A Guide to the Mrs. Swan Photograph, ca. 1900
A Collection in the
Thomas Balch Library
Collection Number VC 0036
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Processed by: Beth Schuster
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection open for research .
Use Restrictions
Visual materials may require special handling.
Preferred Citation
Mrs. Swan Photograph, ca. 1900 (VC 0036), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA..
Acquisition Information
Lori Kimball, Leesburg, VA
Alternative Form Available
Digital surrogate
Accruals
2010.0164
Processing Information
Processed by Beth Schuster, 6 May 2010
Biographical Information
The subject of the portrait, an elderly African-American woman sitting outside in front of a closed door, wearing a dark dress with white collar and white head wrap, is unidentified. The caption on the verso in an unidentified hand reads "Mrs. Swan/ex-slave from Leesbug, Va/ Assoc with the Dickinson family."
Scope and Content
This collection consists of one 4"x 5.75" unidentified black and white photographic portrait, circa 1900, mounted on 6"x9" paperboard. Penciled at the bottom right of the photograph on the paperboard is "Lea."
Adjunct Descriptive Data
Other Finding Aid
Past Perfect catalogue record
Technical Requirements
Electronic media
Other Finding Aid
Past Perfect catalogue record