Greensboro Album 01, Photo 01 - Funeral Card of Edson Vance

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2021.13.1

Scope and Content

Funeral card of Edson Vance. Funeral card states that he, "Died Oct. 13, 1888. Aged 19 years." Original, no printer listed.

Collection

Monon Center Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

Funeral cards, Vance family

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1888

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

MONO-AN001-0001

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Vance, William Edson [1869-1888]

Web Links and URLs

View Photos in Album

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Greensboro Album 01 - Monon Center Collection

Acquisition Method

Digital

Acquisition Date

2021

Notes

Greensboro Album 01 is a cabinet card size photograph album. It was archived at the Monon Center and shared with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project for digital preservation and access in 2021. No provenance or ownership history is known, but items included mention the Rumble and Vance families; photographs that have been identified based on comparison to other known images, include the Birch and Jones families; and photographer stamps strongly represent Greensboro in Monongahela Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, as well as several nearby communities. Source Citation: Greensboro Album 01, Photo 01 - Funeral card of Edson Vance; dated 1888; item no. MONO-AN001-0001, Monon Center Collection, Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).