COLLECTION GUIDES

ca. 1860-1964; bulk: ca. 1875-1898

Guide to the Photograph Collection

Restrictions on Access

There are restrictions on the use of this collection. Glass plate negatives and lantern slides of any size are not available for research use. Copy photographs or scans may be available for alternative viewing. Consult the Reference Librarian for more information.


Collection Summary

Abstract

This collection consists primarily of photographs taken by Francis Blake, ca. 1875-1898. These images are mainly portraits of the Blake family, various relatives, and friends; Francis Blake's family estate, Keewaydin, in Weston, Mass.; the Blakes' travels to the Glen House Hotel in Glen, N.H. and the Payson family farm in Peoria County, Ill.; and Blake's experimentations with instantaneous and high-speed photography.

Biographical Sketch

Francis Blake (1850-1913) was born in Needham, Mass., the son of Caroline Burling (Trumbull) and Francis Blake, Sr. Known widely as the inventor of the Blake Transmitter for telephone communications, Blake was a respected physicist who also worked on the United States Coast Survey from his teenage years through early adulthood (1866-1878); was responsible for the design of his elaborate family estate, Keewaydin, in Weston, Mass.; and was a serious amateur photographer. He married Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard (1849-1941) in 1874, and together they had two children: Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald (b. 1876) and Benjamin Sewall Blake (b. 1877).

Francis Blake's interest in photography began in 1884, and that year, he built an extensive photographic laboratory on the grounds of Keewaydin. A member of the progressive Society of Amateur Photographers of New York and the Boston Camera Club, Blake's photographic interests included portraiture of family and friends, as well as landscape views of Keewaydin and other locations. However, he was most highly regarded for his work with high-speed photography. In the mid-1880s, Blake designed a distinctive focal-plane shutter that allowed him to take photographs with exposure times of 1/1000 to 1/2000 of a second. The resulting stop-action images of trains, birds, horses, bicyclists, and athletes were exhibited in Boston, Philadelphia, and London from 1891 to 1893, to critical acclaim, and his photos of tennis players in motion were included in the 1893 textbook Practical Lawn-Tennis, by former tennis champion James Dwight. Blake also published an article on his research in high-speed photography, "Photographic Shutters," which was printed in two respected photography journals, American Amateur Photographer and Anthony's Photographic Bulletin, in 1891.

Collection Description

The Francis Blake photographs contains 1004 photographs in 9 albums (in cases), 1 oversize album (in case), 3 regular boxes, 1 narrow box, and 3 oversize boxes; 1 album of unnumbered photographs; 1 daguerreotype; 283 lantern slides in 16 boxes; 154 small glass plate negatives in 9 boxes; 627 medium glass plate negatives in 30 boxes; 25 glass plate positives in 3 boxes; one box of camera filters belonging to Francis Blake; and one box containing three photo notebooks kept by Francis Blake from 1886-1898.

The bulk of this collection consists of photographs taken by Francis Blake from ca. 1884-1898. Subjects include portraits of various Blake family members and friends and views of Keewaydin from 1884-1893, the Glen House Hotel in Glen, N.H., ca. 1884-1886, and the Payson family farm in Mossville, Ill., 1885. The collection also includes loose duplicate prints and enlargements that Francis Blake made from some of the original prints in the albums, as well as one album composed of reprints of select photos from various earlier albums. The lantern slides and glass plate negatives contain images from Francis Blake's experimentations with high-speed photography, for which many do not have prints.

There are also a number of photographs in the collection taken by commercial photographers. These include portraits of the various Blake, Hubbard, Sewall, Jackson, Cobb, Payson, and Young family members; portraits of Francis Blake himself; and photographs of the Blake family ancestral home and gravesites in England. Photographers include William A. Webster (Waltham, Mass.); W. Notman (Boston, Mass.); Allen & Rowell (Boston, Mass.); A. Sonrel (Boston, Mass.); Ludovici's Photographic and Crayon Studios (New York, N.Y.); Sarony's (New York, N.Y.); and C. A. Gandy (London), among many others. Additionally, there are also a number of loose photographs taken by Blake family friend William deYoung Field of his family and home in Telluride, Colo.

