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• A.B.K. From the Mixter Family Papers, Manuscripts Department. Gem size. Woman shown waist length leaning elbow on book on table at right and resting chin on hand. In same envelope a small photograph of same woman, seated in painted boat in studio (by Richardson & Cleveland, 22 Winter Street, Boston).
• AUNT Polly. 2" x 3" with paper frame. Taken by George L. Chapman, Barre, MA. Waist length portrait of an older woman with light colored eyes, wearing a small cap at the back of her head and an elaborately embroidered collar and bow at neck.

B

• BARTOL, Mary W. and CLARK, Fanny A. with three more unidentified girls. July 3, 1886. One girl seated at center holding large wooden staff. Four other girls cluster around her, some with heads bowed. Painted scene of tree and stairs on background. Paper mat is stamped: "Geo. H. Baker, Photographer, 406 Main St. Worcester, Mass."
• BARTON, Ira M. Quarter plate. Older gentleman, in profile, facing left. Hair streaked with grey.
• BIXBY, Miranda, ca. 1875. Whole plate. Gift of Rev. H.E. Lombard, September 17, 1933. Young woman seated in fringed arm chair. Shown waist length with trimmed gown, and black choker.
• BURNELL, Jessie. Small album of forty-four tintypes. Thumbnail (gem) sizes. From the Fobes, Hayward, and Northrop Family Collection. Childhood friends of Jessie Burnell. Many taken in Pittsfield, Mass. Twelve tintypes are identified, including: Carrie Burnell, Jessie Burnell, Mary Campbell, James Cowen, Mary Dutton, Robert Dutton, Anna Feeley, Jeanette Moscrip, Sally Peck, and Jane Russell. One larger tintype of bearded man is loose.

C

• CHEEVER, Henry. Sixth plate. Bust length portrait of bearded man, turned slightly right.
• CHICO, Butte County, California. Quarter plate. Group of wooden buildings with row of bare trees behind. Open lawn and fencing in foreground. Figures and carriage in front of building at right.
• CHICO, Butte County, California. Quarter plate. Large, 2 ½ story wooden structure with ten windows along one side. Figures on horses in foreground. Two windows open, one with figure seated on sill.
• CHICO, Butte County, California. Quarter plate. Men and women standing near mounds in the earth. Native Americans [?]. Possibly a copy image.
• CLARK, J.H., with Charles Randel (?), Josie Smith, and Fanny Clark. Sixth plate. Men stand at back, women seated in foreground with hats on laps. Woman at left turning back towards men.
• COOK, Old Katey. Sixth plate. Gift of Harriet E. Clarke. Waist length portrait of a middle-aged woman with lace collar and bracelet at wrist.

F

• FARRILL, John. Sixth plate. Waist length image of man with long moustache, seated, wearing small neck tie.

G

• GUILD, Flora I. Sixth plate. Young girl in fancy hat and winter coat, seated, holding china doll on her lap.

H

• HALL, Col. and Lt. Newman. Taken Sunday, December 20, 1863. Labeled as ambrotype. Quarter plate.
• HARRIS, Mrs. Clarendon. 8 1/2" x 6 ½" From the Scattering Collection. Bust portrait of older woman wearing light colored bonnet tied at neck in bow. Surface badly scratched.
• HAYWARD, Albert F. (1840-1899). 1 ¼" x 1 7/8" in a paper mount. From the Fobes, Hayward, and Northrop Family Collection. Neck length portrait of man with light colored goatee beard and hair parted on left.
• HAYWARD, Daniel Henry (1836-1885). 1 ¾" x 2 ¼", in a paper mount. From the Fobes, Hayward, and Northrop Family Collection. Taken by G.P. Lasselle, 4 Summer St., Boston. Man with full beard, bust length.
• HAYWARD, Mary Viola (White) (1837-1900). 1 7/8" x 1 7/8", loose -- no paper mount. From the Fobes, Hayward, and Northrop Family Collection. Bust length portrait of woman in dark dress with long chain at neck.
• HAYWARD, Olivia Williams (1848-1874), daughter of Daniel Leach Hayward. 8 ½ x 6 ½". Gift of Francis H. Fobes. From the Scattering Collection. Bust portrait of a woman with dark hair wearing a fringed bow at neck.

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• KNOWLES, Grandmother (nee Margaret Stanley). 1 ½ " x 2". From the Knowles Collection. Older woman in dark lace bonnet and dress with light lace collar. In paper mount with revenue stamp on verso.
• KNOWLES, S. A. 1 ½ " x 2". From the Knowles Collection. Bust length portrait of bearded man in paper mount.

