Majeska Family
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1924-1953
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver prints on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 5/8 x 9 1/2in. (19.4 x 24.1cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 8 1/4 x 10in. (21 x 25.4cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 8 1/4 x 10in. (21 x 25.4cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the estate of M. Allen Swift
DescriptionInformal portraits of members of the family of Michael and Amelia (or Emilia) Majeska. Children include Fred, Elsie, William, Ruth, Eric, and Anna. In one photograph, Ruth and Elsie are riding a pony. In another, Ruth is shown wearing a bathing suit and bathing cap.
Object number2006.91.35-.38
InscribedOn verso, in black ink, inscriptions indicate names and dates; lower right, in pencil, accession numbersNotesSubject Note: According to Ancestry Library, Michael Majeska was born in Russia about 1889. His wife Emilia was born in Poland. The couple immigrated to the United States about 1906. (Finlay 2/10.2009)On View
Not on view
1890-1915
