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Album 34: Family snapshots

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1903-1914

GUSN

GUSN-194144

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Description

This album of candid photographs of individuals, posed portraits, interior and exterior architectural views, and landscape views was compiled by Caroline Smith. It includes images of Shaw Farm in York, Maine; a residence on Aspinwall Avenue in Brookline, Mass.; a residence on St. Paul Street in Brookline, Mass.; a study in a residence in South Boston, Mass.; views of Neponset, Mass; and landmarks in New York, New Jersey, and Tennessee. Featured are many images of family and friends with pets, including both cats and dogs. Most images were identified by the creator with captions on the album pages. See pages 7, 10, 22, 24, 28, 40, 46, 50, 60, and 82 for images including wallpaper.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dwellings
exterior views
interior views
portraits
families
wallpapers
pets
photograph albums

Additional Identification Number

album number 34

Physical Description

1 photograph album; 8 13/16 x 10 11/16 inches

Collection Code

PC009

Collection Name

Photograph albums collection

Reference Code

PC009.034

Places

York Village (York county, Maine)
Brookline (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
South Boston (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
New York City (New York state)
New Jersey (United States)
Tennessee (United States)
Massachusetts (United States)
New Hampshire (United States)
Maine (United States)

Record Details

Originator

Smith, Caroline M., d. ca. 1934 (Collector)

Material Type

photograph albums

Other People

Smith, Caroline M., d. ca. 1934

Descriptive Terms

Neponset, Mass
Brookline, Mass
York, Maine
South Boston, Mass

Description Level

Item

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