Photograph Album of Josephine Toy Collins Tilney
PhotographerPhotographed by
Josephine Toy Collins
(American, 1909 - 2002)
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Josephine Toy Collins
(American, 1909 - 2002)
Date1926-1928
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper, mounted on black paper with photo corners, housed in an album with metal eyelets bound by cord.
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 13 1/2 x 2in. (26 x 34.3 x 5.1cm) album size
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineBequeathed by Josephine Toy Collins Tilney
DescriptionAlbum of 422 photographs taken by an amateur photographer. Many places are identified, very few people are identified. Several picture appear to be taken in Connecticut, several were taken on trips outside of the state.
People identified include: Gay Mitchell, Gene Seymour, and Grandmother Collins. Places identified in Connecticut include: Thimble Island, Sheldon, Brooklyn, Litchfield, Norfolk, Simsbury, Madison, East River, Newgate prison in East Granby, Hartford Beach, Pine Orchard, Kingswood School in West Hartford.
Activities and things include: sailing, tennis, horses, chickens, several of dog, a collie and a sheepdog, rustic bench, beaches, beach umbrellas, beach chairs, a garage with broken windows, a kitten, house interiors, ice skating, Norfolk golf links, landmarks, a baseball game, a track meet, babies, cottages, swimming suits, automobiles, rowboats.
Out of state places identified are: in Massachusetts, Plymouth, Yarmouth, North Brewster, Chatham, Provincetown West Dennis, Hyannis, HyannisportNew Bedford, Southwick Pond(?).
In other states Washington D.C., Southern Pines, Charleston,
People identified include: Gay Mitchell, Gene Seymour, and Grandmother Collins. Places identified in Connecticut include: Thimble Island, Sheldon, Brooklyn, Litchfield, Norfolk, Simsbury, Madison, East River, Newgate prison in East Granby, Hartford Beach, Pine Orchard, Kingswood School in West Hartford.
Activities and things include: sailing, tennis, horses, chickens, several of dog, a collie and a sheepdog, rustic bench, beaches, beach umbrellas, beach chairs, a garage with broken windows, a kitten, house interiors, ice skating, Norfolk golf links, landmarks, a baseball game, a track meet, babies, cottages, swimming suits, automobiles, rowboats.
Out of state places identified are: in Massachusetts, Plymouth, Yarmouth, North Brewster, Chatham, Provincetown West Dennis, Hyannis, HyannisportNew Bedford, Southwick Pond(?).
In other states Washington D.C., Southern Pines, Charleston,
Object number2002.158.2.1-.422
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