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• LEONARD, Mrs. Fred. 8 1/2" x 6 ½" From the Scattering Collection. Bust portrait of woman with dark hari pulled back in ringlets. She faces left in profile. Surface badly scratched.
• LEWISSON, Lucy, Minnie LEE, Henrietta G. ALDRICH, Annie D. CURRIER, and Elizabeth BACON. Gift of Mrs. W. Emory Wardwell, April 13, 1946. From the Scattering Collection. Five well-dressed young women around a table with books. Three women are seated, two stand behind table. Three have open books and the woman at right is reading.
• LOMBARD, Florence. Ninth plate. From the Lombard Family Album. Gift of Rev. Herbert E. Lombard, April 7, 1932. Uncased image of little girl with curly dark hair wearing solid dress with plaid sash. Hands in lap.
• LOMBARD, Mrs. Henry Faulkner (Nellie de Callahan). Ninth plate. From the Lombard Family Album. Gift of Rev. Herbert E. Lombard, April 7, 1932. Oval format image of young woman seated against a landscape backdrop.
• LONGLEY, Caroline A. 2 ½" x 3 ½". From the Scattering Collection. Bust length portrait of woman with braid on top of head. Dress has large buttons down front and ruffled trim (copy 1 of 2).
• LONGLEY, Caroline A. 2 ½" x 3 ½". From the Scattering Collection. Bust length portrait of woman with braid on top of head. Dress has large buttons down front and ruffled trim (copy 2 of 2).

M

• MACBURNEY, Mary, as a child. Approx. 2 ½" x 4". From the Scattering Collection. Young girl with hair pulled back wearing simple dress with trim down front. In paper mat which is stamped: "Holton & Robinson's Ferrotypes & Photographs, No. 2 Winter Street, Cor. Of Washington St. Boston. Particular attention given to all kinds of Copying. Children's pictures taken in one second."
• MAY, Eliza Pike. Ninth plate. From the Pearson Collection. No case. Bust length portrait of woman in dress tinted yellow with white lace collar.
• MAY, Eliza Pike. Ninth plate. From the Pearson Collection. Waist length portrait of woman in dark dress with hands in lap.
• MAY, Eliza Pike. Ninth plate. From the Pearson Collection. Waist length portrait of woman in dark dress, leaning on table at left.
• MAY, John. Quarter plate. From the Pearson Collection.
• MELLIN, Ernie. Gift of Ruth E. Adomeit, Sept. 3, 1996. From the Scattering Collection. Small boy seated in a chair. Wearing a striped dress, shoulders hunched. Paper mount with peach cover sheet.
• MELLIN, Vern. Gift of Ruth E. Adomeit, Sept. 3, 1996. From the Scattering Collection. Small boy in plaid dress standing next to elaborately carved table with deer. His face is out of focus due to movement. Paper mount with peach cover sheet.

P

• PARKMAN, Alice and Bertha, 1882. 2 ½" x 3 ½". From the Scattering Collection. June 2nd, 1882. Young child in white dress and stockings sitting on woman's lap. Woman is ducking her head down and holding child's hands. In paper mount, stamped: "Towne's, 425 Washington St., Boston. Also inscribed on mount: "Theodore P. Carter, June 2nd, 1882"
• PEARSON, small album of eighteen gem-size tintypes. From the Pearson Collection. Title page of album: "Tin Type Album #113." Identified sitters include: BUTLER, Mary Pearson; MAY, Eliza Pike; MAY, Mary (wife of John); MAY, Samuel Sawyer; and PEARSON, George.
• PEARSON, small album of twenty-seven gem-size tintypes. From the Pearson Collection. Binding edge and title page both read "Album." Identified sitters include: BUTLER, Mary P.; MAY, Eliza Pike; MAY, John; MAY, Mary; MAY, Samuel; PEARSON, George
• PROUTY, Alice. 4"x 5 ¼". Of Spencer, Mass. From the Scattering Collection. Image of young woman seated in studio with fur drape on chair, oriental vase at far left. She is shown in profile, looking left, holding small bunch of flowers in hand.

R

• RICE, Christine and Mildred CROMPTON. Sixth plate. Two young woman in winter hats and dark dresses. They lean on short column at center. Woman at left is seated and holds small book or wallet in lap. Woman at right stands, with eyes downcast.
• RICE, May, with Sadie HOPKINS, Lizzie BAEM, and UNIDENTIFIED. Sixth plate. Three woman and barefoot child posed in interior. Woman at far left in dark dress has child on lap. Young girl stand to her right and third woman seated in foreground.
• ROBBINS, Mrs. Lucy Bush. 2 ½" x 3 ½". Gift of William Fred Holcombe of New York, May 5, 1896. From the Scattering Collection. Image of painted portrait of woman in lace bonnet secured with dark ribbon.

