Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the H. H. French Tallapoosa (Ga.) Photoprints

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0375
Creators:
Chace, Franklin, Mrs.
French, H. H.
Dates:
circa 1880
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.1 Cubic feet
1 box
Paper 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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- 1880-1890 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photography -- Studios and dark rooms -- 19th century Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mining corporation -- 1870-1890 -- Georgia Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographers Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hotels, taverns, etc. -- 1870-1890 -- Georgia Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lithia Springs (Tallapoosa ,Ga.) -- 1870-1880 Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Georgia -- photographs -- 1870-1890 Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Glass manufacture Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Burros -- Photographs -- 1870-1890 -- Georgia Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Churches -- 1870-1890 -- Georgia Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Wagons -- 1870-1890 -- Georgia Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bridges -- 1870-1890 -- Georgia Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Tallapoosa (Ga.) -- 1870-1890 Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Railroads -- 1870-1890 -- Georgia Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Domestic Life Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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