Michigan, Ohio, Illinois Family Photograph Albums, ca. 1860-1895

Summary

Creator:

Anonymous

Abstract:

The Michigan, Ohio, Illinois family photograph albums consist of a two-volume set containing 112 studio portraits of people taken in the midwestern United States.

Extent:

112 photographs in 2 albums

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Jakob Dopp, June 2024

Background

Scope and Content:

The Michigan, Ohio, Illinois family photograph albums consist of a two-volume set containing 112 studio portraits of people taken in the midwestern United States.

Volume one (27 x 21.25 cm) has green fabric covers with a plush velvet heart in the center and faux bark pages. Contents consist of eight cartes de visite and 28 cabinet card portraits of men, women, and children.

Volume two (27 x 21.25 cm) has a maroon leather cover and contains a total of 76 studio portraits. The majority of photographs are cartes de visite and cabinet cards while there are also some tintypes present. Of particular note are images of men in military and fraternal uniforms.

Acquisition Information:

Purchased from Mary Verhoeven, December 2004. F-790 .

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

Photographs shelf.
Children--United States--1870-1900.
Couples--United States--1870-1900.
Families--United States--1870-1900.
Fraternal organizations--United States--1870-1900.
Men--United States--1870-1900.
Soldiers--American--United States--1870-1900.
Uniforms--1870-1900.
Women--United States--1870-1900.

Formats:

Cabinet photographs.
Card photograph albums.
Cartes de visite.
Photographs albums.
Portrait photographs.
Tintypes.

Names:

Dutley Bros.
Erler, Max.
Elwell, George Starr.
Friend, Ferdinand.
Hill, C. W.
Hughes, J. W. (John Wesley), 1860-1933.
Loquist, N. E.
Spuhler, August.
Taylor, Theresa Veronica, 1847-1936.