Woman on Bench, Lake Worth Trail, Palm Beach
PhotographerPhotographed by
Harriet V. S. Thorne
(American, 1843 - 1926)
Dateabout 1900
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on film
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 3/4 x 6 1/2in. (12.1 x 16.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 7in. (12.7 x 17.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 7in. (12.7 x 17.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
DescriptionA woman wearing a dress, jacket and hat sitting on a bench along the Lake Worth Trail. There are palm trees lining the trail, which ran along the shore of the Lake Worth Lagoon, visible on the left.
Object number2011.344.155
NotesDate note: While the date provided by Rollie McKenna for this image is circa 1900, it may be closer to 1912 if the film is cellulose nitrate (which it probably is). According to the Image Permanence Institute, Kodak did not start manufacturing 5x7" sheet film until 1912.
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