Kindergarten class Maypole dancing, Harriot Sumner Curtis looking at the camera on the left, Boston, Massachusetts, 12995-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1891

GUSN

GUSN-385306

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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
Negatives
Portraits
Kindergarten class Maypole dancing, Harriot Sumner Curtis looking at the camera on the left, Boston, Massachusetts, 12995-B
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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
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Description

The image shows a kindergarten class engaged in Maypole dancing in a room in Boston, Massachusetts. Several children are holding ribbons attached to the Maypole, and Harriot Sumner Curtis can be seen looking at the camera on the left. The room has a patterned rug, a fireplace, and framed pictures on the walls.

Details

Descriptive Terms

kindergartens (buildings)
interior views
students
group portraits
dance
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP016564
B-Series negative 12995-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC023

Collection Name

Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

Reference Code

PC023.001.001.12995-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk 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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