Ost family photograph album, ca. 1920-1930

Summary

Creator:

Ost, Gerard, 1908-1992

Abstract:

The Ost family photograph album (17.8 x 22.8 cm) contains approximately 60 portrait snapshots, including some taken at Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan. There are several images of people wearing and holding the flag of the United States.

Extent:

1 volume

Language:

English

Authors:

Finding aid created by Claire Milldrum

Background

Scope and Content:

The Ost family photograph album (17.8 x 22.8 cm) contains approximately 60 portrait snapshots. The album is a souvenir from the 1933 Chicago World's Fair with "Gerard Ost" stamped on the front, but the photographs included were not taken at the World's Fair. Many of the photographs appear to have been removed from an earlier album and inserted into this album. The first three pages include photographs taken at Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan, depicting groups of people, the conservatory, the Detroit Boat Club, beaches, and a seaplane on the Detroit River. Also included are many photographs of women and children with a large American flag. The majority of images are of groups of men, women, and children posing in front of houses.

Acquisition Information:

Donated by Roberta Price, 2003. F-743 .

Rules or Conventions:

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

Subjects

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Subjects:

Photographs shelf.
Bicycles--Michigan--1920-1930.
Families--Michigan--1920-1930.
Flags--American--1920-1930.
Seaplanes--Michigan--1920-1930.

Formats:

Gelatin silver prints.
Photograph albums.
Portrait photographs.
Snapshots.

Names:

Ost, Gerard, 1908-1992.

Places:

Belle Isle (Detroit, Mich.)
Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.)