Figure 1.--We have very little information on Ray Moulin, we believe he was born in the 1910s. His phographic career appears to have spanned the 1930s-50s. He was invoved with commercial photography, including the movies and television. We note a 'Popular Science' (January 1951) about his experimental movie and television work. He did not focus his work on children, but he did one portrait we have found of a mock wedding. It is a signed portrait so we know Moulin was the photographer. The girl wears a formal wedding gown. The boy wears a short pants black Eton suit and black knee socks. The knee socks have a colored band which is not in keeping wih a formal outfit, more like a school sock. The portrait is not dated. The dealer suggests it was taken in the 1930s. We think it may have been taken in the 40s. We suspect it was involved in some sort of advertising campaign.

We have very little information on Ray Moulin, we believe he was born in the early-1900. Heand his brother Irving were the two sons of Gabriel Moulin (1872-1945), surely the most notable San Francisco photographer, capturing icionic views of the city. Ray's phographic career appears to have spanned the 1930s-50s. He was invoved with commercial photography, including the movies and television. We note a magazine article about his experimental movie and television work. [Morris, pp. 158-60.] He found a way to produce San Franciso backgrounds for New York television. He did not focus his work on children as far as we know, but he did one portrait we have found of a mock wedding with children playing the bride and groon. It is a signed portrait so we know Moulin was the photographer. We know it is not a still photograph from a forml wedding because the girl wears a formal bridal gown rather than a flower girl dress. The boy wears more of a ring boy outfit. The boy wears a short pants black Eton suit and black knee socks. The knee socks have a colored band which is not in keeping wih a formal outfit, more like a school sock. The portrait is not dated. The dealer suggests it was taken in the 1930s. We think it may have been taken in the 40s. We suspect it was involved in some sort of advertising campaign.

Sources

Morris, W.W. "Movies put San Francisco in New York TV," Popular Science (January 1951), pp. 158-60.

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