Name/Title
TEMPLE FAMILY STUDIO PORTRAITEntry/Object ID
99.5.15.300Description
Color: Black; White
A copy of a black and white photograph with one duplicate of the Temple family, 10 October 1919. A studio portrait, taken by George Steckel, the image has the family standing on a bare floor with a plain gray background. From left to right are Walter, Jr.; Agnes; Laura; Edgar; Walter, Sr.; and Thomas. The sons all wear military school uniforms from the Pasadena Military Academy, which are gray with black trim, especially at the collar, side of the trousers and front where the buttons are. Brass buttons are on the collar and Thomas has sargeant's stripes on his sleeves. Agnes wears a white dress, hose, and ribbon with black shoes. Laura has a darker-colored dress with white lace front and white shoes. Walter, Sr. has a light-colored striped jacket and trousers with darker-colored striped vest, white shirt, and striped tie. One image has a white border, while the other does not. On the upper reverse of one copy is an inscription in black ink reading "Walter P. Temple and family / Source - Workman and Temple Homestead / (gift of [donor's name withheld])." On the upper reverse of the other image is a pencil inscription by a former museum registrar, "Temple Family Portrait," while at the bottom, also in pencil by the same person is "Source: Workman and Temple Family Homestead Museum archives."
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