1913-1914
Temporarily located on shelf HGO-02-105-A-B-104 in HAV-01-403
GUSN-359311
Bound black photograph album with the word "Photographs" embossed on the front cover. Contains approximately 290 black-and-white photographic prints. Album contains photographs taken and compiled by unknown individuals. Most of the photos are mounted in the album with a small number loose between pages. The album is dated 1913-1914.
Album centers on an unidentified family, their relatives, and friends. Names written in the album are Nancy Fisk; Mrs. Fairchild; Barton Jenks; Billy Hodgins; Mrs. Walker; Dorothy Langstroth; and Uncle Harry Fisk among others. Locations pictured include Camp Winnecomack in Munsonville, New Hampshire; Granite Lake in New Hampshire; Easton, Pennsylvania; Atlantic City, New Jersey; Chatham, Massachusetts; and Millbrook, New York among others. The album touches on aspects of everyday life such as going to the beach, attending camp, and traveling. It also features a number of nature shots, exterior views of buildings such as houses, libraries, and hotels, and portraits of individuals and groups. Album illustrates life in the early twentieth century.
vacations
travel
automobiles
bodies of water
summer camps
canoes
libraries (buildings)
houses
exterior views
trees
nature photography
bridges (built works)
beaches
oceans
bathing suits
clothing
portraits
group portraits
colleges (institutions)
boats
tents (portable buildings)
lighthouses
albums
black-and-white photographs
albums
black-and-white photographs
1 photograph album : black-and-white photographic prints ; 7 1/4 x 10 inches
PC009
Photograph albums collection
PC009.307
1913-1914
Gift of Lynn Waskelis
Lake George (Warren county, New York state)
Silver Bay (Warren county, New York state)
Silver Bay (Warren county, New York state) [bay]
Easton (Northampton county, Pennsylvania)
Hudson River (United States) [river]
Atlantic City (Atlantic county, New Jersey)
Sparta (Sussex county, New Jersey)
West Point (Orange county, New York state)
Milford (Pike county, Pennsylvania)
Chatham (Barnstable county, Massachusetts)
Cape Cod (Barnstable county, Massachusetts) [peninsula]
Munsonville (Cheshire county, New Hampshire)
Granite Lake (Cheshire county, New Hampshire) [lake]
Millbrook (Dutchess county, New York state)
albums
black-and-white photographs
Lafayette College (Easton, Northampton County, Pa.)
United States Military Academy
Camp Winnecomack
Theta Delta Chi
Album
Photograph
Album is very fragile. Front cover has partially separated from the spine. Back cover has fully separated from the spine. Some pages in the album have separated from the spine. The paper within the album is very fragile and prone to breakage. Handle with extreme care.
Item
Temporarily located on shelf HGO-02-105-A-B-104 in HAV-01-403
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