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ca. 1860
HGO-01-004-A-1 [Drawer 35 in old database]
GUSN-254438
Martha Curtis Stevenson served with the U.S. Sanitary Commission in 1863-1864 which provided civilian support for soldiers during the Civil War. She was the daughter of Jonathan Greely Stevenson and the sister of Frances Greely Stevenson and Annie Brace Stevenson. The sisters were involved in philanthropic activities and lived together in Brookline, Massachusetts.
portraits
philanthropists
women (female humans)
daguerreotypes (photographs)
photographs
(verso) martha c. stevenson gift 29 dec. 1922 est. miss f. s. stevenson
DagID 188
1 daguerreotype
PC005
Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865
PC005.D09.086
2 1/2 x 2 (HxW)(inches)
Gift of F. S. Stevenson
Brookline (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
daguerreotypes (photographs)
photographs
Stevenson, Martha Curtis, 1830-1916
Stevenson, J. G. (Jonathan Greely), 1799-1835
Stevenson, Frances Greely, 1833-1922
Stevenson, Annie Brace, 1835-1917
Civil War
Item
HGO-01-004-A-1 [Drawer 35 in old database]
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