Group portrait of Francis Greely Curtis (Aunt Fan) on the left and Margret Curtis and Harriot Sumner Curtis on a hammock, at Sharksmouth Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 12774-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1884

GUSN

GUSN-385111

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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
Negatives
Portraits
Group portrait of Francis Greely Curtis (Aunt Fan) on the left and Margret Curtis and Harriot Sumner Curtis on a hammock, at Sharksmouth Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 12774-B
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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
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  - Portraits

Description

The image shows a group portrait at Sharksmouth Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. On the left, Francis Greely Curtis (Aunt Fan) is seated. To the right, seated on a hammock, are two young girls identified as Harriot Sumner Curtis and Margret Curtis. The setting is outdoors, among trees.

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Descriptive Terms

women (female humans)
children (people by age group)
group portraits
hammocks
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP016340
B-Series negative 12774-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC023

Collection Name

Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

Reference Code

PC023.001.001.12774-B

Places

Manchester (Essex 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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