Two boys in studio portrait with chickens

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1870s

GUSN

GUSN-318595

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General photographic collection
Standard-size photographs, 1860s-2000s
Subjects
Costumes
Costumes 1870s
Two boys in studio portrait with chickens
(current record)

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General photographic collection
- Standard-size photographs, 1860s-2000s
  - Subjects
    - Costumes
      - Costumes 1870s
        Two boys in studio portrait with chickens (current record)

Description

Two boys pose seated for a studio portrait with a hen and a rooster, each held by one of the boys.

Details

Descriptive Terms

costume (mode of fashion)
hens
cabinet photographs

Physical Descrption

1 cabinet card

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

2015

Reference Code

PC001.02.02.1900.0500.001

Acqusition Type

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Earle G. Shettleworth, 2015.

Places

Stamford (Fairfield county, Connecticut)

Record Details

Originator

Balcom Photography

Material Type

cabinet photographs

Description Level

Item

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