Lawrence Cragin Calvert was born in Seattle in 1897, attended Broadway High School, and graduated from the University of Washington. From 1933 to 63, he was president of the San Juan Fishing and Packing Company, a business initially started by his father. Calvert was also president of American Mail Line and director of Pacific National Bank during his lifetime. As a prominent figure in the fishing and banking industries, he was a member the American Fisheries Advisory Committee and was board chairman of Washington Employers, Inc.

This portrait of Calvert is part of a collection from McBride and Anderson photographers. Born in 1863, Ella McBride began working in the photography field in 1909 when she managed the Edward Curtis Studio. She opened her own studio in 1917 with Wayne Albee. Albee moved to San Diego in 1925, and McBride continued to operate a studio in various Seattle locations. In 1932 she partnered with Richard Anderson; they continued to work together until she retired in 1954 due to her failing eyesight. She died in 1965 at the age of 102. Taken around the time the McBride-Anderson partnership began; it is not known which partner was the photographer.

Handwritten on sleeve: Lawrence Calvert, Pres. American Mail Line.
Photographer's Reference Number: 7065A