 1882

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

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

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Clark, Helen Mileken (1840-1912) (see Boyle)→

Noble, Harriet 1992-IDI-07-p5-p8

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Harriet, Matilda & Robert Noble

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTERS:

Names: Harriet, Matilda & Robert Noble

Description: CDV of a grandmother sitting and her grandchildren standing next to her in clothes characteristic of the 1860s.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: “Grandmother Harriet Noble, Matilda Noble, Robert Noble”; George Ross’ stamp

Date: circa 1862-1893

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-07-p5-p8

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Grigsby, Isabel (1837-1917)(see Denman)→

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Church, Amanda 1979-425-02-p9-p4

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Samantha & Amanda Church

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: unidentified 

THE SITTERS:

Names: Samantha and Amanda Church

Description: Cabinet card of two women’s bust. There hair is pulled back and they have velvet bodices with high collars.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: N/A

Date: undated

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p9-p4

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Robinson, Agnes 2016-X-03-p4-p4

Vaughan’s Photograph Gallery, Portrait Photograph of Allen, Henry & George Hardin and Agnes Robinson

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Vaughan

Studio Location: 18 Third Street, San Francisco, Cal

THE SITTERS:

Names: Allen, Henry & George Hardin and Agnes Robinson

Description: Cabinet card of four people, the man sitting and the children standing around him.  The boys and man are wearing suits, characteristic of the 1880's and the girl's outfit is not visible. She appears to be wearing a lacy bib and a bowler hat.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

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Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Vaughan’s stamp

Date: undated

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2016-X-03-p4-p4

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.

Noble, Matilda 1992-IDI-07-p5-p8

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Harriet, Matilda & Robert Noble

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTERS:

Names: Harriet, Matilda & Robert Noble

Description: CDV of a grandmother sitting and her grandchildren standing next to her in clothes characteristic of the 1860s.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: “Grandmother Harriet Noble, Matilda Noble, Robert Noble”; George Ross’ stamp

Date: circa 1862-1893

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-IDI-07-p5-p8

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.

Hardin, Henry 2016-X-03-p4-p4

Vaughan’s Photograph Gallery, Portrait Photograph of Allen, Henry & George Hardin and Agnes Robinson

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Vaughan

Studio Location: 18 Third Street, San Francisco, Cal

THE SITTERS:

Names: Allen, Henry & George Hardin and Agnes Robinson

Description: Cabinet card of four people, the man sitting and the children standing around him.  The boys and man are wearing suits, characteristic of the 1880's and the girl's outfit is not visible. She appears to be wearing a lacy bib and a bowler hat.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

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Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Vaughan’s stamp

Date: undated

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2016-X-03-p4-p4

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Church, Samantha 1979-425-02-p9-p4

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Samantha & Amanda Church

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: unidentified

THE SITTERS:

Names: Samantha and Amanda Church

Description: Cabinet card of two women’s bust. There hair is pulled back and they have velvet bodices with high collars.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date: undated

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p9-p4

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Hardin, George 2016-X-03-p4-p4

Vaughan’s Photograph Gallery, Portrait Photograph of Allen, Henry & George Hardin and Agnes Robinson

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Vaughan

Studio Location: 18 Third Street, San Francisco, Cal

THE SITTERS:

Names: Allen, Henry & George Hardin and Agnes Robinson

Description: Cabinet card of four people, the man sitting and the children standing around him.  The boys and man are wearing suits, characteristic of the 1880's and the girl's outfit is not visible. She appears to be wearing a lacy bib and a bowler hat.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, size N/A

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Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Vaughan’s stamp

Date: undated

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2016-X-03-p4-p4

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Williams, Anthony De Souza 1997-672-04

M.H. Strong’s, Portrait Photograph of Anthony De Souza Williams & Brother

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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.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

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Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: “Anthony De Souza Williams (On right standing)

Date: circa 1894-1900

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1997-672-04

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Huffman, Ruth Philena Hubbell (4 of 4) 1983-32-15

Theodore C. Marceau’s Portrait Photograph of Ruth Philena Hubbell Huffman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO:

Photographer:  Theodore C. Marceau (1859-1922)

Photography Studio: 826 Market Street, San Francisco, California

Biographical Note: Throughout the 1880s, Theodore C. Marceau (1859-1922) established a chain of photographic studios in major cities of the United States, including Manhattan, Boston, and Philadelphia. In 1888, he moved to San Francisco and took over George Morse’s studio in the Phelan Building at 826 Market Street. At the end of the decade, he turned the operation of the studio over to Frederick Bushnell. Marceau also organized the Professional Photographers Society of New York and fought for copyright protection of photographic work.

THE SITTER:

Name: Ruth Philena Hubbell Huffman

Description:

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.25 cm

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

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Description, front:

Description, back: “Theo S. Marceau, Fotografer, 826 Market St. San Francisco, Cal. Successor to Geo D. Morse, Phelan Building.”

Date: 1888

Condition: Both the front and the back of this cabinet card are soiled. There are brown stains on the front right, and a strip of tape remnants along the top edge of the back.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1983-32-15

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Cady, Emma S. Elder Coggeshall (1857-1933) (1 of 6)

Easton’s Photographic Gallery’s Portrait Photograph of Emma S. Elder

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Easton’s Photographic Gallery, Rochester, Minnesota

THE SITTER:

Name: Emma S. Elder Coggeshall Cady. This portrait was taken prior to the sitter’s first marriage when she was known by her maiden name, Emma S. Elder.

Description: Emma sits in a studio chair striking an informal contrapposto pose. The informality of her pose is echoed in the look upon her face. She is evidently a teenager. She wears a dark dress with drop shoulders and a tight waistline. At her neck is a ruffled white collar and a necklace which appears to end in a locket. Her hair falls in sausage curls to just below her shoulders, and she wears a headband at the crown of her head.

Biographical Note: As a student and young women, Emma was mentioned often in Petaluma papers’ society section. She received her certificate to teach in the Petaluma Public School system in 1876. In 1919 she was living at A and Sixth Streets.

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Family Affiliation: Emma S. Elder Coggeshall Cady was the daughter of Petaluma pioneers, William Elder (1812-1876) and Sarah C. Elder (1819-1891). The Elders were a prominent family in Petaluma. William Elder, born in Scotland, was Petaluma’s first mayor, the first chairman of the Petaluma Board of Trustees, and one of the founders of the Petaluma Congregational church. William Elder also founded, with George Harris, the general merchandising store in Petaluma, Harris & Elder. In 1877, Emma married a man named Coggeshall and with him had three children. Their daughter, Catherine Coggeshall (1884-1982), married Malcolm Lyman Byce (1890-1919) in 1912. Emma later named a man whose surname was Cady.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 6 x 10 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The subject sits resting her left arm on the upholstered, fringed arm of a studio chair. The vertical right edge of the portrait contains what may be a section of backdrop meant to depict either drapery or a fluted column.

Description, back: Handwritten along the top edge in blue ink in all capital letters is, “EMMA ELDER”. The photographer’s imprint includes eight lines of text: “MEZZO PRINT PHOTOGRAPHS”, “Exclusive Right”, “License Number 151”, “Easton’s”, “PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY”, “Negatives preserved”, and “Copies furnished at any time”.

Date: circa 1868 - 1872

Condition: There is light foxing throughout this carte de visite, and the top edge has been cut.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1985-IDI-02

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

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Gladys Armstrong

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

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

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:

Medium: matte collodion print with oval mount

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

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

Date: 1904-1905

Condition: Good except for roughly cut outer edges

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

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Armstrong, Gladys Louise (1894-1905) (1 of 3)

Roy Crawford’s Portrait Photograph of Gladys Louise Armstrong

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Gladys Armstrong

Description: This is a portrait of Gladys Armstrong as a toddler playing a xylophone which is set on a narrow table in front of her. It appears she may be holding the balls of the mallets in her hands. She is dressed in a white lace blouse and has light, curly, center-parted hair. She gazes directly into the camera lens.

Biographical Note: Gladys Armstrong died at the age of eleven from complications of an appendectomy.

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: matte collodion print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: 1898 - 1900

Condition: This cabinet card is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-03-p8-p3, Church Family Album

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

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

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

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

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

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

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: collodion or gelatin print mounted on cardstock

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

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

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

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

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

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Attenbury, Etta (b. & d. dates to be determined)(1 of 2)

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of

Nancy Jane Whitney, Etta Attenbury & “Millie”

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: unidentified

THE SITTERS:

Names: Nancy Jane Whitney (seated on viewer’s left, see Nancy Jane Whitney Morrow), Etta Attenbury (presumably the girl seated on the viewer’s right) & Millie (presumably the girl standing)

Description: This is a portrait of three girls, two seated and one standing between them. All three girls are wearing dresses with ruffled hems, characteristic of the late 1860s and the early 1870s.

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Biographical Note: Little is known of Etta Attenbury. It appears she was a close friend of Nancy Jane (Jennie) Whitney (see Nancy Jane Whitney Morrow) who is seated in the portrait on the viewer’s left. See the double portrait in this archive of the two girls dressed and groomed identically.

Family Affiliation: The family affiliation of Etta Attenbury has not been identified.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This carte de visit group portrait was taken in front of a painted backdrop depicting a lush landscape. The sitters are posed on a carpet with large, circular, floral, designs.

Description, back: Handwritten in pencil in cursive along the top of the card is, “For Rae” (underlined), and “1870”. Handwritten on a diagonal in pencil in cursive is, “Millie”, “+ friends” (crossed out), “Etta Attenbury” and “Jennie”.

Date: 1870

Condition: There is a crease at top left edge and slight foxing throughout. The card has been trimmed and the two top edges clipped.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-20

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Attenbury, Etta (b. & d. dates to be determined) (2 of 2)

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Nancy Jane (Jennie) Whitney & Etta Attenbury

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTERS:

Names: Nancy Jane (Jennie) Whitney Morrow & Etta Attenbury (At the time this portrait was taken, Nancy Jane would have been known by her maiden name, Whitney.)

Description: This cabinet card is a double portrait of Nancy Jane “Jennie” Whitney (on the viewer’s left), and Etta Attenbury (on the viewer’s right). This is an intimate portrait of friends; the girls tilt their heads to touch each other. They are dressed and groomed similarly. Short, straight bangs frame their faces, and large, flat, bows adorn the top of their heads. Both girls also wear plaid blouses, high white collars with metal pins at the throat and large lacy jabots. A large dark bead hangs prominently from the left ear of Nancy Jane Whitney.

