Portrait of Fred Knowles

Photograph

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Portrait of Fred Knowles

Entry/Object ID

2023.6.56

Description

A black and white photograph of a portrait of Fred Knowles. He is wearing a dark colored plaid/tweed jacket, with a white shirt and light colored tie. His dark curly hair is parted down the middle, and he has a mustache. Frank's body is square with the camera, and his head is looking off towards the left slightly. The photograph is surrounded by a brown border, with vendor inscriptions below the image.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Cabinet Card

Subject Person or Organization

Fred Knowles

Collection

History Collection, Bill Wulf Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Acquisition

Accession

2023.6

Source or Donor

William Arie Wulf

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Bill Wulf

Made/Created

Studio

Swaney

Date made

circa 1884 - circa 1888

Time Period

19th Century

Place

City

Los Gatos

Region

Central California

Continent

North America

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Back of photo

Transcription

HISTORICAL COLLECTION WILLIAM A. WULF LOS GATOS HISTORIAN 822 CATKIN COURT SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95128 297-4947

Language

English

Material/Technique

Stamped

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of photo

Transcription

Fred Knowles (brother of Dr. Frank W. Knowles) Owned the candy store and soda fountain in building where Opera House Antiques are.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Front, underneath image

Transcription

Swaney LOS GATOS.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Portrait

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Picture

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

4-1/4 in

Length

6-1/2 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good