Portrait of Newell Matthews, Pasadena, ca.1879

Photographic portrait of Newell Matthews (Mathews?), ca.1879. Mr. Matthews is pictured in bust. The top of his head is bald, and a long, grisly beard and mustache grow from his chin and jowls. He wears a three-piece suit, his watch chain visibly affixed to the second button in his vest. His eyes are large and expressive, and seem gentle. He appears to be in his early to mid-fifties. Picture file card reads: "Matthews came to Pasadena in 1877 and taught in the public schools until 1879".

纽厄尔·马修斯（Newell Matthews，原拼写疑为Mathews？）约1879年的肖像摄影作品。该作品为胸像（bust）构图，画面中的马修斯头顶光秃，下巴与下颌处长有修长浓密的胡须与唇髭。他身着三件套西装，怀表链清晰可见地固定在其马甲的第二颗纽扣上。他双眼大而富有表现力，神态温和，预估年龄为五十岁出头至五十岁中期。照片档案卡标注："马修斯于1877年来到帕萨迪纳，在公立学校任教至1879年"。