Michigan family photograph album, [ca. 1870-1890]

Summary

Creator:

Anonymous

Abstract:

The Michigan family photograph album contains cabinet cards and cartes-de-visite with portraits of various unidentified men, women, and children taken largely in Howell and Pontiac, Michigan, in the late 19th century.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Sponsor:

Frederick P. Currier Collection

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Meg Hixon, June 2013

Background

Scope and Content:

The Michigan family photograph album (26cm x 20cm) contains 25 cabinet cards and 10 cartes-de-visite with portraits of unidentified men, women, and children taken in Howell and Pontiac, Michigan, in the late 19th century. The album's padded red velvet cover has the title "Album" on an artist's palette. Subjects were photographed individually, in pairs, and, on a few occasions, as families, with as many as four people appearing in one image. Two boys were accompanied by dogs. Some subjects appear in more than one picture, apparently at different ages.

Biographical / Historical:

The photographs in this album were mostly taken at studios in Pontiac and Howell, Michigan, in the late 19th century.

Acquisition Information:

Donated by Frederick P. Currier, 1997. F-443.1.60 .

Processing information:

Cataloging funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). This collection has been processed according to minimal processing procedures and may be revised, expanded, or updated in the future.

Rules or Conventions:

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

Subjects

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Subjects:

Frederick P. Currier Collection.
Photographs shelf.
Children--Michigan.
Dogs.
Men--Michigan.
Women--Michigan.

Formats:

Cabinet photographs--1860-1890.
Card photograph albums--1860-1890.
Cartes de visite--1860-1890.
Group portraits--1860-1890.
Portrait photographs--1860-1890.

Places:

Howell (Mich.)
Pontiac (Mich.)