Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
1950.135.0126Description
Josephine Smith and Harry Britenstein, Xmas, 1903
Update February 2011: Black & white studio portrait print on a cream mat. Image is in an oval shape, head & shoulders pose of a woman & man. Their heads are tilted toward each other, hair touching. Her back is to his chest. He is wearing a dark suit jacket, bow tie & white shirt with high, stiff collar. He has dark hair parted on his left. She is wearing a light colored dress with ruffled yoke, tiny pleated &lace stand up collar, neck insert & sleeves. A brooch is on dress at neckline. Her hair is dark & in a curly updo with a dark bow at back.
Engraved on bottom right corner: "Chas McCormick 4/29/12 Hampshire St. Quincy, Ill."
Written on back in green ink: "Harry Britenstein & wife Josephine Smith Britenstein"
In black ink: "Wishing you a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year Dec 25, 1903"
In pencil: "Page 78, pix 5, 66% 2 x 2
Good condition. Liquid spot, soiled, accretion. Size 6 x 8"Collection
Photograph Collection