Rosa with Baby, ca. 1896

Photograph

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Tontitown Historical Museum

Woman Holding Baby: A black-and-white photograph shows a woman smiling while holding a baby dressed in white with a bonnet, suggesting an affectionate moment captured in history.
Woman Holding Baby

A black-and-white photograph shows a woman smiling while holding a baby dressed in white with a bonnet, suggesting an affectionate moment captured in history.

Name/Title

Rosa with Baby, ca. 1896

Entry/Object ID

TMA-2008-58-101

Description

b/w repro (blurry); 3/4 length portrait; woman w/dark hair and dress holding newborn wearing thick white bonnet, gown

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Reproduction

Subject

Woman: Rosa Fiori Mantegani

Subject Person or Organization

Rosa Fiori Ceola Mantegani (1877 - 1944)

Context

perhaps a christening?. Date was given as ca. 1895 and place as Tontitown. The group wasn't in Tontitown until 1898, and Rosa's first baby that we know of was born in 1896. Date and place unknown.

Collection

Dorothy Bersi Kever Collection

Category

digital print
Graphic Documents, Documentary Objects, 08: Communication Objects

Update Date

July 30, 2026