Group portrait of Francis Greely Curtis (Aunt Fan) on the left, Margret Curtis and Harriot Sumner Curtis on the hammock, and Lea Coolidge in the background, at Sharksmouth Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, 12775-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1884

GUSN

GUSN-385112

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Description

The image shows a group portrait at Sharksmouth Estate, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. On the left, a woman, identified as Francis Greely Curtis (Aunt Fan), is seated beside a tree. In the center, two girls, Margret Curtis and Harriot Sumner Curtis, are sitting on a hammock. In the background, another individual, Lea Coolidge, is visible among the trees.

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Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP016341
B-Series negative 12775-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC023

Collection Name

Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

Reference Code

PC023.001.001.12775-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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