People Photographed While Reading Photograph Album, ca. 1870s-1900s

Summary

Creator:

Anonymous

Abstract:

The People photographed while reading photograph album contains 82 portraits of people reading as well as three newspaper clippings regarding the accidental death of railroad fireman Joseph Ronk in Wooster, Ohio.

Extent:

People photographed while reading photograph album

Language:

English

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Annika Dekker and Jakob Dopp, February 2024

Background

Scope and Content:

The People photographed while reading photograph album contains 82 portraits of people reading as well as three newspaper clippings regarding the death of a railroad fireman.

The album (26.5 x 21.5 cm) has red velvet covers and a metal clasp. While the album itself and all the photographs in it date to the 19th/early 20th century, these materials were compiled by a noncontemporary individual with an interest in historic images of people reading. Also present are three newspaper clippings related to the accidental death of railroad fireman Joseph Ronk (1865-1888) following a train derailment in Wooster, Ohio, in July 1888.

Acquisition Information:

Purchased from Wonderland Books, December 2020. F-1273 .

Rules or Conventions:

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

Subjects

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Subjects:

Photographs shelf.
Railroad accidents.
Books.
Men.
Reading.
Women.

Formats:

Albumen prints.
Cabinet photographs.
Cartes de visite.
Clippings.
Portrait photographs.