Photograph, Albumen: Meeting of the Executive of the National Council of Women, Ottawa, 1898

Photograph

Bytown Museum / Musée Bytown

Name/Title

Photograph, Albumen: Meeting of the Executive of the National Council of Women, Ottawa, 1898

Entry/Object ID

P2400

Description

One black and white albumen photograph of the Executive of the National Council of Women, there are five rows of women grouped for photograph. Lord Aberdeen is in the middle of the third row. Second row to the viewer's left, first woman is holding a dog. There is also a dog next to the woman kneeling to the viewer's left in the first row. Photograph appears to have been taken out on a porch at Government House (despite the fact that they are on a large area rug). On front, below photograph: "TOPLEY PHOTOGRAPH / OTTAWA, CAN.". On back, in pencil: "Executive of the National Council of Women of Canada, / which met at Government House, Ottawa, on the 12th and / 13th of October, 1898. / Lady Marjorie Gordon (standing at left), daughter of Lord / and Lady Aberdeen, made her maiden speech at that meeting. / This photograph belonged to Mrs. Andrew Halkett (standing / fourth from right in back row), who was President of the Ottawa / City Union of The International Order of King's Daughters / and Sons 1897-1900 and 1925-1927.". In ink: "Given by Miss Margaret Halkett 1935". The photograph is displayed on a square of grey cardboard, decorated with a thin silver line around the photograph.

Made/Created

Date made

1898

Notes

Additional create date: 1898 Support: PAPER Paper, Cardboard, Photographic, Photography, Photography

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

"TOPLEY PHOTO / OTTAWA, CAN.", "Executive of the National Council of Women of Canada, / which met at Government House, Ottawa, on the 12th and / 13th of October, 1898. / Lady Marjorie Gordon (standing at left), daughter of Lord / and Lady Aberdeen, made her maiden speech at that meeting. / This photograph belonged to Mrs. Andrew Halkett (standing / fourth from right in back row), who was President of the Ottawa / City Union of The International Order of King's Daughters / and Sons 1897-1900 and 1925-1927.", "Given by Miss Margaret Halkett 1935".

Notes

On front, below photo: "TOPLEY PHOTO / OTTAWA, CAN.". On back, in pencil: "Executive of the National Council of Women of Canada, / which met at Government House, Ottawa, on the 12th and / 13th of October, 1898. / Lady Marjorie Gordon (standing at left), daughter of Lord / and Lady Aberdeen, made her maiden speech at that meeting. / This photograph belonged to Mrs. Andrew Halkett (standing / fourth from right in back row), who was President of the Ottawa / City Union of The International Order of King's Daughters / and Sons 1897-1900 and 1925-1927.". In ink: "Given by Miss Margaret Halkett 1935".

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Print, Albumen

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Photograph, Photograph, Communication Artifacts

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Photograph, Albumen

Dimensions

Height

29.7 cm

Width

33 cm

Research Notes

Notes

Executive of the National Council of Women of Canada, which met at Government House, Ottawa, on the 12th and 13th of October, 1898. Lady Marjorie Gordon (standing at left), daughter of Lord and Lady Aberdeen, made her maiden speech at that meeting. This photograph belonged to Mrs. Andrew Halkett (standing fourth from right in back row), who was President of the Ottawa City Union of The International Order of King's Daughters and Sons 1897-1900 and 1925-1927.