Girls in costume

girls at hessel

girls at hessel

Name/Title

Girls in costume

Entry/Object ID

SHH 96.409

Description

Gelatin dry plate glass negative: printed to reveal image taken at Cedar Lodge, Seiberling summer home in Hessel, Michigan, view of two young girls posed on area arranged as stage space with bare wood floor, jardinière to left, candle sconces at rear and curtain behind them. Girl on left wears short white lace dress, white socks and shoes and white bow in hair, long curls. Girl at right is Virginia Seiberling and she wear white nightclothes of blouse, pants, slippers and sleeping cap, long curls, and holds something that looks like a flashlight which she point out to camera. Both girls are looking at camera and slightly smiling. Image is very similar to SHH 96.407.

Photograph Details

Subject Place

Location

Cedar Lodge

City

Hessel

State/Province

Michigan

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Collection

PERMANENT COLLECTION

Cataloged By

Margaret Tramontine

Acquisition

Accession

SHH-Original

Source or Donor

Seiberling Heirs

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Seiberling, Willard Penfield

Role

Photographer

Date made

1915 - 1917

Notes

Medium: glass, silver gelatin

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

8 x 10 in.

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

November 6, 1996

Updated By

bwelch@stanhywet.org

Update Date

August 19, 2025