Biographical Note: Little is known of Etta Attenbury. It appears she was a close friend of Nancy Jane (Jennie) Whitney. See the portrait in this archive of Attenbury with Whitney and an additional young woman identified as “Millie”.

Family Affiliation: The family affiliation of Etta Attenbury has not been identified.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This cabinet card is a double, head-and-shoulders, portrait of two girls with their heads touching. The photographer’s imprint appears at the bottom in printed cursive, and the names of the sitters are handwritten in cursive above the imprint.

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

Date: 1872-1874

Condition: This card is soiled and there is a black spot on the center left of the front side.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-35

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Avila, Antonio Silveira (1863-1955)

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Antonio & Maria Avila

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTERS:

Names: Antonio Silveira Avila & Maria Avila

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Description: This is a cabinet card of the married couple, Antonio and Maria Avila. Both are wearing clothing fashionable in the 1880s. Maria wears a corseted cuirass bodice and bustle skirt. Made of the same fabric, they are both trimmed in dark velvet. Maria also wears a white, lace, neck scarf and drop earrings. Antonio wears a suit with only the top button of his jacket fastened. Antonio sits on a fringed chair while Maria stands next to him. Attached to the top of the card is a small, circular, metal brooch containing a photo of Maria's face which was obviously cropped from another printed copy of this cabinet card.

Biographical Note: Antonio Silverira Avila was a native of the Azores. He worked for GP McNear and was a member of the Petaluma Council No.4 UPEC and IPES.

Family Affiliation: Antonio and Maria Avila had several children; their son, Frank died in WWI in 1918.

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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: A double portrait with the man seated on the left and the woman standing on the right. They appear before a studio backdrop depicting a domestic fireplace mantel. Along the bottom is the photographer’s imprint: J. Q Reed, Petaluma, Cal. Pinned to the top left edge of this card is a round brooch containing a portrait of Maria Avila. It appears to have been cut from a copy of this carte de visite.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in blue ink across the top of the card is: "Married at St Vincents church on Dec. 17 - 1887 by Father Cleary. Dad Born 1863 year March 15th. Ma Born 1867 year August 5th. Entered into Rest Dec 19 - 1952, 11:30 am. From Vault March 3rd 53. Entered into Rest June 28 1955, 6:15 PM July 1 - 1955." Handwritten vertically in ink over illegible script written in pencil: “Antonio S. Avila Silverira + Maria Avila 1-36-.80

Date: 1887  (The date of 1887 presumes this to be a wedding portrait.)

Condition: There is foxing throughout the front of this card, and, on the bottom left edge, the photographic print has been cracked revealing the card below. The back is significantly soiled, and there is a faded section along the left edge.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2001-161-94

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Avila, Maria (1867-1952)

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Antonio & Maria Avila

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTERS:

Names: Antonio Silveira Avila & Maria Avila

Description: This is a cabinet card of the married couple, Antonio and Maria Avila. Both are wearing clothing fashionable in the 1880s. Maria wears a corseted cuirass bodice and bustle skirt. Made of the same fabric, they are both trimmed in dark velvet. Maria also wears a white, lace, neck scarf and drop earrings. Antonio wears a suit with only the top button of his jacket fastened. Antonio sits on a fringed chair while Maria stands next to him. Attached to the top of the card is a small, circular, metal brooch containing a photo of Maria's face which was obviously cropped from another printed copy of this cabinet card.

Biographical Note: Maria Avila was born in Boston, Mass., and was a member of the SPRSI Council.

Family Affiliation: Antonio and Maria Avila had several children; their son, Frank died in WWI in 1918.

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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: A double portrait with the man seated on the left and the woman standing on the right. They appear before a studio backdrop depicting a domestic fireplace mantel. Along the bottom is the photographer’s imprint: J. Q Reed, Petaluma, Cal. Pinned to the top left edge of this card is a round brooch containing a portrait of Maria Avila. It appears to have been cut from a copy of this carte de visite.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in blue ink across the top of the card is: "Married at St Vincents church on Dec. 17 - 1887 by Father Cleary. Dad Born 1863 year March 15th. Ma Born 1867 year August 5th. Entered into Rest Dec 19 - 1952, 11:30 am. From Vault March 3rd 53. Entered into Rest June 28 1955, 6:15 PM July 1 - 1955." Handwritten vertically in ink over illegible script written in pencil: “Antonio S. Avila Silverira + Maria Avila 1-36-.80

Date: 1887  (The date of 1887 presumes this to be a wedding portrait.)

Condition: There is foxing throughout the front of this card, and, on the bottom left edge, the photographic print has been cracked revealing the card below. The back is significantly soiled, and there is a faded section along the left edge.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 2001-161-94

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Bartelt, Herman C. (1858-1938)(2 of 4)

Herman Heyn’s Portrait Photograph of

Herman C. Bartelt & Two Unidentified Men

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Herman Heyn (1866-1949) or George Heyn (1856-1892)

Photographic Studio:  1509 Douglas Street, Omaha, Nebraska

THE SITTERS:

Names: Herman C. Bartelt and two unidentified men

Description: In this cabinet card, Herman C. Bartelt is sitting in a studio chair with a fringed armrest while two, young, unidentified men stand on either side of him. The formality of the men’s poses and attire, along with the official looking scroll held by Bartelt, suggest this portrait may commemorate a business agreement. It also appears that both unidentified men are holding cigars; possibly this is also a celebration of that business agreement.

Biographical Note: Herman C. Bartelt was a native of Germany. He was a long-time resident of Petaluma where he worked as a poultry farmer, businessman, resort & saloon owner, and real estate agent. He and his wife Catherine were the proprietors of the Willow Brook Hotel at Redwood Highway and Corona Road and the popular Chicken Rancho. Bartelt also established the Novelty Iron Works in Petaluma at 770-772 Keller Street. Towards the end of his life, he resided at 14 or 824 Keller Street. Bartelt and his wife reported the famous Wiseman airship mishap. Bartelt was an active member of the Herman Sons’ Lodge.

Family Affiliation: Bartelt’s wife and business partner was Catherine Petersen Bartelt (b. 1865), and his daughter was Sophie Bartelt Vonsen (1888-1978), a Petaluma dressmaker.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This three-person portrait attempts to communicate an appearance of sophisticated refinement. The composition is complex: two standing men angle their bodies towards the third man seated between them; they are posed on an elaborately designed carpet; and the painted backdrop depicts a luxuriously appointed interior. The photographer’s imprint appears in printed cursive along the bottom.

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

Date: circa 1884-1895

Condition: The top left and bottom right of this card have faded.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-17

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Bartelt, Herman C. (1858-1938)(1 of 4)

Herman Heyn’s Portrait Photograph of Herman C. Bartelt

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Herman Heyn (1866-1949) or George Heyn (1856-1892)

Photographic Studio:  1509 Douglas Street, Omaha, Nebraska

THE SITTER:

Name: Herman C. Bartelt

Description: In this head-and-shoulders portrait, Herman C. Bartelt wears a white, band collar and a jacket with small, high, piped lapels. His hair is oiled and neatly combed, and he sports a large, chevron mustache. His soft, friendly gaze exudes a sense of confidence.

Biographical Note: Herman C. Bartelt was a native of Germany. He was a long-time resident of Petaluma where he worked as a poultry farmer, businessman, resort & saloon owner, and real estate agent. He and his wife Catherine were the proprietors of the Willow Brook Hotel at Redwood Highway and Corona Road and the popular Chicken Rancho. Bartelt also established the Novelty Iron Works in Petaluma at 770-772 Keller Street. Towards the end of his life, he resided at 14 or 824 Keller Street. Bartelt and his wife reported the famous Wiseman airship mishap. Bartelt was an active member of the Herman Sons’ Lodge.

Family Affiliation: Bartelt’s wife and business partner was Catherine Petersen Bartelt (b. 1865), and his daughter was Sophie Bartelt Vonsen (1888-1978), a Petaluma dressmaker.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The portrait is mounted on dark cardstock with beveled edges. The photographer’s imprint appears in cursive along the bottom.

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

Date: circa 1884-1895

Condition: This card is stained and has a small tear on the lower left corner.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-23

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Bauer, Ernest William (1883-1927)

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Ernest Bauer

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Ernest William Bauer

Description: This portrait of Ernest William Bauer as a young child presents him attired in a tweed jacket with a very large, white, collar and a very large, shinny, bow tie. His collar and bow tie reflect the preferred formal dress for American middle-class boys inspired by Little Lord Fauntleroy, a novel written by Frances Hodgson Burnett and published in 1885-86.

Biographical Note: Ernest W. Bauer was an employee of Schluckerbier Hardware Co.

Family Affiliation: Ernest William Bauer was the son Belle Bauer and John William Bauer (1857-1918). He was the husband of Agnes Marie Baur and the father of Ernestine Marie Bauer.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a cabinet card of a young boy gazing to his right. The photographer’s imprint appears in a combination of cursive and print along the bottom.

Description, back: Handwritten in black ink in cursive along the top edge is, “Ernest Bauer”.

Date: circa 1886 

Condition: There is extensive foxing and staining across the front and back of this card, and the remnants of removed tape appear at the top and bottom of the back.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-80-03

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Black, Mabel Celeste (1874-1966)(see Putnam)→

Horace E. Hunt’s Portrait Photograph of Mabel Celeste Black Putnam

Boyle, Helen Milliken (Mileken) Clark (1840-1912)

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Helen milliken Clark Boyle

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: unidentified

THE SITTER:

Name: Helen Milliken Clark Boyle

Description: This early carte de visite is a head-and-shoulders portrait of the teacher, Helen Milliken Clark Boyle. Her center-parted hair is encircled with a braid and crowned with an ornamental hair comb. She wears a heavily embroidered, black jacket and a very stiff, white, high, honeycombed collar. Around her neck is what appears to be a locket.

Biographical Note: Helen Milliken Clark Boyle was born in Markham, Ontario. At the age of 22 she departed Canada to teach in California. According to her descendent, Robert Boyle, “Helen Milliken Clark is indicated by San Jose Normal School history to be the very first teacher hired in the California State Education system in 1862.  In May of 1863 they held the first California Teachers Association meeting and Helen is often referenced demonstrating class exercises.  The reason she and her mother were recruited was to bring Objective Teaching Methods to California which use the model school as a predominant teaching platform. She also taught at the San Jose Normal School.” Although not affiliated with Petaluma, Helen’s mother, Dorcas Haley Clark, was among Petluma’s first educators.

