Portrait of an unidentified domestic worker, undated

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

undated

GUSN

GUSN-367426

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General photographic collection
Standard-size photographs, 1860s-2000s
Subjects
Housekeeping
Housekeeping
Portrait of an unidentified domestic worker, undated
(current record)

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General photographic collection
- Standard-size photographs, 1860s-2000s
  - Subjects
    - Housekeeping
      - Housekeeping
        Studio portrait of an unidentified domestic worker, Boston, Mass., undated
        Portrait of an unidentified domestic worker, undated (current record)

Description

Cabinet card of an unidentified female domestic worker. The domestic worker is pictured standing in uniform outside, with natural features such as trees and rocks visible in the background. The photographer is unknown and the photograph is undated.

Details

Descriptive Terms

domestics
workers
uniforms
portraits
women (female humans)
environments (object groupings)
cabinet photographs
cabinet photographs

Physical Descrption

1 cabinet card ; 8 7/8 x 6 7/8 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

2012

Reference Code

PC001.02.02.3850.0200.002

Credit Line

Gift of Jane and Richard Nylander, 2012

Record Details

Material Type

cabinet photographs

Subjects

Domestic Uniform
Domestic workers
Photograph

Description Level

Item

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