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Great Grandmother Barr

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1850

Location Note

HGO-01-004-A-4 [Drawer 33 in old database]

GUSN

GUSN-254351

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Description

woman (50s) identified as "Great Grandmother Barr" with outerwear and bonnet

Details

Descriptive Terms

women (female humans)
costume (mode of fashion)
portraits
daguerreotypes (photographs)
photographs

Inscription

(encl) g grandmother barr

Additional Identification Number

DagID 820

Physical Description

1 daguerreotype

Collection Code

PC005

Collection Name

Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

Reference Code

PC005.D06.465

Credit Line

Barrett House Collection

Places

New Ipswich (Hillsborough county, New Hampshire)

Record Details

Material Type

daguerreotypes (photographs)
photographs

Description Level

Item

Location Note

HGO-01-004-A-4 [Drawer 33 in old database]

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