Family Affiliation: Helen Milliken Clark Boyle was the daughter of Petaluma educator, Dorcas Haley Clark (1815-1902) and Benjamin Milliken Clark (1809-1867). Helen’s sister, Emily Maria Clark Pritchard Jeffery (1836-1910) worked as a music teacher in Petaluma. Helen married John Boyle(1831-1922) in 1869, and together they had at least 10 children. Helen was the mother of Gertrude Farquharson Boyle Kanna (1878-1937), a noted sculptor who worked in San Francisco. Her many portrait busts include such famous individuals as Isadora Duncan, Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt, John Muir, Joaquin Miller, Luther Burbank, and Albert Einstein. Helen’s great-granddaughter donated this carte de visite. Dorcas Haley Clark PDF

Bibliography: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107888232/helen-mileken-boyle, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gertrude_Boyle_Kanno

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 10 x 6 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: Handwritten in very bold, black, print along the bottom is: “Helen Clark Boyle”.

Description, back: Handwritten in pencil in cursive along the top is: “Helen Clark (Boyle”.

Date: 1860s

Condition: This early carte de visit has slight overall foxing and has faded significantly.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-658-05

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Bryan, Frederick James “Fred” (1861-1935)

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Fred Bryan

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Frederick James “Fred” Bryan

Description: In this cabinet card, Frederick James Bryan is wearing a tweed jacket and a stiff, high, white, collared shirt with a pin at the base of his tie. He is carefully groomed with short, oiled hair and a handlebar moustache.

Biographical Note: Frederick James Bryan was a witness in the murder case of Mrs. Nancy Meagher which took place in Petaluma between 1892 and 1894. In 1895 he was accidentally shot by his wife’s cousin who mistook him for a chicken thief, and in 1897 he almost lost his right foot in an accident while operating a self-binder.

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Family Affiliation: Frederick James “Fred” Bryan was the son of California pioneers Thomas John Bryan (d.1882) and Elizabeth Hardin Bryan (1841-1924). His maternal grandmother, Agnes Asbury Hardin (1822-1889), lived and was buried in Petaluma. William Francis Bryan was his brother.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a three-quarter head portrait of a young man with the photographer’s imprint along the bottom.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil along the top is “Fred Bryan”.

Date: late 1870s to early 1880s

Condition: There is foxing and staining throughout this cabinet card.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-15

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Bryan, William Francis (1873-1938)

Harry Fowler ROBERTS’ Portrait Photograph of William Bryan

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

HARRY FOWLER ROBERTS was born in 1869 in Mankato, Minnesota, and died in February 1907 in Colfax, California, at age 38. As early as 1892 he opened a photographic studio on Petaluma’s Main Street across from the American Hotel. The exact date Roberts closed his studio in Petaluma has not been determined; however, it may have been as late as 1895. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: William Francis Bryan

Description: Bryan is wearing a tweed jacket which has a small, high lapel, a popular fashion of the late 1880s and early 1890s. His white shirt has a banded collar, and he wears a pin at the base of his tie. His hair is combed back, and he has a clean-shaven face.

Biographical Note: Bryan was a long-time employee of the Cavanagh Lumber Company working as the foreman of the planning mill and mill wright. He died in a tragic car accident at the age of 65.

Family Affiliation: William Francis Bryan was the son of California pioneers Thomas John Bryan (d.1882) and Elizabeth Hardin Bryan (1841-1924). His maternal grandmother, Agnes Asbury Hardin (1822-1889) lived and was buried in Petaluma. Frederick James Bryan was his brother, and Jessie Bryan (d.1933) was his wife.

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Bibliography: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36539821/william-francis-bryan; Petaluma Argus-Courier, July 30, 1938, p.1 -2.

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: In this three-quarter view portrait cabinet card, the sitter is facing to his left. The card is scalloped on all four sides, and the photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom edge.

Description, back: Handwritten on the top edge in cursive in pencil is: “Wm Bryan 14-2”.

Date: as early as 1892, as late as 1895

Condition: There are many small stains on this portrait and extensive scuffing above the sitter’s head.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-16

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Burns, John Francis “Frank” (1870-1950)

Sutterley & Rendall’s Portrait Photograph of John Francis “Frank” Burns

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographers: James Kimball Sutterley (b. c. 1834, New Jersey) and Stephen A. Rendall (dates unknown)

Active in Petaluma: September 24, 1870 -1871

Biographical Note: Sutterley worked as a daguerreian with his brother, Clement Sutterley, in Chicago from 1857 to 1860.  By 1862 they had moved West working as itinerant photographers throughout Nevada, Idaho, Utah and California.  On September 24, 1870, Sutterley partnered with Stephen A. Rendall to establish, “Sutterley & Rendall, Photographers, Main Street, Petaluma, Cal” taking over the studio of Bryan R. Johnson.  They worked together until 1871 when the studio was sold to Richard Reece Percival.  The Sutterley brothers then reunited to establish a studio in Napa, California.

Bibliography: Palmquist, pgs. 454, 533-537; Mautz, pg. 135 & 146.

THE SITTER:

Name: John Francis “Frank” Burns

Description: This carte de visite portrays Burns as an infant. He is seated in a tiny arm chair and behind him is draped fabric. The baby wears a long, white, lace, gown with short sleeves, and around his neck hangs what appears to be a locket.

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Biographical Note: John Francis “Frank” Burns served for many years as the Chief Engineer of the Petaluma Fire Department.

Family Affiliation: John Francis “Frank” Burns was the son of Petaluma pioneers John Weir Burns (1845-1897) and Ellen Millane Burns (1848-1924). John Weir Burns was an early grocer in East Petaluma. The grocery was located in East Petaluma on the corner of Washington and Bremen streets. John Francis Burns took over the establishment when his father died, but sold it a few years later. John Francis “Frank” Burns was the nephew of Peter Burns Jr.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This carte de visite depicts the portrait of an infant within an oval format which is edged with an irregular white line. Within the oval, the background is a dark gathered fabric. The paper upon which the portrait has been printed is not well placed on the card, and it is torn along the top edge.

Description, back: Handwritten in script in pencil along the top edge is, “Frank Burns”. The photographer’s imprint appears on a diagonal, in red ink, in the center, “Sutterley & Rendall, Photographers, Main Street, Petaluma, Cal.”

Date: 1870 or 1871

Condition: Foxing and small stains throughout.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-06

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Burns, William (b. & d. dates to be determined)

Norvell Rice Davidson’s Portrait Photograph of William Burns

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: Norvell Rice Davidson (1838-1921)

Studio Location: 219 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa, California    

THE SITTER:

Name: William Burns

Description: In this head-and-shoulders portrait, William Burns looks directly at the viewer. He appears to be in his late teens or early twenties. His side-parted hair has been carefully oiled and combed. He is dressed in a wool jacket with matching vest, a medium-dark shirt with a henley collar and a large Windsor tie.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: to be identified

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: carte de visite, approximately 7 x 10 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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Description, front: This portrait has been placed within a unique, unsymmetrically shaped opening. The gray photographic paper has been mounted on a ecru card which has several symmetrical layers of different textures and widths. The edges of the card are pinked.

Description, back: Along the top edge handwritten in cursive in pencil is, “Wm Burns”. Along the bottom is a stamped identification of the photographer: “N.R. Davidson. Photographer. 219 Fourth Street. Santa Rosa, Cal.”.

Date: early 20th century

Condition: This portrait contains several small, dark spots and overall foxing.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-666-05

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

Joslin & Company’s Portrait Photograph of Malcolm Lyman Byce

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PHOTOGRAPHER / PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Malcolm Lyman Byce

Description: The approximately six-year-old Malcolm Lyman Byce is portrayed seated on his bicycle with each foot perched on top of a pedal as though in mid rotation. The bicycle has been propped in place; its lowered kickstand can be seen on the far side of bike. The boy holds the handlebars and looks up into the distance. He is dressed in the belted knickers, high socks, boots and cap typical of a turn-of-the- century bicyclist. By the time he was five years old, Malcolm Byce was acclaimed in the local Petaluma papers to be a “phenomenal trick bicyclist”. Young Malcolm was the mascot of the Petaluma Wheelmen’s Club, and the Club’s emblem is displayed prominently on the front of his sweater.

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

Family Affiliation: Malcolm Lyman Byce was the son of the prominent Petaluma pioneers Lyman C. Byce (1852-1944) and Lily C. Gray Byce (1867-1934). His brother was Wilbur Elwood Byce (1896-1955), and his wife was Catherine Coggeshall Byce (1884-1982). Also see the portrait of Mrs. Daniels.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This portrait may have been taken out-of-doors with a solid fabric cloth used as a backdrop. The photograph has been mounted on an ivory colored card which has a thin border embossed with small concentric circles. Along the bottom edge is Joslin & Company’s imprint: “Petaluma Photo Parlors. Joslin and Co., 850 Main Street, Petaluma, Cal.”.

Description, back: Handwritten along the top left edge is: “Malcolm Byce” and “approx 6 yrs”. “Malcom Byce” is handwritten a second time in the middle of the card.

Date: 1896 or 1897

Condition: several small black spots throughout; light marks and a darker curved scratch to the left of the center top of the bicycle’s handlebars

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-60-01

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Cannon, Nettie Urith Clark (1868-1955)

Henry Kemp Van Ee’s Portrait Photograph of

Mary Irene Clark Farquar, George Clarence Clark, and Nettie urith Clark Cannon

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Henry Kemp Van Ee (1853-1934)

Studio Location: 410 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa, California

THE SITTERS:

Names: Mary Irene Clark Farquar, George Clarence Clark, and Nettie Urith Clark Cannon

Description: In this group portrait, Nettie Urith Clark Cannon appears to the right of her two siblings, Mary Irene Clark Farquar and George Clarence Clark. She is attired in a waisted, black, dress which has a high collar and a large, wide neck bow. Between the collar and the bow there appears to be a jeweled pin. Over her dress is a bolero jacket fringed with tassels. Several sections of her hair has been twisted and gathered at the top of her head in a top-knot which is crowned by what appears to be a black conical object. There is an almost military air to the poses of the siblings. Nettie and her sister, Mary, stand erect with their hands behind their backs; both women look directly at the viewer. Their significantly taller brother stands authoritatively erect with his arms at his sides and gazes to his right.

