Family in a rowboat

Name/Title

Family in a rowboat

Entry/Object ID

SHH 11.2532

Description

Black and white photographic print of people in a rowboat. Three adults and three children. Little blond boy, likely Willard, in bow holding a shotgun in hand with barrel resting on gunnel. Man, possibly Doc Chase, in a cap rowing and has turned head toward camera. Little boy, likely Fred, in sailor suit leaning on starboard side. Woman, possibly Grace Seiberling Chase, looking over his shoulder wearing a dark hat with a light band. Woman, possibly Gertrude Seiberling, and a little girl in stern. Lower right corner of photo blurred. From a series of photos of the Seiberling's summer home in and around Hessel, Michigan.

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Chase, William Sabin, Chase, Grace Seiberling, Seiberling, Gertrude Penfield, Seiberling, John Frederick, Seiberling, Willard Penfield

Subject Place

City

Hessel

State/Province

Michigan

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Collection

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Acquisition

Accession

SHH-Original

Source or Donor

Seiberling Heirs

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

1896 - 1898

Place

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Notes

Medium: black and white photograph

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: 2 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

Yellowed & dirty, faded,

General Notes

Note

One of 232 photos from Photo Album SHH 2014.3. There are high resolution scanned images of the both the album pages and the individual photos. See SHH 2014.3 catalog record for further details. The individual photos were originally cataloged by SSD between Dec 1987 and Oct 1989.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

June 10, 1994

Updated By

bwelch@stanhywet.org

Update Date

September 10, 2025