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Mrs. Gaskell, circa 1860 Box 2, Image RL.11785-P-0268

The author Elizabeth Gaskell (d. 1865) as an older woman, seated in ornate chair with book. Printed on back: Patronized by Her Majesty The Queen / Alexr. M. Glashon / Photographer / 43 Sciennes, Edinburgh. Text appears within circular frame topped with crown. Handwritten on front and back: Mrs. Gaskell.

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White woman with rifle and pistol in holster, hat, kerchief, and skirt, full standing portrait, circa early 1900s Box 2, Image RL.11785-P-0270

Printed on back: Post Card. Blank space for stamp bears the name "Velox." Velox photographic paper was invented in the 1890s. Handwritten on front: Aunt Vic, from Beatrice. The subject is wearing what looks like a Western ranch or ranger uniform with ammunition belt.

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Unidentified white little girl by a round table with a closed book, full standing portrait, between 1862-1871 Box 2, Image RL.11785-P-0271

Printed on back: Miss. R. M. Thorp / Photographer / Geneva, O [Ohio]. A piece of a U.S. Federal revenue stamp indicates approximate date. Information on back appears within a plain disc or orb, topped by an eagle with wings outspread and stars. Corners are cropped.

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Unidentified young white woman with hand-tinted pale green wrap, bust portrait, 1860s? Box 2, Image RL.11785-P-0273

Printed on back: Mrs. W. A. Reed, Artist, 81 1/2 Hampshire Street, Quincy, Ill. / Small pictures of all kinds Copied, Enlarged, Retouched in Oil, Water Colors, or India Ink. This photograph has been retouched and tinted with some color. Corners cropped.

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Unidentified older white woman with dark dress and head covering, seated three-quarter portrait, 1860s Box 6, Image RL.11785-P-0278

Case with velvet lining on cover. Some faint tinting on face.Printed paper card insert, laid-in, reads "Mrs. Dexter's Likeness Rooms, 2, Regent Street, across from Mr. Garner's livery stables, Lynn."

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Unidentified woman, white or possibly mixed race or Native American, seated with baby in white dress on lap, three-quarter portrait, between 1862-1871 Box 6, Image RL.11785-P-0280

Embossed on lower front of frame: E. Balch's, 128 Bowery. Uncased, but brass mount and cracked glass are present; masking tape added to hold items together. Orange two-cent U.S. revenue stamp is affixed to the back, indicated approximate date.

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Small photograph album with ten tintypes and cabinet cards of unidentified white children, men, and women, 1860s Box 6, Image RL.11785-P-0281

The photographer's card is inserted across from the first portrait of a white man with a full dark beard. The image frames are rectangular with two thin red lines framing the openings. There is an equal mix of men, women, and children, some seated, some standing. Last image is of an infant in long white dress. Some damage to pages is present.

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Unidentified white man, darkened bust portrait, 1860s Box 6, Image RL.11785-P-0282

Photograph lacks the original case but is still enclosed in decorative mat with lengthy photographer's advertisement on back: Miss M. Macfarlane has taken the Ambrotype Rooms, 365 Washington Street, Boston… Image displays some deterioration in the form of reticulation and minor loss to emulsion.

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Five unidentified Asian young men and one female child, seated and standing in faux outdoor setting with painted backdrop, 1890s? Box 3, Image RL.11785-P-0288

Printed on back: Photographic Studio of M. O. T. Coleman, 1881, Coleman's Art Gallery / Westfield, Mass., in ornate script. Handwritten on back: names of four of the individuals, probably the young men, and the date July 25. C. Ling Yang, [Sevai?] Liang Wong, Che [Yen Fong?], [Roy Cheun Lan ?]

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Unidentified white woman with high collared shirt, bust portrait, 1890s? Box 3, Image RL.11785-P-0290

Printed on back: Schemboche, Photographe de S.M. le Roi D'Italie et de Plusieurs Autres Souverains / Florence / 36 Borgo Ognissanti / Maisons à Rome et Turin. In ornate fonts with botanical designs and coat of arms.

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Three unidentified young white women in graduation gowns and false mustaches, posed as carousing at a table with bottles on it, circa 1889 Box 3, Image RL.11785-P-0291

Printed on front: Partridge / 1889, and in right front corner, 2832 Washington St. Boston. 19 Harvard St., Brookline. Two illegible words handwritten on back.

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Manitou, Colorado Springs and vicinity, Colorado, 1880s? Box 3, Image RL.11785-P-0294

Landscape with dramatic rocks and cliffs. Printed on back: Lengthy description of setting in simple single black line frame. Followed by "Photographed by A. Martin. R. M . Davis, Publisher, Denver, Colo. / Wholesale and retail." Printed on front: title.

