Isabella Curtis and unidentified boy dressed up, participating in theatricals, Boston, Massachusetts, 12893-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1888

GUSN

GUSN-385225

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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
Negatives
Portraits
Isabella Curtis and unidentified boy dressed up, participating in theatricals, Boston, Massachusetts, 12893-B
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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
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Description

The image shows Isabella Curtis and an unidentified boy dressed in theatrical costumes. Isabella Curtis is wearing a long dress with long sleeves, while the boy is in a period costume with a coat, breeches, and stockings, holding a tri-cornered hat. They are standing in front of a backdrop at a family residence in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP016460
B-Series negative 12893-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC023

Collection Name

Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

Reference Code

PC023.001.001.12893-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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