Kindergarten class Maypole dancing, Boston, Massachusetts, 12996-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1891

GUSN

GUSN-385307

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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
Negatives
Portraits
Kindergarten class Maypole dancing, Boston, Massachusetts, 12996-B
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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
- Negatives
  - Portraits

Description

The image depicts a kindergarten class, likely the class of Harriot Sumner Curtis, engaged in a Maypole dance within a room in Boston, Massachusetts. The children are positioned around a Maypole, each holding a ribbon, with boys and girls dressed in period-appropriate clothing. The indoor setting includes visible furniture, framed artwork on the walls, and large windows in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

kindergartens (buildings)
interior views
students
group portraits
dance
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP016565
B-Series negative 12996-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC023

Collection Name

Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

Reference Code

PC023.001.001.12996-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk 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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