Lydia Barber, c.1860s

Photograph

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Shaker Historical Society

Name/Title

Lydia Barber, c.1860s

Entry/Object ID

2019.1.5

Tags

Warrensville Township, 19th Century, 1860s

Description

Tintype gem portrait of a teenage girl identified as Lydia Barber, sister of Lyman Barber, on verso. Tintype features some hand tinting on the subject's face and is mounted in an elaborate miniature frame to a decorative cartes-de-visite size card.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Tintype

Subject Person or Organization

Lydia Barber Johnston

Category

Photographs
Archives

Acquisition

Accession

2019.1

Source or Donor

Charlotte Lyons

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Charlotte Lyons

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1860 - circa 1865

Notes

Date estimated from birthdate and approximate age in photograph

Location

Location

Box

Photograph Archives Box 04

Room

Elizabeth Nord Library & Archives

Building

Shaker Historical Society

Date

January 15, 2026