Portrait of elderly woman reading in a chair, ARB-216

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1906

GUSN

GUSN-374249

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Alice Augusta Rogerson Brown photographic collection, 1898-1909, undated
Series 1: Negatives
Subseries B: Subjects
Portraits of women (negatives RB207-211, ARB213-221, ARB361, ARB378-379, ARB384)
Portrait of elderly woman reading in a chair, ARB-216
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Alice Augusta Rogerson Brown photographic collection, 1898-1909, undated
- Series 1: Negatives
  - Subseries B: Subjects
    - Portraits of women (negatives RB207-211, ARB213-221, ARB361, ARB378-379, ARB384)

Description

The image shows an elderly woman seated in a wicker chair, reading a book. She is wearing glasses and has her hair pulled back. In the background, there is a dresser with decorative objects on top.

Details

Descriptive Terms

women (female humans)
portraits
reading
books
chairs (furniture forms)
dressers (chests of drawers)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP004133
Brown negative ARB-216

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC018

Collection Name

Alice Augusta Rogerson Brown photographic collection, 1898-1909, undated

Reference Code

PC018.1.2.12.ARB-216

Record Details

Originator

Brown, Alice Augusta Rogerson, 1851-1928 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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