GUSN-361357
Framed and matted albumen photograph of the Swan family. The photograph was taken by photographer James William Black in 1869 or 1870. The photograph depicts the ten children of Reuben Swan and his wife Ruth Teel Swan. Their images are shown in the large portraits hanging on the wall in the background. The seated individuals are identified as follows from left to right: Charles Swan, Joseph Teel Swan, Emily Jane Swan Pope, Reuben Swan, Sarah Louise Swan Pope, and John Swan. The standing individuals are identified as follows from left to right: William Swan, George Swan, Albert Swan, and James Swan.
albumen prints
frames (furnishings)
matting (supporting)
families
mothers
fathers
siblings
sisters
brothers
group portraits
albumen prints
frames (furnishings)
matting (supporting)
1 framed photographic print : albumen, matted ; 25 x 30 inches
PC001
General photographic collection
2023
PC001.01.01.General.002
Library & Archives Purchase
circa 1870
Library & Archives purchase, 2023
Black, James Wallace, 1825-1896 (Photographer)
albumen prints
frames (furnishings)
matting (supporting)
Black, James Wallace, 1825-1896
Photograph
Portrait
Family
Paper on back of frame was tearing, so it was removed. Acid-free backing was installed on verso of frame.
Item
Reuben Swan (1778-1856) was born in Arlington, Massachusetts, to John Swan (1734-1804) and Mary Richardson Swan (1744-1826). He married Ruth Teel Swan (1786-1847) of Medford, Massachusetts, in 1804. The couple had a total of twelve children, ten of which survived: teacher and banker Reuben Swan (1805-1899), carpenter John Swan (1807-1886), cashier, wheelwright, and teacher James Swan (1809-1883), expressman and custodian Albert Swan (1811-1891), teacher and town assessor Joseph Swan (1813-1895), teacher, bookeeper, and selectman William Swan (1816-1896), harnessmaker and principal George Swan (1820-1882), Sarah Louise Swan (1822-1887), teacher and banker Charles Swan (1824-1918), and Emily Jane Swan (1827-1902).
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