Album, Autograph

Object/Artifact

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Historic Saranac Lake

Name/Title

Album, Autograph

Entry/Object ID

2024.1.184

Description

Autograph album made of birch bark. Covers have punched flower design and stitched edges, and front cover has handwritten "Saranac Lake, N.Y." on edge. Pages inside album are made of birch bark as well. Covers appear to have been stitched/edged with some kind of plastic thread, but it has largely disintegrated. Album pages are made out to May, and many mention Knollwood Club. Primarily dated August and September 1905. Signatures include: Margaret E. McGarry, Ruth Swinyer, Josey Pasho, Maggie Barnes, Agnes Barnes, M. McCarthy, Grace Dale, E. L. Vosburgh, Mrs. E. L. Vosburgh, and Mabel Benoit.

Collection

Ann Pecora Diamond Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Album, Autograph

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Album

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Souvenirs, Autographs, Birches

Dimensions

Height

3-3/4 in

Width

5-3/4 in

Material

Wood