Frances Greely Curtis reading a book, Manchester-by-the-Sea or Boston, Massachusetts 12980-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1884-1908

GUSN

GUSN-385303

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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
Negatives
Portraits
Frances Greely Curtis reading a book, Manchester-by-the-Sea or Boston, Massachusetts 12980-B
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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
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Description

The image shows Frances Greely Curtis sitting indoors near a window, engrossed in reading a book. She is wearing a long-sleeved dress with a high collar. A framed picture and part of a potted plant are visible beside her. The setting is either in Manchester-by-the-Sea or Boston, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

women (female humans)
portraits
reading
houses
residential structures
interior views
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP016548
B-Series negative 12980-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC023

Collection Name

Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

Reference Code

PC023.001.001.12980-B

Record Details

Originator

Curtis, Harriot Appleton, 1841-1923 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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