Elinor Curtis and Bessie P. on Mopsa, unidentified man standing in the boat with them (possibly a deckhand or domestic), Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 12927-B

Search Collections

Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1889

GUSN

GUSN-385259

You can find this within

Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
Negatives
Portraits
Elinor Curtis and Bessie P. on Mopsa, unidentified man standing in the boat with them (possibly a deckhand or domestic), Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 12927-B
(current record)

Browse Collection

Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
- Negatives
  - Portraits

Description

The image depicts Elinor Curtis and Bessie P., seated in a boat called Mopsa with an unidentified man standing beside them. The scene is set on the water in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. The man is possibly a servant or domestic, and the boat is equipped with oars and ropes.

Details

Descriptive Terms

women (female humans)
group portraits
boats
oceans
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP016494
B-Series negative 12927-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC023

Collection Name

Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

Reference Code

PC023.001.001.12927-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

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].