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• SALISBURY, STEPHEN III, and James B. HEWITT, of St. Paul, Minnesota, April 10, 1886. 4" x 6" (mount). From the Scattering Collection. Salisbury stands at left with hat in hand and coat over arm. Hewitt wearing hat and holding cane stands at right and leans on faux stump which stands between men. Paper mount with purple covers.
• SMITH, Asa Judson (son of Asa Fuller Smith). 1 ½ " x 2". From the Knowles Collection. Young boy shown torso length, turned slightly right. He wears woolen winter coat. In paper mount.
• SOUTH Framingham, MA. South Framingham Hotel. Quarter plate. Reversed image of the Hotel with railroad tracks in foreground. Figures on porch of hotel.
• STURGIS, H.H., son of H.P. Sturgis. Gem size. Man with long side whiskers, in rounded hat, shown in profile, facing left.

W

• WASHBURN, Ichabod and family. Gift of Rachel Shea, Jan. 12, 1988. From the Scattering Collection. 10 ¼. x 12. with paper frame. Washburn sits at far right. His wife is at center and with young woman in light dress at far left. Two other young women stand behind the seated trio.
• WINCHESTER, Lycurcus. 4" x 5". From the Scattering Collection. Young boy in straw hat and short pants, leaning on wooden piling with ladder in background. Paper mount is stamped: .L.H. Clarke, Photo. Wakefield. and is inscribed with sitter's name and "Baltimore, Taken at N. Pier, R.I. 1883."
• WORCESTER, Massachusetts. Old Trumbull Mansion at Trumbull Square. From the estate of Louisa Trumbull Cogswell Roberts. Presented by Edwin Melville Roberts, April 1957. Quarter plate. View of large clapboard house with ivy growing over front door. Four chimneys.
• WORCESTER, Massachusetts, view looking toward Union Hill. Possibly as late as 1890, in frame of Dea and Emerson. Half plate. Large, castle-like structure on hill in distance, rooftops in foreground.