Biographical Note:

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Family Affiliation: Nettie Urith Clark Cannon was a member of an early Petaluma pioneer family. Her father, Almer Clark (1829-1899), came to California by way of the Isthmus of Panama, and her mother, Rachael Jane Murray Clark (1838-1903), crossed the plains with her parents in 1848 or 1852. Almer and Rachael established the “Clark Ranch” on Petaluma Hill Road which served as a “Half-Way” house for the stage coaches traveling between Sacramento and Willits. Nettie was raised on this ranch and later married Louis L. (Doc) Cannon, a horse trainer. They took over the “Clark Ranch” renaming it the “L. L. Cannon Ranch”. Mary Irene Clark Farquar (1858-1941) was her sister, and George Clarence Clark(1863-1927) was her brother.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a crowded and strangely cropped group portrait of three standing siblings. On the right can be seen a backdrop painted to resemble a residential interior, and on the left can be seen what may be a lace curtain. The card has pinked edges, and the photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom edge. On the bottom edge of the card under the corresponding sibling is written their first name: “Mary”, “George” and “Nettie”.

Description, back: Handwritten in script in pencil along the top edge of the card is: “Mary I. (Clark) Farquar”, “Geo. C. Clark”, and “With Nettie Clark Cannon”.

Date: It is very probable that this portrait was taken January 15, 1895. There is another portrait by Henry Kemp Van Ee in this archive which depicts Mary Irene Clark Farquar’s three sons, and it is very similar to this portrait. The backdrop in both portraits is identical, and on the back side of the portrait of the three boys is written “Jan15, 1895”. It is logical to conclude that the family would have arrived together to have their portraits taken.

Condition: There is slight foxing throughout the top of the card.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum,1978-80-44-p21-p40

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Church, Clara Elsie (1867-1964)(1 of 2)

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Clara elsie Church

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Clara Elsie Church

Description: CDV of a woman's bust in an oval frame.  Her hair is pulled back and there is a large chain around her neck.

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Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

Description, Back: George Ross’ stamp

Date: undated

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p13-p9

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Church, Edith Mabel (1889-1962)

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Edith Church

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Photographer:  unidentified

THE SITTER:

Name: Edith Mabel Church

Description: Snapshot of a girl sitting in a chair in a bedroom

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back:

Date:

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-03-p13-p7

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Church, Frank Hale (1861-1900)

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Frank Church

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Photographer:  unidentified

THE SITTER :

Name: Frank Hale Church

Description: Cabinet card of a man's bust.  He has a large beard and is wearing a suit with a bow tie.  The flipside is the man's obituary.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation:

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: Frank Church’s obituary

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Date: 1800

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-03-p20-p12

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Church, Lorin Jasper (1889-1918) (1 of 3)

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Lorin Jasper Church

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Lorin Jasper Church

Description: In this carte de visite portrait, Lorin Jasper Church appears to be between one and two years old. He sits atop a heavy, draped textile decorated with a floral design. He looks up and smiles contentedly, holding what appears to be a rattle in his lap. He wears a scallop-hemmed white dress and dark leather boots.

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Biographical Note: Lorin Jasper Church was born and raised at the Church family ranch in Two Rock. In 1899, he was listed as a student at Two Rock’s Walker School, and his teacher was listed as Miss Mabel Celeste Black (1874-1966), the future Mabel Black-Putnam and mother-in-law of Petaluma mayor, Helen DuMont Putnam (1909-1984). In 1906, it was reported that Lorin was the Sergeant at Arms of his senior class at Petaluma High School. A member of the Enterprise Yearbook staff, he graduated in May 1907 and soon after enrolled at the University of California. On June 4, 1911, he married Helen M. Storer of Oakland, and initially, they settled in Alaska. By 1915, the couple had returned to Petaluma, and on August 10, 1917, Lorin enlisted in the United States Marine Corps to fight in World War I. He was stationed at Quantico, Virginia, and received distinction as a sharpshooter. In July 1918, he was reported to be in France, working back of the lines as a surveyor. On August 10, 1918, the Petaluma Daily Morning Courier reported that he had been killed on the battlefield in France on June 13th. He was the second Petaluma boy to die in World War I. He was buried at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial, Belleau, Departement de L’Aisne, Picardie, France.

Family Affiliation: Lorin Jasper Church was the second son of Walter A. Church and Minnie B. Warders Church of Two Rock Valley. He was the brother of Linnie Church Mack, Rena Church Weyler, Flora Church, Ralph Church, Amy Church, Earl Church, and Roy Church. He was the husband of Helen M. Storer. Click here to be directed to a list of the other portraits of Church family members in this archive.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

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

Date: 1889 or 1890

Condition: The front and back of this carte de visite are slightly soiled.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-01-p6-p2

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Church, Lorin Jasper (1889-1918) (3 of 3)

Robert Peterson Dammand’s Portrait Photograph of Lorin Jasper Church

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

ROBERT PETERSON DAMMAND (Dammond) was born on September 6, 1855, in Horsens, Denmark, and died on January 27, 1936, in Glendale, California. He worked as a photographer in Iowa and Southern California before arriving in Petaluma in November 1901. He resided on Petaluma’s D Street and located his photographic studio opposite the American Hotel over the Steiger Building on Main Street. In late July 1905, Dammand departed Petaluma to set up a studio in Richmond, 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: Lorin Jasper Church

Description: In this head-and-should portrait, Lorin Jasper Church appears as a young man formally dressed in a jacket with high small lapels and a matching vest. He wears a white shirt with a stiff, tall rounded collar and a small dark bowtie. His dark, straight hair is parted just off center and neatly combed to each side of his head.

Biographical Note: Lorin Jasper Church was born and raised at the Church family ranch in Two Rock. In 1899, he was listed as a student at Two Rock’s Walker School, and his teacher was listed as Miss Mabel Celeste Black (1874-1966), the future Mabel Black-Putnam and mother-in-law of Petaluma mayor, Helen DuMont Putnam (1909-1984). In 1906, it was reported that Lorin was the Sergeant at Arms of his senior class at Petaluma High School. A member of the Enterprise Yearbook staff, he graduated in May 1907 and soon after enrolled at the University of California. On June 4, 1911, he married Helen M. Storer of Oakland, and initially, they settled in Alaska. By 1915, the couple had returned to Petaluma, and on August 10, 1917, Lorin enlisted in the United States Marine Corps to fight in World War I. He was stationed at Quantico, Virginia, and received distinction as a sharpshooter. In July 1918, he was reported to be in France, working back of the lines as a surveyor. On August 10, 1918, the Petaluma Daily Morning Courier reported that he had been killed on the battlefield in France on June 13th. He was the second Petaluma boy to die in World War I. He was buried at the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery and Memorial, Belleau, Departement de L’Aisne, Picardie, France.

Family Affiliation: Lorin Jasper Church was the second son of Walter A. Church and Minnie B. Warders Church of Two Rock Valley. He was the brother of Linnie Church Mack, Rena Church Weyler, Flora Church, Ralph Church, Amy Church, Earl Church, and Roy Church. He was the husband of Helen M. Storer. Click here to be directed to a list of the other portraits of Church family members in this archive.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: matte collodion print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This photograph has been cut, and its sides are not parallel. Additionally, it was not applied symmetrically to its dark textured card. The trimming of the card was haphazard; the bottom line of the photographer’s embossed imprint has been cropped in half. In its entirety, it may have read, “R. P. Dammond, Petaluma Photo Parlors, CAL”, or, alternatively, “R. P. Dammand, Petaluma Photo Parlors, CAL”.

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

Date: November 1901 - July 1905

Condition: This portrait has several abrasions and is not in sharp focus.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-03-p29-p20

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Church, Philip 1979-425-03-p28-p18

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Philip Church

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Philip Church

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

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Family Affiliation:

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front:

Description, back: George Ross’ stamp

Date: circa 1862-1893

Condition:

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1979-425-03-p28-p18

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Clark(Clarke), Dorcas Haley (1815-1902)

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Dorcas Haley Clark

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer: unidentified 

THE SITTER:

Name: Dorcas Haley Clark (Clarke)

Description: This is a portrait of Dorcas Haley Clark, one of Petaluma’s earliest educators. She is presented in this portrait with her head tilted to her left and looking directly into the camera. Her hair is parted down the center and drawn up into a large bun at the back of her head. Her coiffeur is a bit disheveled and conveys the impression of a women not overly preoccupied with the details of her appearance. She wears a heavy wool jacket with large lapels and large buttons two of which are fastened at her waist. She also wears a white lace jabot which holds a large oval brooch at her throat. Around her neck is a long chain which loops into a pocket at her waistline. The chain most probably held a watch, and its inclusion in this portrait may be an allusion to Clark’s professional position as a teacher. There is a pastel portrait of her in the Petaluma Historical Library & Museum's painting collection. Dorcas Clark PDF

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Biographical Note: As the head preceptress of Petaluma’s Baptist College, Dorcas Haley Clark was one the community’s first educators. Her obituary published October 13, 1902 in the Petaluma Argus-Courier summarized her life’s work: “Mrs. Dorcas Clark, one of the most noted educators of California, passed away in San Francisco on Tuesday last at the advanced age of 87 years… More than half a century ago she took the Lord Elgin medal in Toronto for chemistry, mathematics and agriculture, a noted achievement when educational opportunities for women were limited. Mrs. Clark was appointed first head mistress of the girls’ department of the Provincial Model School, Toronto which position she resigned to come to California in 1865. Her first appointment in California was that of associate principal of the Baptist College, Petaluma. In 1868 she was made teacher of history and mathematics in the State Normal School of San Jose, and in 1888 was elected vice-president of the Girls’ High School of San Francisco which she held until she retired, having devoted fifty-five years to educational interests…. The news of the death of the pioneer will be received with regret in this city by the older settlers who remember her, well. She has not visited here for many years although after her departure from Petaluma, she used to visit here frequently.”

Let it be noted that Dorcas’ work as a professional educator was not without its challenges. The Petaluma Evening Argus flippantly mentioned on May 29, 1873, the cronyism to which Dorcas was victim: “Mrs. Dorcas Clark, who was assistant teacher in the Normal School for five years, was summarily removed at the last meeting of the Board of Trustees. Probable cause: Some of the Board had a ‘friend’ who wanted the place. Patronage is a big thing.”

