Eda & Ada Morrill

Name/Title

Eda & Ada Morrill

Entry/Object ID

67.23

Description

Eda and Ada Morrill. Material: paper. Size: 4 1/2" x 6 1/2". Description: sepia cabinet card image of two little girls approximately 4 years old, identified as Eda Mae and Ada Gay Morrill, twins born in 1879; they are posed wearing light-colored fleece coats with wide collars, white knit bonnets that tie under chin, leggings and high-top button-up shoes; they stand side-by-side holding hands in a studio setting.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Cabinet Card

Context

Eda and Ada were the daughters of Henry and Alcene Waldreff Morrill; they were born in Alton Township, Waseca County. Ada died in Janesville from complications of whooping cough in 1886 when she was only six years old. Eda, also known as Edith, died in Willmar at the age of 96.

Made/Created

Date made

1883

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

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Create Date

April 3, 2024

Update Date

July 27, 2025