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Call Number:

PH-02334

Collection Name:

Snow-bound; A Winter Idyl

Creator:

unidentified photographer

No. of Items:

6 items

Span Dates:

1867

Description:

Photographically illustrated book by John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892), entitled Snow-bound; A Winter Idyl (London: A.W. Bennett, 1867), containing six mounted photographs. The book is inscribed: M.A. Evans, with his dear love, Edinburgh, 1869. Print information follows.

964:3652:0001 -- [Snow-covered woods], 1867 or earlier. Albumen print;
964:3652:0002 -- John G. Whittier, 1867 or earlier. Albumen print;
964:3652:0003 -- [Man standing in snow-covered yard], 1867 or earlier. Albumen print;
964:3652:0004 -- [Man chopping wood in snow], 1867 or earlier. Albumen print;
964:3652:0005 -- [Snow covered woodland path], 1867 or earlier. Albumen print;
964:3652:0006 -- [Frozen meadow], 1867 or earlier. Albumen print.

Accession No(s):

964:3652:0001-0006; Gernsheim, Helmut, 1913-, former owner.

Location(s):

PS 3266 A1 1867 HRC-P (964:3652:0001-0006)
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