Group portrait - (Codmans?) on board ship, CP-320

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1883

GUSN

GUSN-374577

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Description

The image is a group portrait, possibly of the Codman family, featuring a large gathering of men, women, and children on the deck of a ship. The people are dressed in winter clothing, including coats and hats. A lifeboat and various ship equipment are visible in the background. The individuals are posed in a relaxed manner on the ship's wooden deck, with some seated and others standing.

Details

Descriptive Terms

men (male humans)
women (female humans)
children (people by age group)
group portraits
steamships
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP006557
Codman negative CP-320

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

MS001

Collection Name

Codman family papers

Reference Code

MS001.PC.06.004.CP-320

Record Details

Originator

Codman, Thomas Newbold, 1868-1963 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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