Marston family photograph album

Collection

Identifier: Album 643

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Album containing 46 black and white photographs and 6 tintypes, circa 1850-1880, of unidentified members of the Marston family. The album includes many portraits of children. Most the images in the album are card photographs, a number of which were taken by studios in Wisconsin. With the album are several loose items: a poem about a dog by Elwyn Marston, age 11, of Columbus, Wisconsin; a silk 48-star U.S. flag; a photograph of an unidentified woman in front of a house; and a portrait, with a velvet border, of a group of unidentified young women.

Dates

Creation: circa 1850-1880

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Extent

0.29 Cubic Feet (1 custom box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Album containing black and white photographs and tintypes, primarily studio portraits of unidentified people, particularly children. A number of the portraits were taken by studios in Wisconsin. With the album are a poem about a dog by Elwyn Marston, age 11, of Columbus, Wisconsin; a silk 48-star U.S. flag; and two loose photographs.