UNIDENTIFIED

• UNIDENTIFIED boy, possibly son of George A. and Mary J. Boardman. 2½x3 ½" No case. Young boy, ages 2-3, standing on a chair, drape at left.
• UNIDENTIFIED woman,. Ninth plate. From the Lombard Collection. Young girl resting cheek on fingertips. Elbow on table at right.
• UNIDENTIFIED man in military uniform. Sixth plate. From the Mrs. George M. Albee Collection. Man seated wearing cap, hand tucked into jacket. Painted background includes flag and cannon. Gold liner stamped with Civil War motifs.
• UNIDENTIFIED man in military uniform. Sixth plate. From the Mrs. George M. Albee Collection. Young man with short hair and moustache seated with arm resting on table at right. Jacket buttoned at neck only. Flag and shield motif stamped on gold liner and bottom stamped "'76 Union '61"
• UNIDENTIFIED man in military uniform. Sixth plate. From the Mrs. George M. Albee Collection. Young man wearing cap and three stripes on shoulders, seated in wooden chair with elbow resting on chair back.
• UNIDENTIFIED man. Ninth plate. From the Mrs. George M. Albee Collection. Bearded man in soft hat, shown bust length.
• UNIDENTIFIED man. Ninth plate. From the Mrs. George M. Albee Collection. Man seated against painted back ground with hands folded in lap. Wears a patterned vest.
• UNIDENTIFIED man. Ninth plate. From the Mrs. George M. Albee Collection. Young man in simple vest and shirt sleeves, resting arm on table at right.
• UNIDENTIFIED woman. Sixth plate. From the Mrs. George M. Albee Collection. Older woman with hair streaked with grey seated with ands folded on knee.
• UNIDENTIFIED man. Gem size. Man with moustache, bust length.
• UNIDENTIFIED man. Gem size. Man with bow tie. In case held with clip.
• UNIDENTIFIED man. Larger than gem size. Bearded man shown waist length. Mount is stamped: "Grey & Co., 421 Broadway, cor. Canal St., N.Y."
• UNIDENTIFIED woman. Gem size. No case. Woman in dark dress with hair parted in center.
• UNIDENTIFIED woman. Gem size. Woman with hair pulled back, wears dark dress. Label on verso of paper mount: "Lothrop's Ferrotype Gallery, 41 ½ North Eight St., Near Filbert, Philadelphia"
• UNIDENTIFIED woman. Gem size. Young woman faces front with hair pulled back. Verso of paper mount has label: "Reed's New Style Pictures, 222 Main Street and Harrington Corner, Worcester // Wing's Ferrotype Card Mount, Patent Pending, 144 Washington Street, Boston."
• UNIDENTIFIED tintypes; four of individual women, one of a man, and three of individual boys. From the Shaw-Webb Papers. Sizes vary from gem size to 2 ¼" x 4". Gift of Mrs. Sinclair, August 1955.
• UNIDENTIFIED women (two), 1873. Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼ ". Women wear paper hats, one dunce-style. They are seated at a table.
• UNIDENTIFIED women (three), 1875. Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼ ". Three women seated at a table in hats, eating fruit. One has a banana, another an apple. Several piles of books lay on floor in foreground.
• UNIDENTIFIED women (five), with man, 1876. Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼ ". Young man seated at center with five women in coats and hats standing around him.
• UNIDENTIFIED women (four), 1878. Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼ ". Four women in hats, two seated in foreground, two stand behind. Woman in front at left holds open book.
• UNIDENTIFIED women (two), with man 1878. Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼ ". Two women seated at table with paper bag and pile of peanuts. Man stands between them, behind table.
• UNIDENTIFIED women (two), 1878. Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼ ". Two young women leaning on dark balustrade.
• UNIDENTIFIED women (four), 1879. Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼ ". Four women in hats, three seated, fourth stands at center.
• UNIDENTIFIED women (two), with man, 1882. Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼ ". All figures stand before a painted set of house with open door. Man holds small dog on lap and has top hat and umbrella. Women shake hands in the doorway.
• UNIDENTIFIED women (two), with man, 1882. Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼ ". All figures stand before a painted set of house with open door. Man holds dog on lap. One woman framed by doorway, other sits on chair at right. Valise on floor at her feet.
• UNIDENTIFIED women (three), on ice skates. Approx. 2 ½ " x 3". One woman on floor, while two others stand nearby. Woman at left bends to help the friend on floor to her feet. All wear winter coats and hats.
• UNIDENTIFIED women (two), with small boy. Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼ ".Two young women in hats, coats and gloves seated with small boy in short pants standing at left.
• UNIDENTIFIED group, four men and two women, tennis. Approx. 2 ¼ "x 3 ¼ ". Well-dressed group with tennis racquets. Woman at right holds racquet in front of face. Woman at left lighting cigarette of man at far left. All before painted background with trees.
• UNIDENTIFIED women (two), with open book. Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼". Two women seated, sharing the job of holding an open book. Woman at right looks down at pages. Woman at right has chin on hand and looks out at viewer.
• UNIDENTIFIED women (two). Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼". One woman stands at left, while other sits at right and leans on her chest. Both wear dark dresses.
• UNIDENTIFIED baby. Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼ ". Small baby in long light-colored gown propped up against dark fabric drapery.
• UNIDENTIFIED woman. Approx. 2 ¼ " x 3 ¼ ". In paper mount. Young woman with hair on top of head in braid.