This collection includes cartes de visite, cabinet cards, a daguerreotype, tintypes, stereographs, lantern slides, glass plate negatives, glass positives, and card photograph albums.

Acquisition Information

Albums 5-6 and 9-10 were donated to the Massachusetts Historical Society by the Mark Twain House in July 1997. Photos. #6.3.1086M-6.3.1090M and #57.833a were a gift of Ruth Oliver Joliffe in June 2004. The remaining material in this collection was removed from the Francis Blake papers, which were given to the MHS by the descendants of Francis Blake in May 1964.

Restrictions on Access

There are restrictions on the use of this collection. Glass plate negatives and lantern slides of any size are not available for research use. Copy photographs or scans may be available for alternative viewing. Consult the Reference Librarian for more information.

Box / Album List

Album 1#57.1-52

Sewall-Hubbard family album, ca. 1860-1870

Album 2#57.53-91

Blake family album, ca. 1870-1880

Album 3#57.93-140

Blake family album, ca. 1876-1891

Album 4#57.141-220

Glen House, Glen, N.H., ca. 1884-1886

Album 5#57.222-336

Portraits, ca. 1884-1890

Stored in oversize.
Album 6#57.337-423

Keewaydin, ca. 1884-1885

Album 7#57.424-518

Payson Farm, 1885

Album 8#57.519-550

Keewaydin, 1893 (1)

Album 9#57.551-575

Keewaydin, 1893 (2)

Album 10#57.576-710

Compilation of photographs by Francis Blake, ca. 1893

Album 11

Portraits of family and friends

Box 1#57.711-725

Loose photographs removed from albums

Box 1#57.726-825

Loose photographs from the Francis Blake papers.

Box 2#57.827-912

Portraits: Individual portraits and group portraits, Blake

Box 3#57.913-925

Portraits: Group portraits, Blake-Schwab

Box 3#57.926-963

Views

Box 4

Duplicate photographs

Box 5

Francis Blake photo notebooks

Oversize 1#57.964-986

Oversize portraits and views: Large

Oversize 2#57.987-1000

Oversize portraits and views: Extra-large

Oversize 3#57.1001-1018

Oversize portraits and views: Extra-large

Restricted access photographs

These photographs are restricted. See the Detailed Description of the Collection for more information.

Lantern slide boxes 1-16#6.3.1S-283S#57.1019-1301

Lantern slides

Small glass plate negative boxes 1-9#6.3.284S-438S#57.1302-1455

Glass plate negatives: Small

Small filter box 1

Filters

Stored with small glass plate negatives in Photo. Coll. 6.3.
Medium glass plate negatives boxes 1-30#6.3.439M-1065M#57.1456-2082

Glass plate negatives: Medium

Medium glass plate positive boxes 1-3#6.3.1066M-1090M#57.2083-2107

Glass plate positives

Stored with medium glass plate negatives in Photo. Coll. 6.3.

Detailed Description of the Collection

I. Photograph albums

11 albums (in cases).

The albums in this series are arranged chronologically. Albums 1-4 were removed from the Francis Blake papers in July 2002. Their volume numbers correspond to those given them in the arrangement of the Francis Blake papers. Volume 37 remains stored with the Francis Blake papers (Series. Photographs, ca. 1860-1900), as it does not contain photographic material.

A. Album 1 (Vol. 33): Sewall-Hubbard family album, ca. 1860-1870

52 cartes de visite of members of the Sewall and Hubbard families, ancestors of Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake. Individuals represented include Benjamin Sewall, Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake, Charles Townsend Hubbard, and the Jackson, Monroe, Cobb, and Payson families, among many others. Photographers include A. Sonrel (Boston, Mass.), Richardson (Boston, Mass.), and Sarony's (New York, N.Y.). Most of the photographs are identified.

