Lamson family photographs, ca. 1860-1920.

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Lamson family photographs, ca. 1860-1920.

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Photographs of various members of the Lamson family in three carte de visite albums and one box of loose portraits, taken ca. 1860-1920. Most of the photographs in the albums are unidentified but contain portraits of members of the Lamson and Green families, friends, and Civil War soldiers. The loose portraits contain many photographs of opera singer Gardner Swift Lamson and his wife Mary Roberts Dater Lamson, among others. Photographers include Frederick Gutekunst of Philadelphia, Pa., Manchester Bros. of Providence, R.I., Lemuel Wallace Cook and Southworth & Hawes of Boston, Mass., and Mathew B. Brady. Includes cabinet cards, carte de visite, and tintypes.

142 photographs in 3 vols. and 1 narrow box.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7808583

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Cook, Lemuel Wallace,

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Manchester Bros. (Providence, R.I.),

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Lamson, Mary Roberts Dater, b. 1856

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Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917

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Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896

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Mathew Brady was a prominent American photographer, best known for his battlefield photos during the Civil War. From the description of Mathew Brady letter, Washington, D.C., to E.C. Stedman, 1879 March 20. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 82087446 From the description of Letter, Washington, D.C., to E.C. Stedman, 1879 March 20. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50061938 Mathew B. Brady (ca. 1823-1896) was a...

Lamson, Gardner Swift, 1855-1940

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Lamson family

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Green family

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Southworth & Hawes

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Attributed to the photographic firm of Southworth & Hawes. This photographic print was one of a series of prints that formed a panoramic view of the city of Boston taken from the State House in 1858. The individual prints have been reproduced several times; this particular print probably dates from the late nineteenth century. From the description of View from the State House, looking North East [graphic]. [1858] (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 70822186 ...