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Photograph album 71A

Collection Type

  • Photography

GUSN

GUSN-188017

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Description

This album contains tintype gem portraits. These are mostly of children and are largely unidentified (two are tentatively identified as Owen Frederick Olmsted and John Charles Olmsted). The album has a printed label inside its front cover which says "O.F. Olmsted."

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
children (people by age group)
African American
photograph albums
tintypes (prints)

Additional Identification Number

Other identifier 71A

Physical Description

1 photograph album

Collection Code

PC009

Collection Name

Photograph albums collection

Reference Code

PC009.071A

Acquisition Type

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Joseph Hudak

Places

New England (United States) [general region]

Record Details

Originator

Olmsted, Owen Frederick, 1857-1881 (Compiler)

Material Type

photograph albums
tintypes (prints)

Other People

Olmsted, Owen Frederick, 1857-1881
Olmsted, John Charles, 1852-1920

Subjects

Children
Album
African American women
African American men
African American or Black

Description Level

Item

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