Studio portrait of George M. Hawks and a dog, Bennington, Vt., undated

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

undated

Location Note

Geographic / Vermont / Bennington

GUSN

GUSN-363028

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Description

Cabinet card of George M. Hawks holding a pencil with a dog on a bench. Taken by Gokays photographic studio in Bennington, Vermont. The following is printed underneath the print on the recto of the mount: "Gokays / Bennington, Vt."

Details

Descriptive Terms

cabinet photographs
albumen prints
studio portraits
dog (animal)
boys
pencils (drawing and writing equipment)
benches (furniture)
clothing
albumen prints
mounts (secondary support)
cabinet photographs

Inscription

Gokays / Bennington, Vt. (Applied)
George M. Hawks (handwritten)

Physical Descrption

1 cabinet card : albumen, mounted ; 6 1/2 x 4 3/16 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USVT.0580.0070.001

Credit Line

Library & Archives purchase, 2023

Places

Bennington (Bennington county, Vermont)

Record Details

Originator

Gokays (Photographic studio)

Material Type

albumen prints
mounts (secondary support)
cabinet photographs

Other Organizations

Gokays

Subjects

Portrait
Boy
Dog

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Geographic / Vermont / Bennington

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