Portrait of Alice Smith, lived on Mt. Vernon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 13004-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1891

GUSN

GUSN-385316

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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
Negatives
Portraits
Portrait of Alice Smith, lived on Mt. Vernon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 13004-B
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Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection
- Negatives
  - Portraits

Description

The image shows a woman, identified as Alice Smith, seated with a birdcage in front of her. She has a direct gaze towards the camera. To her right, there is a table with various items, including a bottle, a glass, a figurine of a cat, and other small objects.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
interior views
women (female humans)
portraits
birdcages (furniture components)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP016573
B-Series negative 13004-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC023

Collection Name

Harriot Appleton Curtis photographic collection

Reference Code

PC023.001.001.13004-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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