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Portrait of William Sumner Appleton, Manchester, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1887

GUSN

GUSN-288365

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Description

A black and white photograph of a young William Sumner Appleton, posed in front of a tree or shrub. The photograph was taken by his aunt, Mrs. Greely Curtis, in 1887 in Manchester, Massachusetts. Appleton wears a hat in the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Physical Description

1 photograph ; black and white

Collection Code

PC004

Collection Name

Personal photographic collection

Reference Code

PC004.01.A.1775.10.001

Places

Manchester (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Probably Curtis, Harriot Sumner (Appleton), 1841-1923 (Photographer)

Material Type

photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Other People

Appleton, William Sumner, 1874-1947

Description Level

Item

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