Group portrait of nine of the Curtis children, at Sharksmouth Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 12978-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1884-1908

GUSN

GUSN-385335

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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
Negatives
Portraits
Group portrait of nine of the Curtis children, at Sharksmouth Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 12978-B
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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
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Description

The image shows a group portrait of nine of the Curtis children, at the Sharksmouth Estate in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. Front left to right, they are Margaret Curtis, Harriot Sumner Curtis, James Freeman Curtis, Frazier Curtis, Harry Appleton Curtis, Isabella Curtis, Elinor Curtis, Frances Greely Curtis, and William Curtis. They are arranged in a line, standing on a paved pathway with trees and foliage in the background.

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Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP016546
B-Series negative 12978-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC023

Collection Name

Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

Reference Code

PC023.001.001.12978-B

Places

Manchester (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Curtis, Harriot Appleton, 1841-1923 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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