Family Affiliation: Dorcas Haley Clark was married to Benjamin Milliken Clark (1809-1867). Together they had six children. Their eldest child was Emily Maria Clark Pritchard Jeffery (born New Brunswick, Canada, 1836-1910). According to the 1870 census, Emily was a music teacher living in Petaluma with her 5 year old daughter, Josephine. Among Dorcas’ other children was educator Helen Milliken Clark Boyle (1840-1912). Helen’s daughter, Gertrude Farquharson Boyle Kanno (1878-1937) was a noted sculptress. Her many portrait busts include such famous individuals as Isadora Duncan, Teddy and Franklin Roosevelt, John Muir, Joaquin Miller, Luther Burbank, and Albert Einstein.

Bibliography: San Francisco Examiner, Jan. 18, 1868, p. 2; Feb. 24, 1870, p.3; July 24, 1875, p.3. Shasta Courier, June 5, 1869, p. 2. Martinez News-Gazette, June 12, 1869, p. 1. Tulare County Times, Nov. 16, 1872, p. 2. Petaluma Evening Argus, May 29, 1873, p. 2. Oakland Tribune, March 11, 1879, p. 1. San Francisco Call and Post, Oct. 7, 1902, p. 13 (obituary). San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 12, 1902, p. 11. Petaluma Daily Morning Courier, Oct. 13, 1902, p. 3.

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 10 x 6 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a frontal head-and-shoulder portrait set within a vertical oval. Handwritten along the bottom edge in black ink is, “Dorcas Clark”.

Description, back: Handwritten along the top edge in pencil in cursive is, “Dorcas Haley Clark”.

Date: This is an early carte de visite, most probably from the 1860s.

Condition: This carte de visite is faded and soiled, and there are three dark spots on the back side.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-658-04

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Clark, George Clarence (1863-1927)

Henry KEMP VAN EE’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPH OF

MARY IRENE CLARK FARQUAR, GEORGE CLARENCE CLARK, AND NETTIE URITH CLARK CANNON

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Henry Kemp Van Ee (1853-1934)

Studio Location: 410 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa, California

THE SITTERS:

Names: Mary Irene Clark Farquar, George Clarence Clark, and Nettie Urith Clark Cannon

Description: In this group portrait, George Clarence Clark appears between his two sisters, Mary Irene Clark Farquar, and Nettie Urith Clark Cannon. George wears a double-breasted wool jacket with a white handkerchief in his left breast pocket. His hair is carefully groomed, and he sports a walrus mustache. There is an almost military air to the poses of the siblings. George stands authoritatively erect with his arms at his sides while his sisters stand erect with their hands behind their backs. Significantly taller, George gazes to his right while his siblings look directly at the viewer.

Biographical Note: George lived at 343 Keller Street in Petaluma and worked as a motorman for the Petaluma and Santa Rosa Railway Company from 1904 until his death in 1927.

Family Affiliation: George Clarence Clark was the son of Petaluma pioneers, Almer Clark (1829-1899) and Rachel Jane Murray Clark (1836-1903). George’s wife was Elizabeth Clark, and Mary Irene Clark Farquar (1858-1941) and Nettie Urith Clark Cannon (1868-1955) were his sisters.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a crowded and strangely cropped group portrait of three standing siblings. On the right can be seen a backdrop painted to resemble a residential interior, and on the left can be seen what may be a lace curtain. The card has pinked edges, and the photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom edge. On the bottom edge of the card under the corresponding sibling is written their first name: “Mary”, “George” and “Nettie”.

Description, back: Handwritten in script in pencil along the top edge of the card is: “Mary I. (Clark) Farquar”, “Geo. C. Clark”, and “With Nettie Clark Cannon”.

Date: It is very probable that this portrait was taken January 15, 1895. There is another portrait by Henry Kemp Van Ee in this archive which depicts Mary Irene Clark Farquar’s three sons, and it is very similar to this portrait. The backdrop in both portraits is identical, and on the back side of the portrait of the three boys is written “Jan15, 1895”. It is logical to conclude that the family would have arrived together to have their portraits taken.

Condition: There is slight foxing throughout the top of the card.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum,1978-80-44-p21-p40

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Clark, Maude (b. & d. dates to be determined)

John Quincy Reed’s Portrait Photograph of Maude Clark

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Maude Clark

Description: This is a particularly lovely cabinet card portrait of a toddler. Maude Clark, age 22 months, has been placed in what is actually a very elegant and charming pose. She sits on a sofa with her right arm resting on its rolled edge, and her left hand in her lap. Her torso is lightly twisted to her right, and, with legs tucked beneath her, her left shoe is exposed from beneath the hem of her dress. She is wearing a white, lace, ruffled, dress with a scalloped hem. Soft, short curls surround her face and longer, sausage, curls appear behind.

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Biographical Note: “Miss Maude Clark” is briefly referred to in the social section of Petaluma newspapers 6 times between 1889 and 1900.

Family Affiliation: unidentified

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This cabinet card contains the portrait of a seated toddler within the perimeter of a vertical oval. The photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom edge. This portrait is in good focus with the exception of the fingers of the toddler’s left hand, her left shoe, and the bottom right edge of her dress. Although she holds her pose (most probably as instructed) her tiny fingers and toes did not comply.

Description, back: Handwritten in script in pencil along the top is, “Maude Clark was 22 months old when taken is now 5 years old.”

Date: sometime after 1874

Condition: There is foxing throughout on both the front and back. The back has several small, black, spots at the top and smudges on the left.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-22

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Clarke, (unidentified family member) (b. & d. dates to be determined)

Lafayette F. Sheppard’s Portrait Photograph of an Unidentified member of the Clarke Family

THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Unidentified member of the Clarke Family

Description: This three-quarter head shot portrait of a member of the Clarke Family depicts a handsome young man with carefully groomed, short cut hair and a chevron mustache. He wears a wool, double-breasted jacket with leather piping and high lapels. He has a white, high, banded collar and a neck tie which has a decorative pin attached to its knot.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: Clarke Family

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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: The background to the portrait is a troupe l’oeil which creates the illusion that the portrait is printed on a piece of paper elegantly scrolled on three edges. The photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom edge of the card.

Description, back: Handwritten in pencil in cursive along the top edge the back of this cabinet card is, “Clarke Family”.

Date: February 1886 - 1891

Condition: This cabinet card has light foxing throughout.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1991-IDI-03

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Cady, Emma S. Elder Coggeshall (1857-1933) (4 of 6)

George Ross’ Portrait Photograph of Emma S. Elder and Ida Brown

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTERS:

Names: Emma S. Elder Coggeshall Cody and Ida Brown Coflin. This portrait was taken before either of these two young women had married, when they would have been known by their maiden names, Emma S. Elder and Ida Brown.

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Description: The two, young women portrayed in this carte de visite were most probably close friends. Emma Elder stands confidently on the viewer’s left, resting her hands authoritatively on the right shoulder of her companion. Elder gazes directly at the viewer, her full face open to the camera. Brown sits calmly on the right; her gaze lowered and to the right. The women are dressed almost identically. Both wear heavy, dark, complex dresses typical of the first half of the 1870s. Both dresses have a full, flounced and ruffled, underskirt and a shorter, top skirt which is gathered at the sides creating a type of front apron. Both women have wide, large cuffs trimmed in white lace, and high, white, lace, collars around which are draped fringed neck scarves. Elder’s dress also includes a full bustle.

Biographical Note: As a student and young women Emma S. Elder was mentioned often in Petaluma papers’ society section. She received her certificate to teach in the Petaluma Public School system in 1876. In 1919, she was living at A and Sixth Streets.

Family Affiliation: Emma S. Elder Coggeshall Cady was the daughter of Petaluma pioneers, William Elder (1812-1876) and Sarah C. Elder (1819-1891). The Elders were a prominent family in Petaluma. William Elder, born in Scotland, was Petaluma’s first mayor, the first chairman of the Petaluma Board of Trustees, and one of the founders of the Petaluma Congregational church. William Elder also founded, with George Harris, the general merchandising store in Petaluma, Harris & Elder. In 1877, Emma married a man named Coggeshall and with him had three children. Their daughter, Catherine Coggeshall (1884-1982), married Malcolm Lyman Byce (1890-1919) in 1912. Emma later named a man whose surname was Cady.

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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: Double portrait of two young women in front of a backdrop depicting a grand architectural interior.

Description, back: Handwritten in black ink cursive: Miss Ida Brown Emma Elder April 23rd 1874 Petaluma Cal. On the center back is the photographer’s imprint which reads: “From George Ross’ Art and Photograph Gallery, Main St., Petaluma, Cal. (Immediately opposite the American Hotel.)”.

Date: April 23rd, 1874

Condition: There is extensive foxing and small stains throughout, and the bottom corners have been clipped.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1984-289-05

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Cady, Emma S. Elder Coggeshall (1857-1933) (5 of 6)

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Emma S. Elder Coggeshall

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LEWIS DOWE was born in 1838 in Hanover, New Hampshire and died in 1919 in Portland, Oregon. He arrived in Petaluma in September of 1875 and set up his photography studio in the rooms formerly occupied by photographer Hugh Anderson. Dowe worked in Petaluma as both a “view” and portrait photographer until he departed the town in March of 1882. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Emma S. Elder Coggeshall Cady. At the time this portrait was taken, the sitter’s name was most probably Emma S. Elder Coggeshall. It has been assumed that this is a wedding portrait, and the surname of Emma’s first husband, whom she married in 1877, was Coggeshall.

Description: This cabinet card portrait was taken at the same time as another portrait of Emma in which she is standing. In both portraits she wears the same white lace dress, large drop earrings, and corsage. In both portraits, curls adorn her forehead and her wavy hair is pulled into a large twisted bun at the crown of her head. She is adorned in bridal fashion, and both portraits quite probably commemorate her wedding to her first husband, whose surname was Coggeshall.

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Biographical Note: As a student and young women Emma was mentioned often in Petaluma papers’ society section. She received her certificate to teach in the Petaluma Public School system in 1876. In 1919, she was living at A and Sixth Streets.

