Family Photograph Album
Dateabout 1885
MediumPhotography; albumen, collodion and gelatin prints on card stock;
Photomechanical prints
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 7/16 x 3 13/16in. (13.8 x 9.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 1/4in. (16.5 x 10.8cm)
Other (album height x width x depth): 11 1/4 x 8 1/2 x 2 3/4in. (28.5 x 21.6 x 7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
Object number2011.344.1138
DescriptionThrity-six cabinet card studio portraits of men, women and some children. One woman is wearing a veil, and many of the other women are wearing noteworthy dresses. Several of the portraits feature backdrops and props suggesting outdoor scenes, including a snowstorm. The photographs are in a leather album with a metal clasp.
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Status
Not on view
Richard S. DeLamater
mid 19th-early 20th century
