Name/Title
Chef William Fricker with dinner party in the Great HallEntry/Object ID
SHH 94.496.2Description
Modern print of black and white photo, made from historic negative (probably glass plate negative taken by Willard Seiberling). Image shows 18 people seated around dining table placed in Great Hall, each figure wearing "costume" consisting of decorative cape and cap. All are looking towards the camera. Gertrude and Frank seated at each end of table, Gertrude at right end, Irene and Fred at far side. Male domestic servant (likely William Fricker) stands at left side of image in white jacket with hands behind back. Large silver plate candelabra from Dining Room in place on table with lit twisted candles. Very crisp image, and edges of image show the marks of removal of "masking" tape on the original glass plate negative. One of two prints of image.Photograph Details
Subject Person or Organization
Fricker, WilliamCollection
PERMANENT COLLECTIONCataloged By
Margaret TramontineAcquisition
Accession
SHH 94.496.2Notes
Credit: Gift of Walter A. LongMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Seiberling, Willard PenfieldRole
PhotographerArtist
Long, Walter A.Role
PrinterDate made
1917 - 1922Place
City
AkronState/Province
OhioCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaNotes
Medium: Photographic PaperOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Negative NumberOther Number
N-998Create Date
October 3, 1994Update Date
July 6, 2026