Album 1#57.1-52

B. Album 2 (Vol. 34): Blake family album, ca. 1870-1880

39 cabinet card portraits of members of the Blake family. Individuals represented include Francis Blake, Benjamin Sewall Blake, Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake, Louisa Jackson, and Sophia Cobb, among many others. Photos. #57.86-88 are photos of France. Photographers include William A. Webster (Waltham, Mass.), W. Notman (Boston, Mass.), Allen & Rowell (Boston, Mass.), and Ludovici's Photographic and Crayon Studios (New York, N.Y.). None of the photographs are identified. Photos. #57.78-79 were taken by Francis Blake.

Album 2#57.53-91

C. Album 3 (Vol. 35): Blake family album, ca. 1876-1891

48 photographs of Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, Benjamin Sewall Blake, Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake, Henry Silas Payson, and Francis Blake, among others. All photographs in this album were taken by Francis Blake, unless otherwise noted.

Album 3p. 1#57.93

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, 1876

Photographer unknown.
Album 3p. 1#57.94

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake, 1876

Photographer unknown.
Album 3p. 1#57.95

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake, 1876

Photographer unknown.
Album 3p. 3#57.96

Benjamin Sewall Blake and Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, ca. 1880

Photographer unknown.
Album 3p. 4#57.97

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake, ca. 1877

Photographer unknown.
Album 3p. 5#57.98

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake, ca. 1877

Photographer unknown.
Album 3p. 6#57.99

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, ca. 1879-1880

Photographer unknown.
Album 3p. 6#57.100

Benjamin Sewall Blake, ca. 1880

Photographer unknown.
Album 3p. 7#57.101

Benjamin Sewall Blake, 1886

Taken by Webster (Waltham, Mass.).1 loose duplicate in collection.
Album 3p. 8#57.102

Benjamin Sewall Blake, 1886

Album 3p. 9#57.103

Benjamin Sewall Blake, ca. 1881-1882

Taken by Webster (Waltham, Mass.).3 loose duplicates in collection.
Album 3p. 10#57.104

Portrait of Benjamin Sewall Blake,ca. 1882

Inscription: "Benjamin in dining room arm chair."
Album 3p. 11#57.105

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald and Benjamin Sewall Blake in the conservatory at Keewaydin, 26 Apr. 1887

Album 3p. 12#57.106

Benjamin Sewall Blake, May 1886

Inscription: "Agnes says this look as he does when he is just going to get up + kiss his Momma."
Album 3p. 13#57.107

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, n.d.

Album 3p. 14#57.108

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, n.d.

Album 3p. 15#57.109

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, Benjamin Sewall Blake, and their dogs, n.d.

Album 3p. 16#57.110

Benjamin Sewall Blake and Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald jumping, n.d.

Album 3p. 16#57.111

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald jumping, n.d.

Album 3p. 17#57.112

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald and two dogs, Oct. 1884.

1 loose duplicate in collection.
Album 3p. 18#57.113

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald pulling Benjamin Sewall Blake in a cart, 1884

2 loose duplicates in collection.
Album 3p. 19#57.114

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald and three dogs, n.d.

Album 3p. 20#57.115

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald and three dogs, Nov. 1884

2 loose duplicates in collection.
Album 3p. 21#57.116

Portrait of Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, 1885

1 loose duplicate in collection.
Album 3p. 22#57.117

Benjamin Sewall Blake, 2 June 1886

Album 3p. 23#57.118

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald in chair, n.d.

Album 3p. 24#57.119

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald in chair, n.d.

Album 3p. 25#57.120

Benjamin Sewall Blake sitting in chair, n.d.

Album 3p. 26#57.121

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, 11 May 1890

2 loose duplicates in collection.

See also Photo. #57.331.

Album 3p. 26#57.122

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, 11 May 1890

Album 3p. 27#57.123

Agnes and Benjamin Sewall Blake, n.d.

Album 3p. 27#57.124

Benjamin Sewall Blake, n.d.

Album 3p. 28#57.125

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald on horse at Keewaydin, n.d.

Album 3p. 29#57.126

Benjamin Sewall Blake in armchair, n.d.

Album 3p. 30#57.127

Benjamin Sewall Blake, n.d.

Album 3p. 30#57.128

Benjamin Sewall Blake, n.d.

