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Humrichouse Family photograph album, circa 1860-1885

1860-1885Photograph, documentarymonochromeJump to full detailsRequest from Special Collections

Summary:Album contains images and photographs of Humrichouse family members from Maryland, including members of the Hawken, Boyd, Boteler, Levy, Hammond, and McComas families. The album front cover is not attached, but the leather binding and back cover with metal embellishments remains a part of the album. It was created by D. Appleton & Company from New York in 1862, but it is unknown who assembled the images in the album. The album includes photograph types of the Civil War era, including tintype pictures, and most individual pictures are pasted to cardboard mounts and are carte-de-visite (CDV) type. Most pictures were taken by photographers from the Baltimore and Hagerstown, Maryland areas and are named on the back of each image. Individual digitized images of pictures are also available.
Century:1801-1900
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:Maryland
Temporal subject: 1861-1870
1871-1880
1881-1890
1801-1810
1811-1820
1831-1840
1841-1850
1851-1860
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Geographical subject – Region:Maryland
Topical subjects:Photograph albums
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Portraits
ArchivesUM location:Byron Family papers
  • accession 2010-31
Repository:Historical Manuscripts
Browse terms:Personal and Family Lives
Copyright holder:Public Domain
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