Photograph of Boarding House Keeper

Name/Title

Photograph of Boarding House Keeper

Entry/Object ID

2022.2.35

Description

Photograph of George Washington Snow, landlord of the Elms boarding house (owned by the American Thread Company) sitting in a chair in the Elm's parlor, Willimantic, CT, c. 1910-18. Black and white gelatin print pasted onto cardboard. Photo by William E. Weber, a commercial photographer. George W. Snow was married to Julia Lamb Snow, who was the Elms's matron. George W. Snow is listed as a resident of the Elms in the 1910-18 Willimantic Directories. He may have been a retired carriage maker. William E. Weber is listed in the 1910-18 Willimantic Directories as a clerk for the ATC. He lived at 54 Turner St, Willimantic, CT.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print

Subject

Parlor of Elms boarding house

Subject Person or Organization

Snow, George Washington

Subject Place

Neighborhood

Willimantic, CT

City

Windham, CT

Continent

North America

Region

Northeast

Collection

American Thread Company Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Weber, William E

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1910 - circa 1918

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Neighborhood

Willimantic, CT

City

Windham, CT

Continent

North America

Region

Northeast

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

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Pho-A-709

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Found Object

Copyright

Type of License

None

Copyright Holder

Public Domain

Copyright Date

circa 1918

Created By

historian@millmuseum.org

Create Date

November 26, 2022

Updated By

historian@millmuseum.org

Update Date

November 26, 2022