Group portrait of children outside Orphan Children's Home, Franklin, New Hampshire, H-1717b

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1908-07-02

GUSN

GUSN-379586

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Description

The image depicts a large group of children gathered outside a brick building with arched windows and doors, identified as the Orphan Children's Home in Franklin, New Hampshire. The children are posed in several rows, with some seated on the ground in front and others standing behind them. They are dressed in a variety of clothing styles typical of the era.

Details

Descriptive Terms

orphanages (buildings)
institutional buildings
residential structures
exterior views
children (people by age group)
group portraits
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP009128
Halliday negative H-1717b

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

Reference Code

PC027.001.002.005.H-1717b

Places

Franklin (Merrimack county, New Hampshire)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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