A cabinet card photograph of Bessie Irene Gowan, ca. 1880s.
Entry/Object ID
2016.295.1.9
Description
A cabinet card photograph of Bessie Irene Gowan, ca. 1880s. The young girl is possibly the daughter of Edward Gowan and Libby Gowan. They were also parents to Elizabeth Gowan (b. 1882), later Elizabeth Workman, married to William H. Workman, Jr. (1874-1951). The child is identified on the reverse of the card in pencil. There is also a pencil inscription of Chinese characters. The image was taken at Dames Butler Photographic Art Gallery in San Francisco. The photograph was originally framed in an oval, cloth covered frame. The frame is fraying and in poor condition, the photograph is in fair condition with minor foxing on the image, moderate discoloration, the object is in fair condition.
