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Group portrait at Taft's, Point Shirley, with Ted Chase and President Eliot of Harvard, 1899

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1899

Location Note

OVP-L-14

GUSN

GUSN-221620

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Description

Group portrait of men on shoreline at Point Shirley in 1899. The men are shown seated and standing for a formal group portrait, with dark suits and ties, top hats, and bowlers. Ted Chase and Pres. Eliot of Harvard are part of the group.

Details

Descriptive Terms

group portraits
men (male humans)
costume (mode of fashion)
photographs
albumen prints

Inscription

Taft's - Point Shirley
Wednesday 2 (October?)
1889

Ted Chase, 2nd from right, middle row
Pres. Eliot of Harvard, 4th from left, front row (handwritten)

Additional Identification Number

Oversize photograph number OVP0444

Physical Description

1 photographic print : albumen, mounted and matted ; 16 5/8 x 10 3/4 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.01.TMP.444

Image Dimensions

10.75 x 16 5/8 (HxW)(inches)

Record Details

Material Type

photographs
albumen prints

Accruals Note

From the Codman Family Manuscripts Collection.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

OVP-L-14

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