Description: Letter to Mary Newman, 1877 from Nellie, East Lamoine Her husband George is now gone until January. Children have hooping cough "in the place" and she wonders when her children will get it. She had to work "dreadful hard this summer" Had work done on the house? " I have just moved out into my cookroome." She asks her mother for roles
Description: Photo within album: page 46. Portrait of unknown woman wearing dark dress with white buttons up placket, small white lace collar. Hair parted in center, pulled back, some curls loose around face. Cheeks hand tinted pink, also seems to be a tiny fleck of gold leaf affixed to indentation at throat.
Description: Photo within album: page 34. Portrait of unknown woman sitting next to small table, book open on table. Woman wears dark dress with large sleeves, lots of detailing at collar. White collar covered by large brooch. Hair worn long, curly, fastened with bow on top of head.
Description: Daguerreotype of unknown woman wearing dark dress with two buttons on bodice, white collar secured with brooch. Has dark hair parted in middle; wears large bonnet with white ruffles around face, flower trim around chin.
Description: Daguerreotype of unknown woman wearing dark dress with white lace collar, with brooch at collar. Has dark hair parted in middle and combed down, wears white ruffly bonnet to cover hair. Significant deterioration on face of photo; spot obscurring woman’s face.
Description: Daguerreotype of unknown young man with bushy dark hair, wearng dark suit with dark jacket, vest with type of paisley print, white shirt, and large dark bow tie.
Description: Daguerreotype of unknown older man wearing dark suit with vest, white shirt, dark bow tie. Dark hair thinning in front, but worn long over ears.
Description: Daguerreotype, taken from the neck up, of an unknown young man wearing a formal dark suit with white shirt and large dark bow tie. Wavy dark hair parted on right and combed over. Lots of spotting on face of daguerreotype.
Description: tintype of two men, one standing, one sitting next to him. The seated man wears a white shirt, dark trousers, and a long duster coat, as well as a plaid newsboy-style cap. The man standing next to him has his right hand on the shoulder of the other man, and is wearing a white shirt covered by a long duster, also wears a cap in the same newsboy style. Backdrop of flowers, even looks to be grass underfoot.
Description: Tintype of two men in front of studio backdrop of winter scene. They both wear very simple white pullover shirts (don’t seem to be button up) and dark trousers; their suspenders have been pulled down and hang loose. Both have mustaches and dark hair that has been shaved on the sides. They stand apart, but reach out towards one another with their left fists clenched, their left wrists touch. They pull their right hands across their chests, right fists also clenched. Look like mirror images of one another. Inscription on back reads Paul Bener at top, Peter Bener at bottom (name could also be Bever). Left hand corners have been cut. [show more]
Description: tintype of man seated, one arm resting on armrest of chair, the other hand resting on knee. Wears dark suit, white shirt, striped bow tie. Has dark hair, widow’s peak, dark drooping mustache, and slight goatee. Lots of marks on front of tintype.
Description: tintype of child seated in wooden chair. Wears hair parted down center, cut very short. Also wears light colored blouse--could be very long blouse, could be dress. Also wears string of beads around neck. Is looking down and to the right of camera. Top left hand and bottom corners of tintype have been clipped off.
Description: Carte de visite of a man with dark hair parted on right, swept over (and slightly up) on right side. Has very thick dark mustache. Wears dark suit, dark bow tie, white shirt. Jacket unbuttoned after first button, distinctive horseshoe shaped pin on left lapel.
Description: Carte de visite of a woman with dark hair curled, pulled back, but also with long corkscrew curls hanging down shoulder. Wears dark dress with ruffled bodice, white ruffled collar, patterned shawl over shoulders. Wears earrings, long strand of large dark beads. Inscription on back reads “Lucy Noyes... Brinkerhoff California.”
Description: portrait of man with dark hair, thick mustache, seated, wearing a dark suit (coat and vest) with a white shirt and a dark bow tie. Right hand in lap, left hand propped on some sort of couch.
Description: Hand-colored albumen print of small baby, wearing white dress with black trim at edge, plaid sash, white stockings and black maryjane shoes. Sitting on a divan. Inscription on back reads “Lamson child. Lamson baby from Cuba” (written in two different hands). Also stamped on back, “Taylor e Lamson, Photographos de Nueva York.”
Description: Pig hide, worn at edges. Three large stains on bottom (ink or water). Four metal nobs on bottom of bag. Handle worn - leather sewn over cord which is wrapped with stiff paper. Handle attaches to metal ‘D’ rings and then to metal plate on top of bag. Spring latch with metal ring to pull bag open. Metal edge attached to leather at opening. Two catches close over metal binding. Inside lining torn in several places. One pocket inside. Satchel owned by Mr. Henry Clark owner of Clark and Parker General Store at present site of Oceanarium in Southwest Harbor. [show more]
Description: Nellie Pierce to brother, Aug 23, 1870. Responding to his letter. She has been at Captain Savages ffor almost five weeks. Her husband George is "doing well a mackelrin" "You spoke about a pretty girl that was to higgins who was she" Martha, {and] I would give the world to see [you] marry...Warren go a carting." Is Warren Nellie's brother?
Description: Letter to Mother Newman, July 4 1870 Nell has not been well, but now she feels "quite smart." George was sick too when he was on his vessel. when he came home, "the doctor didnd't doe him a bit of good and his mother dofn't know any more what to doe."...
Description: To George Newman, (brother) orwarded to East Eden, probably from Nellie M. Pierce, Sep 1870 Mention her husband, George, is sailing to Portland. Her husband wants her to go home until he comes back in two to three weeks.or as you will? come down