Local Families Photograph Collection/Elwood Glisson, Amy Ida Glisson and May Hall in horse carriage, 1900s

Elwood Glisson, Amy Ida Glisson (right) and May Hall (left) in horse carriage, 1900s: front of photograph - Elwood Glisson, Amy Ida Glisson and May Hall in horse carriage, 1900s
Elwood Glisson, Amy Ida Glisson (right) and May Hall (left) in horse carriage, 1900s

front of photograph - Elwood Glisson, Amy Ida Glisson and May Hall in horse carriage, 1900s

Name/Title

Local Families Photograph Collection/Elwood Glisson, Amy Ida Glisson and May Hall in horse carriage, 1900s

Entry/Object ID

2023.006.045

Tags

Photograph, carriage

Scope 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

Elwood Glisson (1855-1938), Amy Ida Glisson (1857-1944), and Lulu Mabel Hall (1863-1937) in horse carriage (left to right), 1900s. Possibly at Elwood and Amy's farm in Chatham, Chester County, PA they moved to on March 25 1890.

Collection

MSS 006 Local Families Photograph Collection

Cataloged By

Susannah Thurlow

Category

Elwood Glisson, Amy Ida Williams Glisson, Lulu Mabel Hall
Williams Family, Hall Family, Smith Family

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Carriage, Runabout

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Wagon, Farm

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Portrait

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Carriage

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Wagon

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Picture

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Animal-Powered Vehicles

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Land Transportation T&E

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Carriages & coaches, Horses, Portrait photographs, Black & white photographs

Dimensions

Width

5 in

Length

4 in

Research Notes

Research Type

Updated by

Person

Daniel McCormick

Date

Jun 10, 2025

Create Date

May 9, 2023

Update Date

June 19, 2025