Name/Title
Print, photographicEntry/Object ID
2004.941.4.0005Description
An 1884 black and white interior shot of the Harvey House in Des Moines, Iowa with waitresses standing by their tables in their white uniforms. The photo depicts a long carpet runner, chandeliers and tables set with glasses and dinnerware utensil. Back of photo reads Aunt Bridget, grandmother's sister, is marked with an "x" and is dressed in a white top and black skirt covered by a white apron. 9 1/2" x 7 1/2". Donor states on her accession sheet that this is her grandmother.
UPDATE 2009: See above. One copy 8 3/16 x 9 14 black and white scanned print. Original mounted on acidic matboard. Cut down from original size-edges rough and uneven. Mat back soiled and liquid stained; red stain in lower left. Image surface badly stained; ink mark on emulsion. Right edge faded or under developed. Emulsion cracked in lower left.Collection
Photograph Collection