Description: Formal studio portrait of woman with dark wavy hair pulled back and secured with pin, wearing white top with puffy short sleeves, lace trim around neckline and cuffs. Also wears string of dark beads around neck, silver bracelet on left wrist. Is leaning against dark wood railing.
Description: Snapshot of man and small child. Man is standing by side of lake, holds an oar in right hand, some sort of pad or life preserver in left. Man is watching as little boy runs towards camera, looking straight at it. Boy wears shorts and shirt with buttons up the front.
Description: Snapshot of woman standing in front of camera but with head turned away from it. Wears dark dress that hits just below knees, long multicolored scarf, white stockings, black maryjane style shoes. Seems to be windy, as scarf is being blown away from body. Can see laundry line, trees, garage with car in it in background. Inscription on back reads “Eva (Perkins) Sumner”
Description: Snapshot of two women standing in front of large black car. Both women are looking straight at the camera, wear long belted coats with fur collars, and felt hats with brims. Woman on left carries a pocketbook in her right hand, woman on right wears dark eyeglasses and is holding onto car with her left hand. Can also see two boys, two men milling around car (in background). Inscription at top of photo reads “in Mass at restruant” (sic).
Description: Faded snapshot of group of people standing watching something in distance (not in frame). Can see man, who is kind of looking at camera, wearing dark suit, white collar, dark bowler hat. Also woman with large hat, dark gloves, holding white handkerchief to face (nose). Can also see child wearing tam o’shanter hat, building, trees in background. Sign on the building in the background may give indication where this photo was located.
Description: Faded snapshot of man wearing white shirt, dark vest, and dark bow tie standing in front of makeshift tent. Man is also wearing some sort of hat, and has arms crossed in front of chest. Tent is held up by stick, about two feet taller than man, can see pots and pans inside tent, also trees, house in background.
Description: snapshot of baby sitting on grass lawn on blanket, wears white dress, holding something in hands up towards mouth. Very high contrast photo.
Description: small “gem” portrait of child wearing striped dress with collar, pendant on chain around neck, and large white bow in hair. Eyes wide open; photo has poor focus.
Description: Snapshot of baby in wicker pram. Can see woodpile, telephone pole, trees in background. May be same baby as in .186, .190, .194, as woodpile is consistent feature througout.
Description: Closeup snapshot of baby being held . Wears white dress with woolen sleeves. Can see house and woodpile in background (baby is out of focus, woodpile is in focus). Could be same child as in .186, .190, .195, as woodpile is consistent feature of all three photos.
Description: Snapshot of woman holding baby up for the camera. Very high contrast photo. Baby is wearing white dress with long sleeves, looking down. Woman is wearing striped dress with no collar, looking to the left of the camera. Most likely bushes in background but difficult to see.
Description: Snapshot of two young girls sitting on wooden stoop of wooden house, in front of screen door. Child on right is African-American, wears white dress, white stockings, and black boots. There is a black straw hat sitting on the steps to the left of her. The other girl, white, sits to the right of her, wears plaid dress with black stockings and shotes. Both girls look towards the camera.
Description: Snapshot of young woman seated on top of large rock. Woman is smiling widely, almost laughing. Wears flowered dress, with short sleeves, and white headband in her short dark hair. She is seated on stones, on top of her jacket, with her right leg tucked underneath her.
Description: Snapshot of unknown baby in front of woodpile. Same image as in photo 001-59.186, only image is reversed, and baby is now on left hand side of photo, instead of right.
Description: Snapshot of two unknown boys sitting on front concrete stoop of wooden house. Boy on left wears white stockings, knickers, hat, cigarette sticking out of his mouth. Boy on right wears longer pants, similar hat, also with cigarette sticking out of his mouth. Can see white house in background.
Description: Snapshot of unknown wood frame house surrounded by trees. Three unknown people in shot: one man leans against pillar supporting porch, another man stands with hand in pocket a slight distance from house and waves at camera with an open hand, and a woman in a white cap holding something in her left hand looks towards the man who is waving. Inscription on the back reads “Our summer camp you can see lake through trees”
Description: Snapshot of unknown child seated in front of flowering bush on lawn. House, sidewalk in background. Child wearing white dress, sitting, legs crossed in front, frowing, with front lip pushed out, looking to the left of camera.
Description: Snapshot of baby standing on lawn, near blanket. Can see house, bushes, woodpile in background. Baby holding onto the hand of an adult who is not in the picture.
Description: Same mother and baby as pictured in 001-59.183. This shot is horizontal rather than vertical, and baby is looking more towards camera, also, can see less of indoor room.
Description: snapshot of group gathered on porch of log cabin, can see snow on ground in background. Three adult women, all wearing aprons, one baby (held on the lap of the woman seated in the middle) and four small children. None of the group seems to be looking at the camera.
Description: Snapshot taken indoors of unknwon baby sitting on woman’s lap. Baby is wearing striped dress, dark stockings, looking towards camera, but not directly at it. Woman is supporting baby with both hands, looking down at baby. Woman wears light colored, patterned dress. Can see window, chair, possibly bedding indoors and a house in the distance out the window.
Description: snapshot of baby posed in front of windowframe. Baby wears white knit sweater, booties, and cap. Is held up and in place by adult arm that is poked around window screen. Sits on wooden windowframe on white pillow. Back of the photo is marked: "Gail Burnette Bragdon. 2 1/2 months."
Description: Snapshot of two women and one man standing on riverbank. The two women are on the left hand side, both wear light colored dresses and large (assumably) straw hats, and are looking towards the camera. THe man is holding a large stick in both hands, wears dark pants, white shirt, long dark tie, and is looking down towards the ground. Can see large boulders in foreground, trees and water in background. Probably on shore, Somes Sounds
Description: snapshot of large ships in harbor. Shot taken over the shoulders of two men looking out over harbor, they both wear dark jackets and hats. Ships have smokestacks, the number “149” is painted on one of the boats, and the words “Gulf and Southern Steamship Company” are on another.
Description: Tiny “gem” portrait of man wearing dark suit jacket, white shirt, and large dark bow tie. Has dark frizzy hair, parted on left, sticking up on right side. May have been made for a carte de visite.