Name/Title
Ambrotype photo portrait of Katherine Paulson, c. 1860sEntry/Object ID
1990.1.2Description
Acc. No. 90.1.2
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda
Date or Period: c. 1860's
Object: Photograph
Description:
Ambrotype photograph in gold plated mat & frame (daguerreotype case missing plush panel).
Size: L-3 x W-2 1/2 inches.
History of Object:
Ambrotype photographic portrait of Katherine Paulson, wife of Thomas A. Thomsen, master mariner, and great grandmother of the donor. The Thomsen's resided at 2114 Encinal Avenue, in a cottage-residence they had erected in 1876. Katherine & Thomas A. Thomsen were the parents of Agnes Louise (1863-1950), wife of Charles F. Fischer, stepson of Denis Straub, pioneer carpenter-builder, Alameda.
Acquired from:
Barbara Baker
Date: 1-27-1990
