Hostetler Blind Family

Photograph

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Greene Connections

Name/Title

Hostetler Blind Family

Entry/Object ID

2023.10.27

Description

Carte-de-visite of locally-famed Hostetler Blind Family of Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Several of the children in this family were born blind, specifically anophthalmic (without eyeballs). Three of the children born with this condition (Catherine, Bartholomew, and John) and another sibling who became blind (Jesse Samuel) joined together to form a famous quartet of blind musicians. They were the children of Daniel and Mary (Gibbons) Hostetler. Believed to be [Left-Right]: Catherine Hostetler, Jesse Samuel Hostetler, Bartholomew Hostetler, John Hostetler. Also see item # CAND_AN007_0001_0023, item # CLOW-AN002-0001, and item # MONO-AN001-0032. Original, professional photograph from Hadden's New Gallery, Cor. Main & Morgantown Sts., Uniontown, Pa.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Carte de Visite

Collection

Rices Landing Lock and Dam No. 6 Museum Collection

Made/Created

Studio

Hadden, James (Studio)

Date made

circa 1880 - circa 1890

Place

Location

Pennsylvania / Fayette County / Uniontown

Lexicon

Search Terms

Blind, Hostetler family, Music

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

RICL-AN003-0025

Web Links and URLs

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Provenance

Provenance Detail

Miscellaneous Series - Rices Landing Lock and Dam No. 6 Museum Collection

Acquisition Method

Digital

Acquisition Date

2023

Notes

The Rices Landing Lock and Dam No. 6 Museum Collection was shared with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2023. Items in this collection have been submitted by multiple donors and do not have any documented provenance. SOURCE CITATION: Hostetler Blind Family of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, believed to be [Left-Right]: Catherine Hostetler, Jesse Samuel Hostetler, Bartholomew Hostetler, John Hostetler; circa 1880-1890, image by Hadden's New Gallery, Cor. Main & Morgantown Sts., Uniontown, Pa.; item no. RICL-AN003-0025, Miscellaneous Series, Rices Landing Lock and Dam No. 6 Museum Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).