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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to the H. H. French Tallapoosa (Ga.) Photoprints
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0375
- Creators:
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Chace, Franklin, Mrs.French, H. H.
- Dates:
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circa 1880
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.1 Cubic feet1 boxPaper prints, 8" x 10".,Silver albumen(?),mounted on cardboard.14 Photographic prints
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection contains fourteen silver albumen photoprints, mounted on cardboard, 8" x 10", all by H. H. French. Each picture is stamped with the photographer's name. The photographs depict homes and businesses, including the Tallapoossa Land, Mining & Manufacturing Co., the Lithia Springs Hotel site, a railroad bridge and the Tallapoosa River, the Tallapoosa Glass Works, a meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society at the Episcopal Mission, residences, etc. Of special interest is a photograph of a burro and wagon with two men in front of H. H. French's studio.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into one series.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
No information about the photographer H. H. French available.
Administration
Author
David E. Haberstich
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Franklin Chace, accompanying accession no. 317832. Deed of Gift signed October 26, 1974.
Custodial History
Transferred from the Division of Domestic Life (now Division of Home and Community Life to the Archives Center.
Processing Information
Processed by David E. Haberstich, archivist, 1990, assisted by Cynthia Rose, intern.
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
H. H. French Tallapoosa (Ga.) Photoprints, ca. 1880, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Keywords
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