Portrait of Maurice Drew

Photograph

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Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Portrait of Maurice Drew

Entry/Object ID

1979.04.39

Description

Elmer Chickering was a photographer specializing in portraits in Boston, Massachusetts in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He had a studio on West Street and photographed politicians, actors, athletes and other public figures. Born in Vermont in 1857, Chickering moved to Boston and set up his photography studio around the 1880s. His photographic work appeared in numerous publications. Chickering passed away in 1915.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Cabinet Card

Acquisition

Accession

1979.04

Source or Donor

Stephen T. Rose

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Stephen Rose

Made/Created

Artist

Elmer Chickering

Date made

circa 1880

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Photograph, Cabinet

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

4 in