Portrait of unidentified girl in dress, Boston, Massachusetts, 12890-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1888

GUSN

GUSN-385222

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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
Negatives
Portraits
Portrait of unidentified girl in dress, Boston, Massachusetts, 12890-B
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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
- Negatives
  - Portraits

Description

The image shows an unidentified girl seated indoors in Boston, Massachusetts. She is wearing an elegant dress with a plaid pattern, holding a book in her right hand. Her hair is styled neatly, and she is sitting next to a window and a table with a plant on it.

Details

Descriptive Terms

girls
portraits
houses
residential structures
interior views
chairs (furniture forms)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP016457
B-Series negative 12890-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC023

Collection Name

Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

Reference Code

PC023.001.001.12890-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk 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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