Name/Title
Photo AlbumsEntry/Object ID
2004.465.2.1Description
Photo Album (a -f), ca. 1900s. The album covers are made of celluloid, colored yellow. The front cover (a) has a painted image of a pair of wooden cabins, filled with snow underneath a starry night sky. The photo page holders (b) have gold foiled edges is filled with card de visites, cabinet cards of indivdiuals and families, most are identified with first and last names which are written in pencil. There is a metal handle on the back cover (c) along the right side. There are two cabinet cards loose (e,f) found loose in the back of the album, one photo in a mini album (d). The front and back covers are completely loose from the spine binding. The spine of the photo holders (b), is heavily damages, with threading coming apart, the cabinet cards, cart de visites have various damages to note such as heavy fading, begining signs of foxing as well as on the album photo holders, minor surface soiling. The overall condition to the album is poor, while the photographs range from good to fair.
