Sargeant Memorial Collection Card Photograph Collection, 1887-1902 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Will Hopkins

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Collection Overview

Title: Sargeant Memorial Collection Card Photograph Collection, 1887-1902

Predominant Dates:1892

ID: 007/MSS 0000-401

Primary Creator: Sargeant Memorial Collection (1927-)

Extent: 4.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged in original order.

Date Acquired: 11/24/2014

Subjects: Buildings, Girls--United States--Portraits, Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--19th century, Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--20th century, Portrait photography, Virginia--Social life and customs

Forms of Material: Card photographs (photographs), Cartes-de-visite (card photographs), Photographs, Portraits

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Includes 246 card photographs, mostly portraits, and also some topical subjects (such as building interiors). About 50 of the cards in this collection are annotated. Also includes cartes de visite, or visiting cards, that visitors would leave at a host's home or business.

Each card photograph in this collection is available digitally at: http://cdm15987.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15987coll3.

Collection Historical Note

Card photographs were a popular way to display the typically fragile photographic prints of the late 1800s and early 1900s. In them, the print is glued to a durable paper card which may carry information about the subject and the photo studio.

Subject/Index Terms

Buildings
Girls--United States--Portraits
Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--19th century
Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--20th century
Portrait photography
Virginia--Social life and customs

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Various

Preferred Citation: Sargeant Memorial Collection Card Photograph Collection, MSS 0000-401, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed December 2018.

Box and Folder Listing

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Box 4

Item 1: Full body portrait of a young woman, undated
Item 2: Head portrait of a young adult man, undated
Item 3: A portrait of a young girl standing beside a chair, undated
Item 4: Head portrait of a middle-aged man, undated
Item 5: Upper body portrait of a woman, undated
Item 6: Full body portrait of a young African American girl sitting in a chair, undated
Item 7: Portrait of young African American boy standing on a bridge, undated
Item 8: Portrait of young adolescent girl standing behind a wooden fence, undated
Item 9: Upper body portrait of an adult man, undated
Item 10: Upper body portrait of an adult woman, undated
Item 11: Two young girls standing together, undated
Item 12: Upper body portrait of a young man, Frank E. Wilcox
Item 13: Full body portrait of a sitting young girl, undated
Item 14: Full body portrait of a man standing and wearing an organization's regalia, undated
Item 15: An upper body portrait of a man, undated
Item 16: An upper body portrait of a girl/young woman, undated
Item 17: A full body portrait of a young man standing, undated
Item 18: A full body portrait of a young girl standing beside a wood fence, undated
Item 19: Upper body portrait of man in dark coat and vest with striped tie, undated

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