Camden library fundraising party

Photograph

Walsh History Center - Camden Public Library

Camden library fundraising party circa 1925

Origformat: Print-Photographic

Name/Title

Camden library fundraising party

Entry/Object ID

CAHC 2006.8.49

Description

Photograph of ten ladies in costume for a Camden Public Library fundraising party. Handwritten at top of photograph: "All great workers for the Camden Public Library - This was one of their costume parties at one of the affairs for raising money - Aunt Emma was chairwoman --" Handwritten at bottom of photograph: "Back Row: Minnie Talbot, Theresa Babb, Ada Gilkey, Lizzie Achorn, Lizzie Cushing, Nellie Knowlton, Mrs. Meservey, Eva Rose. Emma Russell in center."

Collection

Barbara F. Dyer Collection

Cataloged By

Mary Blair

Acquisition

Accession

CAHC 2006.8

Source or Donor

Dyer, Barbara F.

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Place

Location

Maine/ Knox County/ Camden

Notes

Date: 1925 circa Medium: Photographic Paper

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Libraries, Costumes, Fund raising

Search Terms

Camden, Camden Public Library, Maine

Dimensions

Height

7-3/4 in

Width

10 in

Location

Container

CAHC 2006.8 / WHC 2012.16 B. Dyer Coll.

Shelf

Shelf 6

Cabinet

Vault Shelving Unit 1

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Location

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Moved By

Heather Bilodeau

Date

December 19, 2009

Location

Shelf

Shelf 3, Shelf 3

Room

Digitization Room

Building

Camden Area History Center

Category

Permanent

Location

Shelf

Shelf 2, Shelf 2

Room

Main Room #2

Building

Camden Area History Center

Category

Permanent

Location

Shelf

Shelf 1, Shelf 1

Room

Storage Room

Building

Camden Area History Center

Category

Permanent

Location

Shelf

Shelf 1, Shelf 1

Room

Digitization Room

Building

Camden Area History Center

Category

Permanent

Inventory

Inventoried By

Wyatt Berry

Inventoried Date

Mar 19, 2018

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Dec 19, 2009

Examined By

Heather Bilodeau

Notes

Original is faded, discolored, few tears and scratches

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Achorn, Elizabeth "Lizzie"

Person or Organization

Babb, Theresa

Person or Organization

Cushing, Elizabeth "Lizzie"

Person or Organization

Gilkey, Ada

Person or Organization

Knowlton, Nellie

Person or Organization

Rose, Eva

Person or Organization

Russell, Emma

Person or Organization

Talbot, Minnie

Person or Organization

Montgomery, Mrs. Charles

Person or Organization

Meservey, Mrs.

General Notes

Note

Original or Copy: Original Status: OK Status By: Heather Bilodeau Status Date: 2009-12-19

Created By

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Create Date

March 20, 2006

Updated By

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Update Date

October 27, 2025