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Overview
Biographical Sketch
Scope and Contents of the Records
Arrangement of the Collection
Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Administrative Information
Description of Series
L.J. Whitmeyer glass plate negatives collection, about 1890-about 1910,
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L.J. Whitmeyer:
An Inventory of the L.J. Whitmeyer Glass Plate Negatives Collection at the
Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center, Texas State Archives, about 1890-about 1910
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Collector: |
Whitmeyer, Jack, Jr.,
1921-2010. |
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Title: |
L.J. Whitmeyer glass plate negatives
collection |
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Dates: | about 1890-about 1910 |
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Abstract: |
The L.J. Whitmeyer glass plate
negatives collection consists of 39 glass plate negatives of Hardin County, Texas,
dating about 1890-about 1910. Select images within this collection were created by
photographers Hughes and Lane of Batson, Texas. Images are of group portraits,
street scenes and the surrounding area of Saratoga and Batson, Texas. Some of the
plates are cracked, broken or damaged. These materials have been digitized and are
part of the Texas Digital
Archive. |
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Quantity: |
0.75 cubic ft. |
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Location: |
Please note that these records are housed at the Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center,
P.O. Box 310, Liberty, Texas 77575, 936-336-8821. |
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Language: |
These materials are in English. |
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Repository: |
Texas State Archives |
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Sponsor: |
This EAD finding aid was created in cooperation with
Texas Archival Resources Online. |
L. Jack Whitmeyer was born on May 8, 1921 to L. Jack Whitmeyer, Sr. and Martha Pearl
Nall in Port Arthur, Texas. Whitmeyer was a longtime resident of Colmesneil, Texas
and worked for Sun Oil as an electronic research engineer. He was involved in Boy
Scouts for over 30 years and was active in the Tyler County Heritage Society, the
Tyler County Historical Commission, Colmesneil Cemetery Association, Texas State
Archeological Society, and the IEEE (Institute of Electronic and Electrical
Engineers), and he was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran. He was a lifetime member of
the Woodville Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp. As a local publisher, he tried to
print the glass plate negatives on equipment he had in his home. He worked with
Clyde Grey at the Tyler County Heritage Village Musuem to promote local history and
established the Whitmeyer Genealogy Library, which included many resources from his
personal collection. He died in Colmesneil in June 2010.
(Sources include: Powers, Jim. "Local Historian Jack
Whitmeyer dead at 89." and Taylor, Sandy. "Jack Whitmeyer great
friend to Village dies."The Tyler County Booster, June 17, 2010, Vol. 84, No.
24; accessed October 20, 2016.)
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The L.J. Whitmeyer glass plate negatives collection consists of 39 glass plate
negatives of Hardin County, Texas, dating about 1890-about 1910. Select images
within this collection were created by photographers Hughes and Lane of Batson,
Texas; other creators are unknown. Images are of group portraits, street scenes and
the surrounding area of Saratoga and Batson, Texas. Many of the portraits include
couples, families, and small groups of men and women in various locations including
a photography studio, store interiors, and outdoors in front yards or wooded areas.
Street scenes include crowds along main street or in front of buildings including
the Crosby House, Spencer's Drug Co., and the Turf Exchange Bar and Billiard Hall in
Batson, Texas. Images of industry in the area include oil fields with men at work
and a lumber yard. Besides people, these images include horses and horse-drawn
conveyances.
Some of the plates are cracked, broken or have damaged emulsion. When different
images share one plate it is noted in the box inventory. The majority of the image
descriptions were created by Archives staff. Some plates have numbers scratched into
the emulsion but it is unclear what these numbers signify since that they are not on
every plate. The plates seem to be out of their original order considering that some
images of couples or groups of people are spread throughout the collection. Images
include some of the same people and settings as those images in the Clyde
and Thelma See glass plate negatives collection.
To prepare this inventory, the described materials were cursorily reviewed to
delineate series, to confirm the accuracy of contents lists, to provide an estimate
of dates covered, and to determine record types.
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Arrangement of the Collection |
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These images were numbered by Sam Houston Center staff in the same order as they were
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Restrictions on Access
Due to the fragility of the glass plate negatives, the digital copies must be used
instead of the original negatives.
Restrictions on Use
Under the Copyright Act of 1976 as amended in 1998, unpublished works are protected
for the life of the author plus 70 years. The term of copyright for published
material varies. Researchers are responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law
(Title 17 U.S.C.).
Technical Requirements
None.
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The terms listed here were used to catalog the records. The
terms can be used to find similar or related records. |
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Subjects: |
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Oil fields--Texas--Hardin
County--Pictorial works. |
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Streetscapes (Urban
design)--Texas--Hardin County--Pictorial works. |
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Places: |
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Batson (Tex.)--Pictorial
works. |
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Hardin County (Tex.)--Pictorial
works. |
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Saratoga (Tex.)--Pictorial
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Document Types: |
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Glass plate
negatives--Texas. |
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Group portraits--Texas. |
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Studio portraits--Texas. |
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(Identify the item), L.J. Whitmeyer glass plate negatives collection. Sam Houston
Regional Library and Research Center, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission.
Accession number: 1997.108
This collection was donated to the Sam Houston Regional Library and Research
Center of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by L.J. Whitmeyer on
June 11, 1997.
Processed by Halley Grogan, September 2016
Photographs described in this finding aid have been digitized and are part of the
Texas Digital
Archive, available online at https://tsl.access.preservica.com/tda/prints-and-photographs/#whitmeyer.
