Local Families Photograph Collection/Rosanna Hall's house
Rosanna Hall's house
front of photograph
Name/Title
Local Families Photograph Collection/Rosanna Hall's houseEntry/Object ID
2023.006.079Tags
PhotographScope and Content
This photograph collection primarily consists of the Hall and Williams family and their extended relations of Chester County, Pennsylvania. At some point in the 20th century the family and photographs extend to Meadville of Crawford County, Pennsylvania.Context
Photograph of the front of Rosanna B. Smith Hall (1836-1905) and her home, accompanied by a pet animal (dog?) on the porch. Located in Crawford County, PA. She lived here with her husband Thomas T. Hall (1813-1885) prior to his death. Photographs 79 through 91 in the Local Families Photograph Collection are housed in an album (c. 1900), glued onto black paper. This type of album first gained popularity around the turn of the century. The focus of the album is the family of Rosanna B. Smith Hall (1836-1905) and Thomas T. Hall (1813-1885). Thomas was no longer alive when it was produced. Rosanna's daughters Flora DeEtta Hall (1858-1932) and Lulu Mabel Hall (1863-1937) along with relatives on the Smith side of the family are prominently featured. The original owner of the album is unknown, though they refer to Rosanna and her sister Adaline "Addie" Smith Beatty (1837-1905) as "Aunt." Due to the large quantity of photographs owned by Amy Ida Williams Glisson (Rosanna's niece, 1857-1944) in the Local Families Photograph Collection and Amy's connections to the Smith Family visible in other photographs, it is possible that the album belonged to her, though Addie is technically not her aunt.Collection
MSS 006 Local Families Photograph CollectionCataloged By
Daniel McCormickCategory
Rosanna B. Smith Hall, Thomas T. Hall
Hall Family, Smith Family