Name/Title
Baby photo of Gardner Cobb Goldthwaite, c. 1894-95Entry/Object ID
1985.54.16Description
Acc. No. 85.54.16
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda
Date or Period: C. 1894-95
Object: Photograph, framed
Description:
Ornate gesso frame (black accentuated with gold) with cast gesso liner (gilt) containing an off-white colored mat surrounding what appears to be a photograph that is hand painted and signed "Field & Garton."
Size: L-25 x W-21 inches
History of Object:
Baby portrait of Gardner Cobb Goldthwaite, born Alameda May 19, 1894, son of Luther B. & Helen Louise Goldthwaite, old-time residents of Alameda. 1906 Buena Vista Ave.
Additional information:
Baby picture of first born child a boy, Gardner Cobb Goldthwaite, probably between 1 & 2 years at the time. “Cobb” was his mother's maiden name, "Gardner” the last name of a neighbor in Palmer, Mass.
Acquired from: Mrs. Gardner C. Goldthwaite
Date: 10-26-85
