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Halstead and Theodora Dorey and Family

Dateabout 1940

MediumPhotography: black and white photograph on paper and cardstock

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 7/16 × 4in. (6.2 × 10.2cm)
Mount (height x width closed): 3 1/4 × 5 1/4in. (8.3 × 13.3cm)
Mount (height x width opened): 6 1/2 × 5 1/4in. (16.5 × 13.3cm)

Credit LineGift of Elizabeth Knapp Packard

DescriptionView of an elderly couple, two girls, and three young adults sitting or standing in front of a cliff face. The elderly couple is Major General Halstead Dorey and his wife, Theodora Cheney Dorey. According to the inscription on the back, also included in view are their two daughters, Georgie (Georgiana) Grant and Dodo (Ednah) Dorey, and Joe Grant, which might be a nickname for Georgie's husband, Melville Grant. The two girls are probably Georgie and Melville's daughters, Nancy and Cynthia.

The photograph is adhered to the front of a folded piece of cardstock, making a Christmas card.

Object number2008.39.12

InscribedHandwritten in black ink on recto: "Merry Christmas fr [Salsipuedes?]"

Handwritten in black ink on inside: "The [Doreys?] and Grants on the / Garden Stairs. wishing you / all sorts of good wishes / for Christmas and The New Year. / The Grants come on Thursday / and we can hardly wait for them. / Hope the glorious Fall weather we are / having will last. Georgie and the / girls may come back in February / when [?] ends. dont know yet. / Our [?] and nasturtiums are / still blooming. Hope it lasts fr / Georgie"

Handwritten in pencil on verso: "Gen. + Mrs Halstead / Dorey / Aunty Do / Uncle Hal / Georgie + Joe / Grant / Dodo / ?"NotesDate note: Estimate based on life dates and approximate age of subjects in photograph.

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