Photograph, Tintype

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Photograph, Tintype

Entry/Object ID

43.05.12

Description

Portrait of a Young Woman. Material: metal. Size: 2 1/4" x 3 3/8" tintype photograph of a young woman, an unidentified member of the Emmons Smith family; shown posed in studio setting with painted backdrop seated in one-armed fringed portrait chair; there is a hole punched through the upper right corner of tintype; same woman is in Accession 43.05.14

Context

This donation was made by the great-grandson of Emmons Smith, Sr. and provided this family information: Emmons Smith, Sr. was a Waseca Co. Commissioner and once owned the Waverly Hotel on S. State at 2nd Ave. S.E.; married Catherine (Kate) O'Brian; his five children - William Dennis Smith (b. Feb 16, 1883, d. May 3, 1916, m. Phoebe Lortis, 1903), Emmons H. Smith, Jr. (b. Sept 4, 1884), Edna Mae Smith (b. Nov 27, 1885, m. Harry A. Fowler, 1905), Margaret Mary Smith aka Babe, b. July 27, 1889, m. D. C. Steele, 1909), Earle James Smith (b. Oct 29, 1901, m. Gretchen Heath, 1922)

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Photograph, Tintype

Class

Documentary Artifact

Category

Communication Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

January 12, 2006

Update Date

November 21, 2024