Woman paring apples, Sewall house, York, Maine, 7914-A

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1883-1886

GUSN

GUSN-389807

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Description

A woman is seated, paring apples, in the Sewall house in York, Maine. She is wearing a headscarf and a shawl, with an apron over her lap. On the table beside her is a bowl filled with apples, and a basket of apples is on the floor. A window with potted plants is visible in the background.

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Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
interior views
historic houses
women (female humans)
paring
paring knives (peelers)
apple (fruit)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP027048
A-Series negative 7914-A

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC021

Collection Name

Emma Lewis Coleman photographic collection, 1880s

Date of Acquisition

1925

Reference Code

PC021.001.002.7914-A

Date Notes

Acquired month: 04

Places

York county (Maine) [county]

Record Details

Originator

Coleman, Emma Lewis (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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