Adelaide Martha Burnap Post
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1920-1940
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver on paper
DimensionsSheet (height x width): 5 x 4in. (12.7 x 10.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Sylvia G. Brown
DescriptionPhotograph of Martha Adalaide (Adelaide?) Burnap Post.
Object number2015.132.9
InscribedVerso, handwritten in blue ink: "Martha Adalaide / Burnap Post / (Mrs Edward K. Post) / Grace Julia Posts's Mother / Grant + Sylvia's great-grand / mother"NotesSubject Note: Even though the inscription on the verso of the photograph reads, "Martha Adalaide Burnap Post," from census information it appears that her name was Adelaide Martha Burnap Post. She was born on August 13, 1852, in Connecticut, and died on December 19, 1930, in Andover, Connecticut. She married Edward K. Post and they had several children, including Grace Julia Post Brown.Medium Note: The photograph appears to be a transfer or another copy technique, date unknown.
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