Elinor Curtis and unidentified girl dressed up, Boston, Massachusetts, 12892-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1888

GUSN

GUSN-385224

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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
Negatives
Portraits
Elinor Curtis and unidentified girl dressed up, Boston, Massachusetts, 12892-B
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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
- Negatives
  - Portraits

Description

Two girls are seated indoors, dressed in elaborate, period-style clothing. The girl on the left is Elinor Curtis, wears a lace dress with a layered pearl necklace and a matching headpiece. The unidentified girl on the right is in a plaid dress adorned with flowers in her hair. They are positioned next to a window.

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Descriptive Terms

girls
group portraits
houses
residential structures
interior views
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP016459
B-Series negative 12892-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC023

Collection Name

Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

Reference Code

PC023.001.001.12892-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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