Photograph: Group Portrait of Graduating Class

Photograph

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Bytown Museum / Musée Bytown

Name/Title

Photograph: Group Portrait of Graduating Class

Entry/Object ID

P2729

Description

One black and white photograph depicting a studio group portrait of 15 young girls wearing white lace dresses and facing the photographer, The photograph was taken by Topley. The photograph is displayed in a plain brown varnished frame and is mounted on a dark grey mat.

Made/Created

Notes

Country of Origin: CANADA Support: PAPER Photographic, Matboard, Wood, Glass, Varnish, Photography, Photography

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

"Top row, left to right 30 yrs. After mother's (Annie Pritchard Davies) graduation // Dorothy Glidden Morgan, Sadie Jardine - Etta Young - Edna Richardson Graham // Gladys Johnstone - Mary McNab - Ethel Davies Shaw - Muriel Smith // 2nd row - // Mary McLean O'Hallaran - May MacLaurin - Mary Mortan Lougly - Gertrude Cowan // Eva Lilly Warden - // 3rd Row - Marjory Kirby - Annie Louise Mclaren Raphael - ".

Notes

Written in pencil on a white paper label attached to the bottom of the glass.

Transcription

"TOPLEY // OTTAWA"

Notes

Printed on the bottom right corner of the mat.

Transcription

"GIGEN // S--- ?".

Notes

Written on the back of the photograph.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Positive, Direct

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

Dimensions

Width

33.3 cm

Length

39.5 cm