Family Affiliation: Emma S. Elder Coggeshall Cady was the daughter of Petaluma pioneers, William Elder (1812-1876) and Sarah C. Elder (1819-1891). The Elders were a prominent family in Petaluma. William Elder, born in Scotland, was Petaluma’s first mayor, the first chairman of the Petaluma Board of Trustees, and one of the founders of the Petaluma Congregational church. William Elder also founded, with George Harris, the general merchandising store in Petaluma, Harris & Elder. In 1877, Emma married a man named Coggeshall and with him had three children. Their daughter, Catherine Coggeshall (1884-1982), married Malcolm Lyman Byce (1890-1919) in 1912. Emma later named a man whose surname was Cady.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.5 x 14.5 cm  

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a three-quarter view portrait in which the sitter’s image has been cropped just above the waistline.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in pencil along the top edge of the card is, “Emma Elder”. Handwritten in cursive in pencil along the bottom is, “Property of Federica Olmsted”. The photographer’s imprint appears in the center, aligned on a vertical diagonal.

Date: May 1877

Condition: With the exception of a vertical scratch in the upper left, this portrait is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1984-289-06

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Cady, Emma S. Elder Coggeshall (1857-1933)(2 of 6)

Hugh S. Anderson’s Portrait Photograph of Emma S. Elder

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

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THE SITTER:

Name: Emma S. Elder Coggeshall Cady. This portrait was taken prior to the sitter’s first marriage, when she was known by her maiden name, Emma S. Elder.

Description: The sitter is dressed in a form-fitting bodice with drop shoulders and front buttons. Under a white lace collar she wears a plaid scarf. Over both is draped a beaded necklace which ends in what appears to be a locket. Of particular note is the sitter’s long, center-parted, copious wavy hair which hangs freely with the exception of a top section which has been pulled up and twisted to create a braided crown at the top of her head.

Biographical Note: As a student and young women Emma was mentioned often in Petaluma papers’ society section. She received her certificate to teach in the Petaluma Public School system in 1876. In 1919, she was living at A and Sixth Streets.

Family Affiliation: Emma S. Elder Coggeshall Cady was the daughter of Petaluma pioneers, William Elder (1812-1876) and Sarah C. Elder (1819-1891). The Elders were a prominent family in Petaluma. William Elder, born in Scotland, was Petaluma’s first mayor, the first chairman of the Petaluma Board of Trustees, and one of the founders of the Petaluma Congregational church. William Elder also founded, with George Harris, the general merchandising store in Petaluma, Harris & Elder. In 1877, Emma married a man named Coggeshall and with him had three children. Their daughter, Catherine Coggeshall (1884-1982), married Malcolm Lyman Byce (1890-1919) in 1912. Emma later named a man whose surname was Cady.

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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 head-and-shoulder portrait of a young woman is set within a vertical oval.

Description, back: Handwritten in black ink in capital letters along the top edge is “Emma Elder”.

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: This carte de visite is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1984-289-08

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Cady, Emma S. Elder Coggeshall (1857-1933) (3 of 6)

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Emma S. Elder

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LEWIS DOWE was born in 1838 in Hanover, New Hampshire and died in 1919 in Portland, Oregon. He arrived in Petaluma in September 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 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: Emma S. Elder Coggshall Cady. This portrait was most probably taken prior to the sitter’s first marriage, when she was known by her maiden name, Emma S. Elder.

Description: The sitter wears a dark velvet blouse with a lighter trimmed collar piped in the darker velvet fabric. Above this collar is a white, lace ruff and neck scarf tied in a bow. A large drop earring can be seen hanging from her left ear. Her center-parted hair has been combed and pulled to the back of her head. The condition of her hair leads one to conclude it has been repeatedly crimped.

Biographical Note: As a student and young woman, Emma was mentioned often in Petaluma papers’ society section. She received her certificate to teach in the Petaluma Public School system in 1876. In 1919, she was living at A and Sixth Streets.

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Family Affiliation: Emma S. Elder Coggeshall Cady was the daughter of Petaluma pioneers, William Elder (1812-1876) and Sarah C. Elder (1819-1891). The Elders were a prominent family in Petaluma. William Elder, born in Scotland, was Petaluma’s first mayor, the first chairman of the Petaluma Board of Trustees, and one of the founders of the Petaluma Congregational church. William Elder also founded, with George Harris, the general merchandising store in Petaluma, Harris & Elder. In 1877, Emma married a man named Coggeshall and with him had three children. Their daughter, Catherine Coggeshall (1884-1982), married Malcolm Lyman Byce (1890-1919) in 1912. Emma later named a man whose surname was Cady.

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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 is a head-and-shoulder portrait contained within a vertical oval.

Description, back: Written in black ink in all capitals along the top edge is, “EMMA ELDER”. The photographer’s imprint appears in the center diagonally aligned.

Date: The earliest date for this portrait is September of 1875 because that is when Lewis Dowe began working as a photographer in Petaluma. Given that the back of this portrait identifies Emma by her maiden name, the latest date for this portrait is most probably May of 1877 when she married, changing her name to Coggeshall. This portrait may commemorate Elder’s 1877 graduation from Petaluma High School; it is strikingly similar to, and concurrent with Clara Belle Sproul’s graduation portrait.

Condition: With the exception of the bottom right corner, this cabinet card is in good condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1984-289-07

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Daniels, Mrs. (given name and b. & d. dates to be determined)

Harry Fowler ROBERTS’ Portrait Photograph of Mrs. Daniels

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.)

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THE SITTER:

Name: Mrs. Daniels

Description: In this cabinet card portrait of Mrs. Daniels, she has short curly bangs, and a bun resting on the back of her head. She is wearing a elaborately ruffled and beaded bodice with puffy sleeves.

Biographical Note: According to the inscription on the back of this portrait, Mrs. Daniels was a school teacher.

Family Affiliation: According to the inscription on the back of this portrait, Mrs. Daniels had an affiliation with the Byce family.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This head-and-shoulder portrait depicts a three-quarter view of the sitter, and behind her is a roughly stuccoed studio backdrop. Harry Fowler Robert’s imprint runs along the bottom of the card. It is of note that the imprint proclaims Roberts to be an “Artist”.

Description, back: Handwritten in script in pencil is, “Mrs. Daniels”, “school teacher”, and “Byce Family”.

Date: as early as 1892, as late as 1895

Condition: This cabinet card is in fair condition.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-60-02

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Doss, Floyd Ernest (1893-1980)

Joslin & Company’s Portrait Photograph of Floyd Ernest Doss

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PHOTOGRAPHER / PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

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

THE SITTER:

Name: Floyd Ernest Doss

Description: This portrait of Floyd Ernest Doss as a baby depicts him in a seated position supported by a fur covered prop. The baby wears a simple white gown which has a darker colored, elaborate, lace, collar and matching cap sleeves. He wears a short beaded necklace and glances up to his right. His face, hands, and the lower section of his arms are significantly darker than his upper arms. It would appear this baby spent significant time out-of-doors.

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Biographical Note: Floyd Ernest Doss was born in Two Rock. As a young man, he joined the Aviation Corp of the US Army and served as a mechanic in the Air Force in WWI in France. After the war, he worked as a driver for the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department and then for Associated Oil Company. For twenty years he owned the Petaluma Express Company.

Family Affiliation: Floyd Ernest Doss was the first child born to pioneer Two Rock residents, Letitia Ellen Johnston Doss (1868-1893) and Henry Franklin “Frank” Doss (1868-1951). His wife was Caroline Marie Jensen Doss (1893-1984).

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The object in the upper left of this portrait may be a device used by photographers to capture a baby’s attention. It is a vertical object which appears to be covered in white tassels. The photographer’s studio imprint appears along the bottom edge of this card embossed with gold foil.

Description, back: Along the top left of this card is handwritten in script in blue ink, “Floyd E. Doss”. Also, an unusual stamp appears in the center back of this cabinet card. It is round with a decorative circumference. Within the circle is written, “A. J. T. Joslin,”, “Photographer”, “APR 30 1894”, “OPP”, “American Hotel”, and “Main St. Petaluma, Cal”.

Date: April 30, 1894. This date assumes the back stamp documents the date of the portrait.

Condition: This card is slightly soiled on the front and significantly soiled on the back.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-106-04

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Doss, Henry Franklin “Frank” (1868-1951)

John Henry Peterson’s Portrait Photograph of

Henry Franklin “Frank” Doss & Letitia Ellen Johnston Doss

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  John Henry Peterson

Studio Location: J. H. Peters, 914 Market St., San Francisco, California

THE SITTERS:

Names: Henry Franklin “Frank” Doss and Letitia Ellen Johnston Doss

Description: In this double portrait, Henry Franklin “Frank” Doss is holding his wife’s right arm. He wears a formal vested suit and a white shirt with a high banded collar and white bow tie. A watch chain hangs from his vest pocket. Letitia is also dressed formally in a corseted Basque jacket and matching skirt. Her jacket has a double row of buttons creating a center panel and her skirt has horizontal draping which was most probably drawn into a bustle in the back.

Biographical Note: Henry Franklin “Frank” Doss was a potato and hay farmer in Two Rock. He also served as the Sonoma County Supervisor, and was a member of Petaluma Lodge No. 901 BPOE. He served as a juror on the Org Foon murder trial in 1899.

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Family Affiliation: Henry Franklin “Frank” Doss was the son of Petaluma pioneers John R. Doss (1837-1909) and Amanda Maria Stephenson Doss (1840-1917). His wife was Letitia Ellen Johnston Doss (1868-1938), and together they had five children including Floyd Ernest Doss (1893-1980) and Iva M. Doss Goble (1895-1987). Henry and Letitia were the grandparents of Mert Doss, (1921-2010) a well-known Petaluma photographer.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a double portrait of a Henry Franklin “Frank” Doss and Letitia Johnston Doss possibly taken to commemorate their wedding of October 8, 1890. Henry stands on the left and holds Letitia’s right arm. Letitia stands with the fingers of both of her hands touching below her waist. To the left is an upholstered chair and behind is a painted backdrop. The photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom edge of the card.

Description, back: Handwritten in black ink in script is, “Frank & Letitia Johnston Doss” and “married Oct 8, 1890”.

Date: The date of October 8, 1890 assumes this double portrait to be a photograph taken on their wedding day.

Condition: There are large dark spots throughout the upper right of the portrait.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-106-05

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Doss, Letitia Ellen Johnston (1868-1938)

John Henry Peterson’s Portrait Photograph of

Henry Franklin “Frank” Doss & Letitia Ellen Johnston Doss

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  John Henry Peterson

Studio Location: J. H. Peters, 914 Market St., San Francisco, California

THE SITTERS:

Names: Henry Franklin “Frank” Doss and Letitia Ellen Johnston Doss

Description: In this double portrait Letitia Ellen Johnston Doss stands by her husband, Henry Franklin “Frank” Doss, holding her hands in front of her with her fingers touching. Her corseted Basque jacket has gathered sleeves, ribboned cuffs and a double row of buttons creating a center panel. Her skirt has horizontal draping which was most probably drawn into a bustle in the back. She wears an elaborate, elongated corsage on her left breast which supports the assumption that this is a portrait taken to commemorate their wedding day.