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L.J. Whitmeyer glass plate negatives collection, about 1890-about 1910, 0.75 cubic ft. |
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Photo |
1997.108-1 |
1997.108-1 |
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Steel, oil tank, fire, Batson, Texas, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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[On same plate as image 1997.108-2.] |
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1997.108-2 |
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High Life in Batson, Texas, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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[On same plate as image 1997.108-1; photo by Hughes
and Lane.] |
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1997.108-3 |
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Main Street, Batson, Texas, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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[On same plate as image 1997.108-4.] |
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1997.108-4 |
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Bayou fire, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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[On same plate as image 1997.108-3.] |
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1997.108-5 |
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Oil field, Saratoga, Texas, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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1997.108-6 |
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Earthen oil tank, Batson, Texas, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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[On same plate as image 1997.108-7.] |
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1997.108-7 |
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A Batson prisoner, Batson, Texas, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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[On same plate as image 1997.108-6; photo by Hughes
and Lane.] |
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1997.108-8 |
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A Batson prisoner, Batson, Texas, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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[Same image 1997.108-7; photo by Hughes and
Lane.] |
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1997.108-9 |
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Men standing in front of E. Keeler Co. machinery, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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1997.108-10 |
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Sharpes fire, Batson, Texas, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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[On same plate as image 1997.108-11.] |
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1997.108-11 |
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Hauling boilers to field, Batson, Texas, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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[On same plate as image 1997.108-10.] |
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1997.108-12 |
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Group portrait in front of porch, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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1997.108-13 |
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Street scene in Batson, Texas, includes the Crosby House, Spencer
Drug Co., and the Turf Exchange Bar and Billiard Hall, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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1997.108-14 |
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Two couples in horse drawn carriage, about 1890-about 1910 [one 5 x 7 inch
glass plate negative] |
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1997.108-15 |
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Group portrait in front of large plant, about 1890-about 1910 [one 5 x 7 inch
glass plate negative] |
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1997.108-16 |
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Fire in field, about 1890-about 1910 [one 5 x 7 inch
glass plate negative] |
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1997.108-17 |
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High life in Saratoga, Texas, about 1890-about 1910 [one 5 x 7 inch
glass plate negative] |
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Photo |
1997.108-2 |
1997.108-18 |
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"The Round Up", Batson, Texas, about 1890-about 1910 [one 5 x 7 inch
glass plate negative] |
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1997.108-19 |
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Bungalow, Batson, Texas, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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1997.108-20 |
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Two men on horse in lake, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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1997.108-21 |
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Group portrait around lake with five people standing in the
water, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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1997.108-22 |
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Group portrait, interior view of shop, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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1997.108-23 |
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Group portrait around lake with four people standing in the
water, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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1997.108-24 |
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Group portrait of five women, one standing in a barrel, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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[On same plate as image 1997.108-25.] |
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1997.108-25 |
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Group portrait of five women, one standing in a barrel, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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[On same plate as image 1997.108-24.] |
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1997.108-26 |
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Man standing in front of home with saddled horse, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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[H.D.H. scratched into emulsion on roof of
house.] |
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1997.108-27 |
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Two men posing for behind counter, interior of store, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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[Corner of plate is broken and missing.] |
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1997.108-28 |
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Group portrait of men in woods with cards and drinks, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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1997.108-29 |
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Group portrait of men in lumberyard, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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1997.108-30 |
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Fire in oil field, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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1997.108-31 |
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A Batson oil gusher, Riley No. 1, a well with a history, Batson,
Texas, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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[On same plate as image 1997.108-32; photo by
Hughes and Lane.] |
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1997.108-32 |
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Dynamite explosion, Batson, Texas, November 1, 1904 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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[On same plate as image 1997.108-31.] |
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Photo |
1997.108-3 |
1997.108-33 |
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Street scene, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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1997.108-34 |
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Oil field with gusher, about 1890-about 1910 [one 5 x 7 inch
glass plate negative] |
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[Emulsion is damaged.] |
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1997.108-35 |
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Men near oil field with cattle pulling carts, about 1890-about 1910 [one 5 x 7 inch
glass plate negative] |
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1997.108-36a and 36b |
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Portrait of a couple, about 1890-about 1910 [one 5 x 7 inch
glass plate negative] |
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1997.108-37 |
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Swearingen, cabinet card portrait of two women in costumes, about 1890-about 1910 [one 5 x 7 inch
glass plate negative] |
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[Copy of O.T. Guthrie cabinet card.] |
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[Emulsion is damaged.] |
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1997.108-38 |
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Portrait of two women and one man, about 1890-about 1910 [one 5 x 7 inch
glass plate negative] |
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1997.108-39 |
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Portrait of two boys, about 1890-about 1910 [one 5 x 7 inch
glass plate negative] |
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1997.108-40a and 40b |
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Portrait of a young man, wearing three piece suit, seated and
standing, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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1997.108-41a and 41b |
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Portrait of a young man, seated and standing, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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1997.108-42 |
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Portrait of a young man, sitting in window, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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1997.108-43 |
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Bust portrait of a young man, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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1997.108-44 |
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Portrait of a couple, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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1997.108-45 |
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Portrait of a young man, seated, holding and wearing a hat, about 1890-about 1910 [one 7 x 9 inch
glass plate negative] |
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[Emulsion is damaged.] |
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