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"Church Interiors, Miscellaneous 59B"

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1880-1973, undated

GUSN

GUSN-295516

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Description

Photo album titled: "Church Interiors, Miscellaneous 59B." Title and volume number are hand printed in black on spine. Album has a beige fabric covering and 66 dark gray pages, some of which are now loose. Eighteen of the pages are blank. Album contains 48 mounted black-and-white photographs. Photographs depict interiors of houses, churches and yachts manufactured by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving and Casson, and their successor, Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. Also included are two exterior views of a yacht. The order number and year is shown on one photo. Customer names or other defining terms are handwritten on some album pages. Identified customers are: Nicholas Brady (Roslyn, NY); A. C. Burrage (yacht Aztec); Christ Church (West Haven, CT): Mrs. Reese; William Robertson Coe (Oyster Bay, NY); James H. Proctor (Ipswich, MA); St. Luke's Chapel (Evanston, IL); St. Martin's Church (Providence, RI); St. Thomas Church (New York, NY); and Eugene Tompkins (yacht Idalia). Digital images of a selection of photographs from the album are attached to this record.

Details

Descriptive Terms

interior views
churches (buildings)
chapels (rooms or structures)
yachts
photograph albums
black-and-white photographs
photographs

Additional Identification Number

Strong Museum number 109.59B

Physical Description

1 photo album containing 66 pages and 48 photographs (14 3/4 x 12 1/2 x 2 inches)

Collection Code

CC010

Collection Name

Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

Date of Acquisition

2012

Reference Code

CC010.002.087

Acquisition Type

Museum Purchase

Dimensions

14 3/4 x 12 1/2 x 2 (HxWxD)(inches)

Record Details

Originator

Irving & Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. (Compiler)
A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Compiler)
Irving & Casson (Compiler)

Material Type

photograph albums
black-and-white photographs
photographs

Other People

Coe, William Robertson, 1869-1955
Proctor, James H.

Other Organizations

Tiffany Studios (New York, N.Y.)

Description Level

File

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