Biographical Note: Letitia lived with her husband, Henry Franklin “Frank” Doss, on their farm in Two Rock. She served as a school board elector judge and raised five children.

Family Affiliation: Henry Franklin “Frank” Doss was Letitia’s husband and together they had five children including Floyd Ernest Doss (1893-1980) and Iva M. Doss Goble (1895-1987). Henry and Letitia were the grandparents of Mert Doss, (1921-2010) a well-known Petaluma photographer.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a double portrait of a Henry Franklin “Frank” Doss and Letitia Johnston Doss possibly taken to commemorate their wedding of October 8, 1890. Henry stands on the left and holds Letitia’s right arm. Letitia stands with the fingers of both of her hands touching below her waist. To the left is an upholstered chair and behind is a painted backdrop. The photographer’s imprint appears along the bottom edge of the card.

Description, back: Handwritten in black ink in script is, “Frank & Letitia Johnston Doss” and “married Oct 8, 1890”.

Date: The date of October 8, 1890 assumes this double portrait to be a photograph taken on their wedding day.

Condition: There are large dark spots throughout the upper right of the portrait.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-106-05

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Dreese, Mrs.(given name and b. & d. dates to be determined)

Ross & Ormsby’s Portrait Photograph of Mrs. Dreese

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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: Mrs. Dreese (as identified on the back of the card)

Description: “Mrs. Dreese” sits in a studio chair with a fringed armrest and looks directly into the camera. She wears a dour expression and is attired in a simple, dark, dress cinched at the waist with a dark belt with a large, oval, silver, buckle. The top of her dress has front buttons, and her sleeves and cuffs are decorated with black ribbon. At her neck is a simple, wide-spread collar and a dark, thin, choker. She also wears an ornately carved brooch at her throat and a long chain which ends in what may be a locket.

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Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: “Mrs. Dreese” may have been the wife of A. H. Dreese, a director of the Mutual Relief Association of Petaluma who served circa 1877-1882. A. H. Dreese was reported to have built a home at the corner of Western Avenue and Keller Streets in 1878. The Petaluma papers mention briefly in the 1870s Adolph, Emil and Hannah Dreese who may have been children of “Mrs. Dreese”.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size:  carte de visite, approximately 6 x 10 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a stark, early, carte de visite which is devoid of any embellishments with the exception of the fringed armrest of the studio chair and a faint baseboard line.

Description, back: Handwritten vertically in pencil in cursive along the left edge is, “ Mrs. Dreese”. The photographers’ imprint, surrounded by foliated horizontal text dividers, appears in the center in a script with usually large serifs.

Date: May 1869 - 1870 or 71

Condition: This card is soiled, and the top right edge is frayed.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1994-633-34

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Eastman, Benjamin Durgin (1802-1881)

Conant Artistic Photographer’s Portrait Photograph of Benjamin Durgin Eastman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographic Studio: Conant Artistic Photographer, 478 1/2 Congress St., Portland, Maine

THE SITTER:

Name: Benjamin Durgin Eastman

Description: This is a head-and-shoulders portrait of Benjamin Durgin Eastman as an elderly man. He wears oval spectacles and sports a short, gray, Shenandoah beard. He looks up to his right with a gaze that appears confident and inquisitive.

Biographical Note: Benjamin Durgin Eastman was not a Petaluman. He was the brother-in-law of Albion Paris Whitney, an important Petaluma pioneer, California State Senator and merchant.

Family Affiliation: Benjamin Durgin Eastman was married to Nancy Fisher Whitney Eastman (1828-1910), the sister of Petaluma pioneer, Albion Paris Whitney (1825-1884). Although he was significantly older, he was Albion’s brother-in-law.

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THE PHOTOGRAPH:

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Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 1890 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: Handwritten in cursive in pencil along the bottom left edge of the card is, “B. Eastman (over)”.

Description, back: Handwritten in blue ink in cursive along the top edge of the card is written, “Benjamin Durgin Eastman”, and below this, handwritten in pencil in cursive is, “Mrs. Whitney was an Eastman”. Benjamin Durgin Eastman, however was Susan Whitney’s husband’s brother-in-law. Susan Whitney’s father was Otis Eastman (1806-1905). In the center of the card is an elaborate imprint which includes, “Conant, Artistic Photographer, 478 Congress St. Portland”.

Date: undated

Condition: This carte de visite has faded, and there is light foxing throughout.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1891-835-31

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Eastman, Flora Frances (1841-1863)

Lewis Dowe’s Portrait Photograph of Flora Frances Eastman

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

LEWIS DOWE was born in 1838 in Hanover, New Hampshire and died in 1919 in Portland, Oregon. He arrived in Petaluma in September of 1875 and set up his photography studio in the rooms formerly occupied by photographer Hugh Anderson. Dowe worked in Petaluma as both a “view” and portrait photographer until he departed the town in March of 1882. (For additional information on this photographer and to view all portraits by him in the collection, click on his name in blue above.)

THE SITTER:

Name: Flora Frances Eastman

Description: This is a head-and-shoulders carte de visite portrait of Flora Frances Eastman. She looks off into the distance to her left and poses with a calm demeanor. The front sections of her center-parted hair have been cut short, and the remainder of her hair may be long and pulled back into a bun. She wears a dark blouse with white, front, buttons. Her blouse has large, faux, lapels created by the application of three lines of black trimming over both of her shoulders. This type of chevron trimming was a typical form of decoration during and directly after the Civil War. She also wears a narrow, wide-spread, white, collar which is adorned with a small, oval, brooch at the center of her neck.

Biographical Note:

Family Affiliation: Flora Frances Eastman was the sister of the Petaluma pioneer, Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917), and Charles Austin Eastman (1848-1916).

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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 a vertical oval.

Description, back: Handwritten in pencil in cursive along the top edge is, “Flora - Daujhter of Ottis + Florella Eastman”. Below this is written, “mother’s sister” followed by the initials “CWS”. The later most probably refers to the author of the inscription, Clara Whitney Spear (1873-1954), Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney’s daughter. The photographer’s imprint appears in the center of the card on a diagonal alignment. “L. DOWE, Photographer, Petaluma, Cal.”.

Date: This portrait is a curious anomaly: the photographer of this portrait, Lewis Dowe, worked in Petaluma between September 1875 and March 1882, but the sitter died February 8, 1863 at the age of 21. A possible explanation is that the sitter’s sister, Petaluman, Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney, engaged her favorite photographer, the very talented Lewis Dowe, to create a carte de visite copy from an earlier portrait of Flora. This would explain the flattened and wooden appearance of the image.

Condition: This portrait is soiled and has slight foxing throughout.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-15

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Eastman, Charles Austin (1848-1916)

Ross & Ormsby’s Portrait Photograph of Charles Austin Eastman

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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: Charles Austin Eastman

Description: Charles Austin Eastman sits at ease with his left hand resting on his thigh, and his right arm on the fringed armrest of the studio chair. He is dressed in a sack jacket with large piped lapels. His trousers and vest are made of a dark, matching, plaid fabric. He wears a white shirt with a banded collar and a bow tie at his neck. He is clean shaven and has thick, wavy, hair.

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Biographical Note: Like his sister, Petaluma pioneer, Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney, Charles Austin Eastman was born in New England. Possibly at her invitation, Charles arrived in Petaluma in the 1870s and lived here for some time, but by 1878 he had settled in Humboldt County. While living in Humboldt County, he worked as a tallyman in the lumber industry.

Family Affiliation: Charles Austin Eastman’s wife was Mary Graves. Among his siblings were Flora Eastman (1841-1863) and Petaluma pioneer, Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney (1832-1917). Their father was Otis Eastman (1806-1905) who lived several of his last years in Petaluma with his daughter, Susan Durgin Eastman Whitney.

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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: Along the bottom left edge of the card is written in ornate script and red ink, “Ross & Ormsby,”, and along the right edge is, “Petaluma.”.

Description, back: Handwritten along the top edge in pencil in cursive is, “Charley Eastman”, “1871”, and Susan D.’s brother”.

Date: 1871 (as identified on the back of the card). It is quite probable that the Ross & Ormsby studio only operated between May 1869 and the summer of 1870. The date of 1871 on the back of this card may be misleading; it may simply have been the result of Ross exhausting previously printed card inventory.

Condition: This carte de visite is soiled throughout, and both side edges and the top edge have been trimmed.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1981-835-24

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Edstrom, Arthur (1871-1942)

Charles McMillan’s Portrait Photograph of Arthur Edstrom

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Charles McMillan

Photographic Studio: Charles McMillan opened his photography studio in 1891 at the corner of Sacramento and Virginia Streets in Vallejo. He was also reported to have a studio in Vallejo at 314 Georgia Street. Carl Mautz, Biographies of Western Photographers, 2018 edition, p. 150.

THE SITTER:

Name: Arthur Edstrom

Description: In this cabinet card, Arthur Edstrom appears as a young man dressed in a wool jacket and a white shirt with a banded collar. His jacket has small lapels and is buttoned up to just below the point of his necktie’s large knot. His necktie is printed with a white, zigzagged, diagonal line and adorned with a star-shaped tiepin.

Biographical Note: Arthur Edstrom was born November 21, 1871 in Verde, Humbolt County, California. Between 1897 and 1901, he participated in several Santa Cruz real estate transactions with his brother, Edwin Charles Edstrom, Jr. From 1917 to 1918 he was a grinder in Sacramento, California. He died May 4, 1942 in Galena, Cherokee County Kansas. There is no evidence that Arthur ever lived in Petaluma; however, his brother, Edwin, worked as a merchant in the town, and his father lived his later years and died in Petaluma.

Family Affiliation: Arthur Edstrom was the brother of Edwin Charles Edstrom Junior and the second son of Eliza Kent Edstrom and Edwin Charles Edstrom Senior.

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Bibliography: Evening Sentinel, (Santa Cruz, California) April 1, 1897, p. 3; June 27, 1901, p.3. Santa Cruz Surf, April 3, 1897, p. 2; April 5, 1897, p. 3.

