Eleanor Appleton and Isabella Curtis dressed as "Bluebeard and Sister Anne", Boston, Massachusetts, 12829-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1886

GUSN

GUSN-385168

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Description

The image shows Eleanor Appleton and Isabella Curtis dressed in costume as "Bluebeard and Sister Anne" at a family residence in Boston, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

girls
group portraits
costumes (character dress)
estates (property)
interior views
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP016395
B-Series negative 12829-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC023

Collection Name

Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

Reference Code

PC023.001.001.12829-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Curtis, Harriot Appleton, 1841-1923 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Conservation Note

NEEDS PRESERVATION: The emulsion of this negative is heavily flaking.

Description Level

Item

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