Moore family cartes-de-visite album, Cambridge, Mass., 1896-1901

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1869-1901

Location Note

Temporarily located on shelf HGO-02-105-A-B-104 in HAV-01-403

GUSN

GUSN-359105

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Description

Album measuring 6 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches containing cartes-de-visites of the Moore family. The majority are of Robert Lowell Moore (1896-1986) and a small number are of an unidentified young child. Also pictured are Moore's mother, Jane Hancox (Newell) Moore (1857-1945), father, James Lowell Moore (1860-1939) and an unidentified young girl. Photographers are unknown. The photographs are dated between 1896 and 1901.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
photograph albums
portraits
group portraits
boys
girls
fathers
mothers
christening gowns
clothing
cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
photograph albums

Physical Descrption

1 cartes-de-visite album : black-and-white photographic prints

Collection Code

PC009

Collection Name

Photograph albums collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

PC009.306

Acqusition Type

Gift

Date Notes

1896-1901

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Margo J. Moore, 2019

Places

Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
photograph albums

Other People

Moore, Robert Lowell, 1896-1986
Moore, Jane Hancox (Newell), 1857-1945
Moore, James Lowell, 1860-1939

Subjects

Photograph
Album

Restrictions

Album is very worn. Edges of pages are frayed. Cover has partially separated along spine of album.

Description Level

Subgroup

Location Note

Temporarily located on shelf HGO-02-105-A-B-104 in HAV-01-403

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Street view of the Ruggles-Fayerweather House, Cambridge, Mass., circa 1900

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