Four Children at Okeetee Club
PhotographerPhotographed by
Harriet V. S. Thorne
(American, 1843 - 1926)
Dateabout 1900
MediumPhotography; gelatin emulsion on film
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 5/8 x 6 1/2in. (11.7 x 16.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 x 7in. (12.7 x 17.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
Object number2011.344.164
DescriptionFour children, three boys and a girl, sit on the steps of a house. There is a dog, a King Charles spaniel, on the steps next to the child on the left. Two of the boys are holding books.
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From Rollie Thorne McKenna's correspondence with Leland M. Roth, Assistant Professor of Art History, University of Oregon
Date note: While the date provided by Rollie McKenna for a similar image is circa 1910, 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"nitrate sheet film until 1912.
From "Photographic Negatives: Nature and Evolution of Processes"
Status
Not on view