Gerta Gage family photograph album, 1885-1895

Summary

Creator:

Anonymous

Abstract:

The Gerta Gage family photograph album contains cabinet card portraits of men, women, and children taken in various Michigan cities around the mid-1880s to mid-1890s. Some of the pictured individuals posed in groups or with animals, and two men wore Shriners uniforms. The album likely belonged to Gerta Gage, of Big Rapids, Michigan.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Sponsor:

Frederick P. Currier Collection

Authors:

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

Background

Scope and Content:

The Gerta Gage family photograph album (22cm x 29cm) contains 80 cabinet card photographs of men, women, and children, few of whom are identified. The studio portraits were taken in Michigan towns and cities such as Muskegon, Big Rapids, Petoskey, Jackson, Allegan, Ovid, and Traverse City, as well as in other locales such as Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Decatur, Illinois; and Chicago, Illinois. Two men posed in Shriners hats, a few posed with dogs, and one man, photographed by A. S. Green of St. Thomas, Ontario, blew cigar smoke while having his picture taken. Though most items are individual portraits, some subjects posed in groups of two to four; one image is a group portrait of seven men. The volume's padded covers are bound in blue and yellow cloth. "Gerta Gage" and "Gerta Gage Big Rapids Michigan" are engraved on the album's large metal clasp. The pages of the album are decorated to resemble wood.

Biographical / Historical:

The men, women, and children featured in this photograph album lived in or near various cities in western and northern Michigan in the late 19th century. One of the men pictured belonged to the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Shriners).

Acquisition Information:

Donated by Frederick P. Currier, 1997. F-443 .

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--United States.
Dogs.
Infants--United States.
Men--United States.
Women--United States.

Formats:

Cabinet photographs--1880-1900.
Card photograph albums--1880-1900.
Group portraits--1880-1900.
Portrait photographs--1880-1900.

Names:

Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America.

Places:

Michigan.