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Albums of Silas Parsons Cook

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1890

Location Note

Album # 226 A&B

GUSN

GUSN-273394

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Description

Heavy leather-bound album of 10 cabinet photos and 6 cartes-de-visite. An elegant album with brown marbleized paper. Portraits may all be of one family. There are no identification or dates available, but this is probably also from the late 19th century. Another good study album for presentation, costume of sitters, and photography. One of two albums appear to have belonged to Silas Parsons Cook, a minister in Swanzey, New Hampshire. Related family names are Parsons and MacNeil.

Cabinet photographers include:
E. M. White, Keene, New Hampshire
Steffens Atelier, Chicago, Illinois

Cartes-de-visite photographers include:
E. R. Gates, Woodstock, Vermont
Cross Bros. Brooklyn, New York
Pach, New York City

Details

Descriptive Terms

cabinet photographs
portraits
cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
photograph albums
cabinet photographs
cartes-de-visite (card photographs)

Additional Identification Number

album number 226B

Physical Description

1 photograph album; 8 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches

Collection Code

PC009

Collection Name

Photograph albums collection

Reference Code

PC009.226B

Acquisition Type

Gift

Places

Swanzey (Cheshire county, New Hampshire)

Record Details

Originator

Cook, Silas Parsons, Mr. (Owner)
White , E. M. (Photographer)
Gates, E R (Photographer)
Steffens Atelier (Photographer)
Cross Brothers (Photographer)
Pach Brothers Photography (New York, N.Y.) (Photographer)
French, J.A. (Photographer)

Material Type

photograph albums
cabinet photographs
cartes-de-visite (card photographs)

Other People

Cook, Silas Parsons, Mr.

Descriptive Terms

Silas Parsons Cook
E M. White, Keene New Hampshire
Steffens Atelier, Chicago, Illinois
E. R. Gates, Woodstock, Vermont
Cross Brothers, Brooklyn, New York
Pach, New York City
J. A. French, Keene, NH

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Album # 226 A&B

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