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Elinor Curtis and Bessie P. on Morsa

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890

GUSN

GUSN-187905

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Description

A slightly blurred image of Elinor Curtis and Bessie P. on the Morsa. Both women are seated and facing forward. A man stands holding the boat's rudder.

Details

Descriptive Terms

sailing
sailboats
sports
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Physical Description

1 photograph

Collection Code

PC023

Collection Name

Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1979

Reference Code

PC023.TMP.011

Acquisition Type

Gift

Places

Manchester (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

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

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Other People

Hopkinson, Elinor Curtis, 1869-1947

Restrictions

The print has a large splotch on the upper right side and scratches along the bottom right corner.

Publications Referencing This Collection

(1992). The aunts / by Isabella Halsted.. Sharksmouth Press,.

Description Level

Item

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