Unidentified woman holding Margaret Curtis, at Sharksmouth Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 12969-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1889

GUSN

GUSN-385301

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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
Negatives
Portraits
Unidentified woman holding Margaret Curtis, at Sharksmouth Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 12969-B
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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
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  - Portraits

Description

The image shows an unidentified woman seated outdoors holding Margaret Curtis. The woman wears a dark dress with decorative patterns and has her hair styled up. Margaret, sitting on the womanâs lap, is dressed in a plaid dress and dark stockings. They are positioned near blooming hydrangea bushes at Sharksmouth Estate in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

women (female humans)
girls
group portraits
estates (property)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP016536
B-Series negative 12969-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC023

Collection Name

Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

Reference Code

PC023.001.001.12969-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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