Archive Record
Metadata
Collection |
Unidentified Baltimore family photo album |
Call Number |
Coll240 |
Creator |
Unknown |
Date |
circa 1860-1950; 1890-1900 |
Description |
1 Box (0.75 linear feet) |
Scope & Content |
This is presumably a family photo album, mostly single subject portraits. Most of the photos seem to be from the 19th century, there are also some from the early 20th. One photo of a man in a navy uniform is labeled Gerald Parson. There are 43 photos, of which 27 are 5.5 x 3.5 inches, 15 are 2.5 x 3.5 inches, and one is 4.5 x 7 inches. The photograph types are gelatin silver prints, photographic postcards, cabinet cards, and tintypes. Photographers and Photo Companies that have been identified: London Studios, Baltimore Md. Imperial Studios, Baltimore Md. Russle & Co., Baltimore Md. The Excelsior Art Studio, Baltimore Md. Lowery, Baltimore Md. Bachrachi & Bros, Baltimore Md. London Studio, Baltimore Md. Jewell, Scranton Pa Original Fowler Studio, Philadelphia Shorey, Baltimore Md. Robinson, Baltimore Md. This collection consists of a single red cloth bound album which has a wooden front cover with a gilt metal seal and gilt edges, however much of the gilding has worn off. The album is 10.5 x 8 inches. |
Language |
English (eng) |
Admin/Biographical History |
No biographical information available. |
Arrangement |
Unprocessed |
Access Conditions |
No restrictions. |
Copyrights |
Reproductions allowed for research purposes. |
Citation |
Unidentified Baltimore family photo album, The Photography Collections, Collection 240, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD). |
Provenance and Aquisition Information |
No provenance information available, accession number is P00-18, it is assumed to have been accessioned in 2000. |
Processing Information |
Not arranged at accession. Items were examined in 2016 in preparation for collection description by Tucker Foltz. |
Archivist |
Graham, Susan |
Format |
photographs |
Other Creators |
London Studio; Excelsior Art Studio; BACHRACH & BRO; Original Flower Studio; Imperial Studios (Baltimore Md.); Russle & Co. (Baltimore Md.); Lowery (Baltimore Md); Jewell; Shorey Photographer (Baltimore Md.); Robinson (Baltimore Md.); |
People |
Parson, Gerald; London Studio; Imperial Studios (Baltimore Md.); Russle & Co. (Baltimore, Md.); Excelsior Art Studio; Lowery (Baltimore Md.); Jewell; Original Flower Studio; Shorey, Photographer; Robinson (Baltimore Md.); |
Subjects |
Military uniforms; Families; Portrait photographs; Mustaches; Jewelry; Men; Women; Children; Clothing & dress; Men; Mustaches; Hair; Jewelry; Sailors; |
Year Range from |
1860 |
Year Range to |
1950 |