Jacob Vance [1861-1913] and Minnie (King) Vance [1873-1956]

Photograph

Greene Connections

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2023.12.70

Description

Cabinet card of Jacob Vance [1861-1913] and his wife, Minnie (King) Vance [1873-1956]. This image may have been taken on or around their wedding day, 3 June 1894 in Cimarron, Gray County, Kansas. The photograph was taken at a studio about 33 miles away in neighboring Finney County. Handwritten inscription on reverse of image reads, "George" and in another hand, "? Vance ?." The original inscription likely indicates that the photo was to be given to George Birch Vance [1870-1928], in whose family collection it is archived. Identified by comparison to item # MILB-AN001-0003-0002 and item # MILB-AN001-0003-0003. Original, professional photograph from Bromer, Cottage Station, Garden City, Kas.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Cabinet Card

Collection

Mary (Vance) McCann Collection

Made/Created

Studio

Bromer (Studio)

Date made

circa 1894

Place

City

Kansas / Finney County / Garden City

Lexicon

Search Terms

King family, Vance family

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

MILB-AN001-0006-0039

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

King, Minnie [1873-1956]

Person or Organization

Vance, Jacob Ray [1861-1913]

Web Links and URLs

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Provenance

Provenance Detail

People - Vance Series - Mary (Vance) McCann Collection

Owner/Agent

Miller, William Marshall

Acquisition Method

Digital

Acquisition Date

2023

Notes

The Mary (Vance) McCann Collection was passed from George Birch Vance [1870-1928] and Jessie Dell (McFarland) Vance [1868-1935] with the ownership of their home in Mapletown, Monongahela Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, to their daughter, Mary (Vance) McCann [1898-1987], and her husband, Marshall Albert McCann [1895-1956]. Mary (Vance) McCann left the collection to her grandson, William Marshall Miller, who owned and shared the collection with the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project in 2023. SOURCE CITATION: Jacob Vance [1861-1913] and his wife, Minnie (King) Vance [1873-1956]; circa 1894, image by Bromer, Cottage Station, Garden City, Kas.; item no. MILB-AN001-0006-0039, Vance Series, Mary (Vance) McCann Collection, shared by her grandson, William Marshall Miller; Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).