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Gateway, Garden of the Gods, after 1884 Box 3, Image RL.11785-P-0295

Landscape with dramatic rocks and cliffs. Printed on back: "Artistic Views of Colorado. Manitou Springs. Saratoga of the West…" followed by a chemical analysis of water in the various springs, and a description of the area and the resort, followed by: "Photographed and published by Mrs. A. Galbreaith, Manitou Springs, Colo." Printed on front: title of image. Date derives from construction date for Iron Springs Hotel and associated cottages mentioned in description.

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Manitou Springs, Colorado, after 1884 Box 3, Image RL.11785-P-0296

Stereo view of the small resort town of Manitou Springs, seen from the mountain above. Printed on back: "Artistic Views of Colorado. Manitou Springs. Saratoga of the West…" followed by a chemical analysis of water in the various springs, and a description of the area and the resort, followed by: "Photographed and published by Mrs. A. Galbreaith, Manitou Springs, Colo." Printed on front: title of image. Date derives from construction date for Iron Springs Hotel and associated cottages mentioned in description.

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Manitou Springs, Saratoga of the West, 1880s Box 3, Image RL.11785-P-0297

Column of rock on top of a cliff face, with small figure crouched inside arch at bottom of column. Title derived from back. Printed on back: "Artistic Views of Colorado. Manitou Springs. Saratoga of the West…" followed by a chemical analysis of water in the various springs, and a description of the area and the resort, followed by: "Photographed and published by Mrs. A. Galbreaith, Manitou Springs, Colo." Wording is slightly varied from other views by the same photographer.

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Zepha and Marie Pulver, circa 1903 Box 3, Image RL.11785-P-0303

White girl in dark dress standing next to small child in chair. Printed on front: Cabinet Portrait / Mrs. J. McLellan / Bronson, Mich. Handwritten on back: Zepha and Marie Pulver. There is a Zepha Lynn Pulver born in 1887 in Michigan, with a sister, Marie Colleen Pulver, born in 1898.

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Unidentified young African American woman, in elaborate top with puffed shoulders and large flared lapels, seated in ornate chair , 1890s-1905 Box 3, Image RL.11785-P-0304

Photograph has high gloss emulsion and is probably either a collodion or gelatin silver printing-out process. Printed on back: L. S. White, Photographic Art Studio / 105 Fourth Ave, Bet. 11th & 12th Sts., New York., large design over the entire card, with ornate fonts, a griffin next to a box camera, and botanical twig border. Printed on front: L. S. White / Extra Finish / 105 4th Ave., New York, in gold lettering. Handwritten on back: For Mrs. Worrell.

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Unidentified African American man with mustache in dark suit with watch chain, three-quarter standing studio portrait, 1910? Box 3, Image RL.11785-P-0306

Subject may be the same as P-035. Alexander H. Carrington, "Ethiopian," was born in November 1888 in Connecticut, and at the time of World War I draft card, lived in Boston, Massachusetts and was single.

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Unidentified African American man with sideburns and long black dress coat with hand inside jacket, standing three-quarter portrait, 1870s? Box 3, Image RL.11785-P-0307

Printed on back: Instantaneous portraits of children a successful specialty. Holden & Webster, West Springfield, Mass. Printed on front: Holden & Webster, Cor. Old Bridge & Globe Sts. / West Springfield, Mass.

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Unidentified African American young woman with ornate dress collar, white bow at neck, bust portrait, 1880s-1890s Box 3, Image RL.11785-P-0311

Printed on back: C. H. Howes / Photographer / 40&42 East State St. / Ithaca, N.Y. Includes a paint palette with brushes, an ornate border and framing designs, and on the top half, a view of a town, perhaps Ithaca. Printed on front: Howes / Ithaca, N.Y.

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Unidentified older African American woman in ornate dark dress, standing with hand on back of chair against painted backdrop of interior, full portrait, 1870s? Box 3, Image RL.11785-P-0312

Handwritten on back: Mrs. Brown (with a question mark) or Mrs. George T. Browning. Printed on front: Brownell, 90 Westminster St., Providence, R.I.

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Unidentified young African American man in formal suit, watch-chain, and high white collar and tie, half portrait, 1880s Box 3, Image RL.11785-P-0317

Printed on back: Grant & Sleight, Lakeville, Conn, Wassaic, N.Y., Photography / Special attention to portraits of children and babies. Card back has richly ornate design with rampant lion, screen background and botanical border, and scroll containing text. Printed on front: Grant & Sleight, Elite, Lakeville, Conn. / Wassaic, N.Y.

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