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.25 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a three-quarter view, head-shot portrait of a young man mounted on a dark card. The photographer’s imprint is printed in gold along the bottom.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in black ink along the top edge is, “Arthur Edslrom”. Below this handwritten in cursive in pencil is “Edstrom 14A9”.

Date: This portrait dates to 1891 or sometime soon thereafter; Charles McMillan set up his photography studio in Vallejo, California in 1891, and the sitter portrayed is a young man born in 1871. This portrait may have been taken at the same time as the portrait in this collection of the sitter’s brother, Edwin.

Condition: This cabinet card has several spots along the right and top edges and has moderate foxing throughout.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1983-32-10

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Edstrom, Edwin Charles Jr. (1869-1945)

Charles McMillan’s Portrait Photograph of Edwin Charles Edstrom Jr.

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Charles McMillan

Photographic Studio: Charles McMillan opened his photography studio in 1891 at the corner of Sacramento and Virginia Streets in Vallejo. He was also reported to have a studio in Vallejo at 314 Georgia Street. Carl Mautz, Biographies of Western Photographers, 2018 edition, p. 150.

THE SITTER:

Name: Edwin Charles Edstrom Jr.

Description: In this cabinet card Edwin Edstrom appears as a young man dressed in a corduroy jacket and a white shirt with a banded collar. His jacket has small lapels and is buttoned up to just below the point of his necktie’s large knot. His dark necktie is printed with white lines of diagonal dots and adorned with a star and cresent tiepin.

Biographical Note: Edwin Charles Edstrom Jr. was born in California on January 10, 1869. By 1895 he was living in Petaluma and working as a merchant in the California Market located on Western Avenue. Later the same year, it was reported that the California Market was turned over to the Petaluma Labor Exchange and was being conducted as a Labor Exchange depository. C. H. Wurdig was reported to be the manager and E. C. Edstrom was reported to be the assistant manager. Between 1897 and 1901, he participated in several Santa Cruz real estate transactions with his brother, Arthur Edstrom. From 1904 to 1905 he worked as a confectioner in Vallejo, California. He died on January 15, 1945 in Fairfield, Solano County, California.

Family Affiliation: Edwin Charles Edstrom Jr. was the elder son of Eliza Kent Edstrom and Edwin Charles Edstrom Sr., and brother of Arthur Edstrom. Edwin never married and had no children.

Bibliography: Petaluma Daily Morning Courier, July 2, 1895, p. 3; Aug. 16, 1895, p. 3; Feb. 26, 1896, p. 6. Evening Sentinel, (Santa Cruz, California) April 1, 1897, p. 3; June 27, 1901, p.3. Santa Cruz Surf, April 3, 1897, p. 2; April 5, 1897, p. 3.

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 10.75 x 16.25 cm

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: This is a three quarter view, head-and-shoulder portrait of a young man mounted on a dark card. The photographer’s imprint is printed in gold along the bottom.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in black ink is, “Ed. Edstrom”.

Date: This portrait must date to 1891 or sometime soon thereafter; Charles McMillan set up his photography studio in Vallejo, California in 1891, and the sitter portrayed is a young man born in 1869. This portrait may have been taken at the same time as the portrait in this collection of the sitter’s brother, Arthur.

Condition: There is slight foxing throughout this portrait

Owner: Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1983-32-09

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Fairbanks, Dolphus Brice (1854-1908)

Theodore C. Marceau’s Portrait Photograph of Dolphus Brice Fairbanks

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Theodore C. Marceau (1859-1922)

Photographic Studio: 826 Market Street, San Francisco, California

Biographical Note: Throughout the 1880s, Theodore C. Marceau (1859-1922) established a chain of photographic studios in major cities of the United States, including Manhattan, Boston, and Philadelphia. In 1888, he moved to San Francisco and took over George Morse’s studio in the Phelan Building at 826 Market Street. At the end of the decade, he turned the operation of the studio over to Frederick Bushnell. Marceau also organized the Professional Photographers Society of New York and fought for copyright protection of photographic work.

THE SITTER:

Name: Dolphus Brice Fairbanks

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Description: This is a formal head-and-shoulders portrait of Dolphus Brice Fairbanks attired presumably in his National Guardsmen’s Colonel uniform. His jacket is double-breasted with a double row of metal buttons. His uniform is adorned with heavy, braided epaulets, a corded lanyard, and an elaborately braided aiguillette. Also, pinned to his jacket on his left side is a medal. Dolphus’ hairline has receded, and he sports large, full muttonchops which blend into his horseshoe mustache.

Biographical Note: Dolphus Brice Fairbanks was born in Augusta, Des Moines County, Iowa on November 7, 1854, and moved with his pioneer parents to Petaluma when he was a child. He attended Petaluma’s public schools as a child; graduated from McClure’s Military Academy in Oakland in 1873; and graduated from the University of California in 1877.

In 1878, he began working at the Petaluma Savings Bank where he remained a director until his death. He also served as the President of Petaluma’s Golden Eagle Milling Company and was a long-time member of the National Guardsmen, ultimately obtaining the position of Colonel of Company C.

Dolphus died December 19, 1908, and was buried in Petaluma’s Cypress Hill Memorial Park.

Family Affiliation: Dolphus Brice Fairbanks was the eldest son of prominent Petaluma pioneers, Hiram Tolbert Fairbanks (1827-1915) and Lucinda Moffet Fairbanks (1833-1907). Dolphus’ wife, Eva Elizabeth Maynard Fairbanks (1864-1943), was the widow of his brother, Joseph Franklin Fairbanks (1858-1901). Dolphus and Eva were married in 1908, just a few months before Dolphus’ death at age 54.

Bibliography: Petaluma Argus-Courier, December 19, 1908, p. 5. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8261446/dolphus_brice_fairbanks. Skip Sommer, “Petaluma Headline, 1897: ‘More Than a Ton of Solid Gold’, The Yukon Gold Rush and Why Alaska’s Fairbanks was named for a ‘gold adventurer’ from Petaluma,” Petaluma Argus-Courier, October 4, 2024, pp. B2 and B10.

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card, approximately 11 x 16 cm

Medium: gelatin or collodion photographic print mounted on cardstock

Description, front: The photographer’s imprint is embossed along the bottom edge of the card. It has faded almost beyond legibility.

Description, back: Handwritten in cursive in black ink toward the top right of the card is, “D. B. Fairbanks”. The photographer’s bold, elaborate imprint extends from the top to the bottom of the card. Unfortunately sections of it have been peeled off, presumable when the card was removed from a photo album.

Date: This cabinet card can be dated between the opening of Theodore C. Marceau’s San Francisco photography studio in 1888 and the death of the sitter in 1908.

Condition: There are small black spots throughout the portrait and several on the sitter’s left sleeve. On the back side of the portrait, there are six areas where the surface of the paper have been peeled off, defacing sections of the photographer’s imprint.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1992-X-20

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Farquar, Ben Harold (1881-1965)(2 of 2)

Henry Kemp Van Ee’s Portrait Photograph of

Ben, Thomas, and Frederick Farquar

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Henry Kemp Van Ee (1853-1934)

Studio Location: 410 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa, California

THE SITTERS:

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

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

Biographical Note: Ben Harold Farquar was raised in Petaluma and served in the Spanish-American war in Company C. He worked as a building contractor in San Francisco and was buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno.

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Family Affiliation: These three boys were the sons of Petaluma pioneers, Mary Irene Clark Farquar (1858-1941), and Calvin Stuart Farquar (1848-1908). Ben married Elaine Wever of Woodland, California in 1906. In July of 1933, he married poetess Agnes Stephens (1888-1976) of Petaluma. Ben was buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California, and Agnes was buried beside Vivian Cullen Noonan (1902-1982) in Petaluma’s Calvary Catholic Cemetery. There are many additional portraits of Farquar family members in this archive. Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: cabinet card

Medium: albumen photographic print mounted on cardstock

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

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

Date: January 15, 1895

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

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

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Farquar, Calvin Stuart (1848-1908)

Unidentified Photographer, Portrait Photograph of Calvin Stuart Farquar

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THE PHOTOGRAPHER/ PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO:

Photographer:  Unidentified

THE SITTER:

Name: Calvin Stuart Farquar

Description: This is a snapshot of Calvin Stuart Farquar sitting on a wooden bench aboard the Steamship Umatilla. Farquar strikes a casual, jaunty, pose; with crossed legs, left hand on his hip and right hand dangling from the deck railing, he looks directly into the camera. He is dressed in a sack jacket and his derby hat is pushed back off his forehead.

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Biographical Note: Calvin Stuart Farquar was born in Ohio in 1848, died in 1908 in San Francisco, and was buried in Cypress Hill Memorial Park in Petaluma. By 1877, he was working as a school teacher in Petaluma’s Waugh District at the Bethel School. After clerking for the attorney W. B. Haskell in Petaluma, Farquar was admitted in 1878 to practice law in the state of California. He opened his own law office in December of that year in the McCune building at the corner of Washington and Main Street. In 1896, he moved his office to “Over the Wickersham Bank”. As early as 1879, he served as the Recording Secretary of the Republican Club of Petaluma and as a notary public in Petaluma. In 1882, he served as the District Attorney of Petaluma Township. He lived on his ranch in Penn’s Grove until 1895 when he purchased William Hill’s home at C and Seventh. By 1899, Farquar had moved to San Francisco.

Family Affiliation: Calvin Stuart Farquar married Mary Irene Clark (1858-1941), a daughter of early Petaluma Pioneers. Together they had five children: Frederick Stuart Farquar (1879-1962), Ben Harold Farquar (1879-1965), Thomas Allen Farquar (1891-1956), Helen Farquar, and Marion Irene Farquar. There are many additional portraits of Farquar family members in this archive.

Bibliography:

THE PHOTOGRAPH:

Format / Size: This may be a very early Eastman Kodak Brownie box camera snapshot.

Medium:

Description, front: This square snapshot is mounted on a grey card with alternating ecru boarders.

Description, back: Handwritten in print in black ink is: “Steamship Umatilla.”, “May 26th 1900:”, “C. S. Farquar,” “Bound for Nome City”, “via Seattle.".” The SS Umatilla was a steamer of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company which sailed from San Francisco to the Pacific Northwest and was associated with the Klondike Gold Rush.

Date: May 26, 1900

Condition: The front and back of this photograph are soiled and stained.

Owner:  Petaluma Historical Library & Museum, 1978-80-44-LP55

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