• UNIDENTIFIED man. Ninth plate. Gift of Carol Clark, November 20, 1991. Portrait of young man in solid suit. He has short hair and no beard. Union case, scroll pattern (Krainik, no. 609, Holmes, Booth and Hayden).
• UNIDENTIFIED woman. Ninth plate. Gift of Carol Clark, November 20, 1991. Woman in patterned dress, shown waist length, seated with hands in lap.
• UNIDENTIFIED woman. Ninth plate. Gift of Helena Shea, January 12, 1988. Portrait of young woman in dark dress with hands in lap. No cover on case.
• UNIDENTIFIED soldier. 2 ½" x 3 ¾". Gift of Janet I. Delorey, October 22, 1999. No case. Soldier in long coat and hat with emblem stands resting hand on carved chair at left.
• UNIDENTIFIED boy. 5 ½" x 7". From the Scattering Collection. Full-length image of boy with ringlets wearing knickers and leaning on a fringed sofa at right. His cheeks are tinted pink and he has one hand in pocket of pants.
• UNIDENTIFIED man, in mother-of pearl inlay case, marked .Bijou. on spine, with daguerreotype of unidentified woman. From the Banister Collection (Bx. 2). Man shown bust length, looking slightly left. Woman wears dark silk gown with lace cuffs and oval cameo at throat.
• UNIDENTIFIED man. From the Scattering Collection. Damaged. No case. Bust length portrait of man with large nose, facing left. Gold liner stamped .M.S. Chapin. over the stamp "Glaister" in lower right corner.
• UNIDENTIFIED man. From the Scattering Collection. No mount. Dark haired man with thick side whiskers wearing dark suit and bow tie.
• UNIDENTIFIED child. From the Scattering Collection. Small child in dark off-shoulder dress seated in chair holding flowers. Paper mount with verso label: "From A.C. Townsend & Co., Photographic Artists, Mirror Gallery, Opposite Court Square, over First national Bank, Springfield, Mass. Large Photographs raised from this picture or any Ambrotype, Daguerreotype or card, plain or finished in Ink, Oil or Water Colors."
• UNIDENTIFIED woman. From the Scattering Collection. In pink paper mount. She is shown full length wearing a bustled dress and fancy hat, against a painted backdrop.
• UNIDENTIFIED woman. From the Scattering Collection. In cream paper mount stamped with star border. Woman shown waist length, seated, leaning face on fingertips with elbow on table at right.
• UNIDENTIFIED woman. From the Scattering Collection. Young woman with hair loose on shoulders, wearing plaid dress, seated with arm resting on arm of upholstered chair. No mount.
• UNIDENTIFIED woman. From the Scattering Collection. Woman in dark dress and long beads, seated with hands in lap. No mount.
• UNIDENTIFIED woman. From the Scattering Collection. Bust length portrait of woman with dark bow at neck and braid on top of head. No mount.
• UNIDENTIFIED woman. From the Scattering Collection. Woman in dark dress and dark veil, seated in chair with fringed arm. No mount.
• UNIDENTIFIED woman. From the Scattering Collection. Woman in dark dress with full skirt stands next to chair. A feathered hat and a plaid drape rest on chair. No mount.
• UNIDENTIFIED woman. From the Scattering Collection. Bust length image of woman with hair piled on top of head. No mount.
• UNIDENTIFIED woman. From the Scattering Collection. Portrait of young woman with hair down and headband. Wears dark dress and striped neck cloth under lace collar. Also has black ribbon choker. No mount.
• UNIDENTIFIED woman. From the Scattering Collection. Young woman in plaid dress with buttons down front. Exposure of her hand at top due to poor trimming. No mount.
• UNIDENTIFIED woman. From the Scattering Collection. Dark haired woman in dark dress and striped bow. Exposure of her hand at top due to poor trimming. No mount. Copy 1 of 2.
• UNIDENTIFIED woman. From the Scattering Collection. Dark haired woman in dark dress and striped bow. Exposure of her hand at top due to poor trimming. No mount. Copy 2 of 2.
• UNIDENTIFIED group, Grafton County, N.H.. 3 ½" x 2 ½". Gift of Dick Anders. From the Scattering Collection. Four women in dresses and beads, holding straw hats. Woman at right seated, wears striped dress, woman at far left stands. Paper mount, peach with red border, purple cover sheet.
• UNIDENTIFIED group, Grafton County, N.H.. 3 ½" x 2 ¼". Gift of Dick Anders. From the Scattering Collection. Three young women and young man in front of painted back drop. Woman at right sits in fringed chair with hat on lap. No mount.
• UNIDENTIFIED woman, Grafton County, N.H.. 4" x 2 ¾". Gift of Dick Anders. From the Scattering Collection. Bust portrait of woman in dark dress with ruffled collar, wearing small feathered hat on head. Surface worn. No mount.
• UNIDENTIFIED man, Grafton County, N.H.., 4" x 2 5/8". Gift of Dick Anders. From the Scattering Collection. Man with hand obscuring face. Peach paper mount with brown printed border, purple cover sheet.
• UNIDENTIFIED man, Grafton County, N.H.., 4" x 2 ½". Gift of Dick Anders. From the Scattering Collection. Bearded man in dark coat, head turned slightly right. Surface worn. No mount.
• UNIDENTIFIED man, Grafton County, N.H.. Gift of Dick Anders. From the Scattering Collection. Full length image of man with mutton-chop side whiskers, seated in carved chair, resting elbow on table at left. Paper mount with arched opening, gold printed border.
• UNIDENTIFIED man, Grafton County, N.H., 1 ¼" x 1 1/8". Gift of Dick Anders. From the Scattering Collection. Bust length portrait of man in dark suit and neck cloth. Set in paper mount with elaborate printed oval border.
• UNIDENTIFIED man, Grafton County, N.H., 2 ¼" x 1 ½" Gift of Dick Anders. From the Scattering Collection. Young clean-shaven man with corsage on lapel. Set in paper mount with embossed border.