Vann Family Photograph Album
An inventory of the item at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 8 Jun 2023
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Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 8 Jun 2023
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Overview of the Collection |
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| Title: | Vann Family Photograph Album |
| Dates: | circa 1830-1870 |
| Quantity: | 1 volume |
| Abstract: | Small photo album, velvet covers with metal fittings, with posed portrait photographs of men, women, and children |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Nothing is known of the creator of this album, nor of Samuel R. Vann or his family. Printed information on the verso identifies studios and photographers from New York (Ithaca, Brooklyn), Ohio, and several other states.
The Vann Family Photograph Album consists of a small (6" x 5" x 2") photograph album containing posed portrait photographs of men, women, and children.
Bound volume
Access Restrictions:
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Use Restrictions:
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Subjects
Photography -- 19th century.
Places
United States -- Social life and customs.
Genres and Forms
Photographs.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Vann Family Photograph Album,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Unknown.
Memorabilia
| Memorabilia | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Photograph album circa 1830-1870 | ||||||||||
| A small (6" x 5" x 2") photograph album with posed portrait photographs of men, women, and children. The album has reddish brown velvet covers with brass fittings and a blank brass heraldic plate on the front cover. Apart from the first photograph, which is labeled "Samuel R. Vann," none of the images are identified. Location(s) are also unknown; information on the verso includes photographers and studios in New York (Ithaca, Brooklyn), Ohio, and other places. | |||||||||||