Group portrait of Greely Stevenson Curtis, Jr., Frazier Curtis, Harriot Sumner Curtis, and Margaret Curtis playing croquet, at Sharksmouth Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 12910-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1888

GUSN

GUSN-385243

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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
Negatives
Portraits
Group portrait of Greely Stevenson Curtis, Jr., Frazier Curtis, Harriot Sumner Curtis, and Margaret Curtis playing croquet, at Sharksmouth Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 12910-B
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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
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Description

The image captures Greely Stevenson Curtis, Jr., Frazier Curtis, Harriot Sumner Curtis, and Margaret Curtis playing croquet at Sharksmouth Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. Harriot and Margaret are dressed in light-colored dresses and hats, stand with croquet mallets alongside Greely and Frazier. The scene is set on a grassy lawn bordered by dense trees.

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Descriptive Terms

boys
girls
group portraits
croquet
estates (property)
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP016477
B-Series negative 12910-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC023

Collection Name

Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

Reference Code

PC023.001.001.12910-B

Places

Manchester (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Curtis, Harriot Appleton, 1841-1923 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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