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Call Number:

PH-03043

Collection Name:

George Moore Literary File Photography Collection

Creator:

Cooper, A. C., photographer

Lombardi & Co.

Moore, George, 1852-1933 (1852 - 1933)

No. of Items:

20 photographs

Span Dates:

circa 1870-1933

Description:

The the collection consists of photographs and negatives of and related to author and art critic, George Moore (Irish, 1852-1933). Subjects include Moore alone and with others (P1-P7; 986:0031:0001-0002; 999:0036:0057); a view of his grave (P12); a carte-de-visite portrait of his brother Augustus Moore (980:0117:0001); and photographic reproductions of Impressionist paintings (P8-P11; 997:0105:0455). Included are nitrate negatives corresponding to P4-P6; P7 is a nitrate negative only. Identified photographers include: A. C. Cooper (P8-P11); and Lombardi & Co. (980:0117:0001).

Further descriptions of some items may be available in a card catalog in the repository.

This collection forms a part of the Literary Files Photography Collection is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally includes portraits and images by, collected by, of, and/or related to those entities.

Accession No(s):

P1-P11; 980:0117:0001; 986:0031:0001-0002; 997:0105:0455; 999:0036:0057

Location(s):

Moore, G., Lit File
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Lit File Boxes (4 negs)
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See Also:

George Moore Collection: Associated manuscript materials, from which these photographs were likely transferred, are located in the George Moore Collection (MS-02894).