Group of People with Railroad Car
PhotographerAttributed to
Harriet V. S. Thorne
American, 1843 - 1926
Dateabout 1900
MediumPhotography; albumen printing-out paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 11/16 x 4 5/8in. (9.4 x 11.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 11/16 x 4 5/8in. (9.4 x 11.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 3/16 x 6 7/16in. (10.6 x 16.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 11/16 x 4 5/8in. (9.4 x 11.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 3/16 x 6 7/16in. (10.6 x 16.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Rosalie Thorne McKenna Foundation
DescriptionThree men and four women standing on a wooden platform outside of a train car. There is a fourth man, probably the car attendant, sticking his head out of the window.
Object number2011.344.1018
InscribedVerso, left side, pencil: "Left to right / Saml Thorne / W.V.S. Thorne / Smith M [?]. West / Margaret B. Thorne / Phebe V.S. Thorne / Mrs Stuart [?] Kennedy"Top right, pencil: "M"
Right, pencil: "(one of set of / stereo views)"
Right, pencil: "JJ Hill's / r.r. car, [illegible] to / Marguerite"
Right, green ink: "Copy for / Burt Brawly"NotesSubject Note: The people in the photograph are identified as follows, from left to right:
Samuel Thorne, William V.S. Thorne, Smith M. West, Margaret B. Thorne, Phebe V.S. Thorne, Mrs. Stuart Kennedy.
J.J. Hill, who is referenced in an inscription on the verso as the owner of the railroad car, was probably James J. Hill, the railroad executive.
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