Album 3p. 31#57.129

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald sitting in chair, 1885

Album 3p. 32#57.130

Benjamin Sewall Blake, July 1891

Album 3p. 33#57.131

Benjamin Sewall Blake, n.d.

Album 3p. 34#57.132

Agnes and Benjamin Sewall Blake in conservatory at Keewaydin, 26 Apr. 1887

Album 3p. 35#57.133

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, 11 May 1890

1 loose duplicate in collection.

See also Photo. #57.332.

Album 3p. 36#57.134

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, July or Aug. 1889

1 loose duplicate in collection.Inscription: "Agnes by an urn on the terrace."
Album 3p. 37#57.135

Benjamin Sewall Blake and Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald standing in the trees, Winter 1890?

Album 3p. 38#57.136

Benjamin Sewall Blake and Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, July 1891

Album 3p. 39#57.137

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald on horse, n.d.

Album 3p. 40#57.138

Benjamin Sewall Blake, Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake, and Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, Winter ca. 1889-1890

Album 3p. 41#57.139

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald and dog, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.518.

Album 3p. 42#57.140

Henry Silas Payson, Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake, Benjamin Sewall Blake, and Francis Blake, n.d.

Inscription: "Cy Payson Agnes E.L.H. Blake Benj. Francis Blake on the grass tennis courts."

D. Album 4 (Vol. 36): Glen House, ca. 1884-1886

78 photographs taken by Francis Blake of the Glen House Hotel in Glen, N.H., ca. 1884-1886. The photographs include views of the interior of the hotel and forest, river, and landscape views of the White Mountains. Also represented in the photographs are Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake, Benjamin Sewall Blake, Henry Silas Payson, George S. Swasey, Franklin Leavitt, and Henry Clay Barnabee, among others.

Album 4p. 1#57.141Blake negative #: 36

Approach to Glen House, 1884

Album 4p. 1#57.142Blake negative #: 37

Approach to Glen House, 1884

See also Photo. #57.682.

Album 4p. 2

[Clipping regarding fire at the Glen House]

Album 4p. 3#57.143Blake negative #: 38

Glen House, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.683.

Album 4p. 5#57.144Blake negative #: 39

Glen House desk, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.684.

Album 4p. 7#57.145Blake negative #: 40

Glen House fireplace, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.685.

Album 4p. 9#57.146Blake negative #: 41

Glen House private parlor, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.686.

Album 4p. 9#57.147Blake negative #: 42

Glen House private parlor, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.687.

Album 4p. 10#57.148Blake negative #: 43

George S. Swasey at the bar of Glen House, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.689.

Album 4p. 11#57.149Blake negative #: 44

George S. Swasey at the bar of Glen House, n.d.

Album 4p. 13#57.150Blake negative #: 45

Leo the dog at Glen House, n.d.

Album 4p. 15#57.151Blake negative #: 46

Cattle at Glen House, n.d.

Album 4p. 17#57.152Blake negative #: 47

Carriage and horses, Glen House, n.d.

Album 4p. 18

[Notes regarding distances up summit; 9 Sep. 1884]

Album 4p. 19#57.153Blake negative #: 48

Thayer's summit team, [1884]

Album 4p. 21#57.154Blake negative #: 49

Organ grinder at Glen House, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.694.

Album 4p. 23#57.155Blake negative #: 50

View of the White Mountains from Glen House, n.d.

Album 4p. 23#57.156Blake negative #: 51

View of the White Mountains from Glen House, n.d.

Album 4p. 25#57.157Blake negative #: 52

View at Glen House, n.d.

Album 4p. 27#57.158Blake negative #: 53

Glen House view, n.d.

Album 4p. 29#57.159Blake negative #: 54

River at Glen House, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.701.

Album 4p. 29#57.160Blake negative #: 55

River at Glen House, n.d.

Album 4p. 31#57.161Blake negative #: 56

"'Castle' at Crystal Cascade. B. F. Osgood," n.d.

See also Photo. #57.680.

Album 4p. 33#57.162Blake negative #: 57

Wooded path, n.d.

Album 4p. 33#57.163Blake negative #: 58

Wooded path, n.d.

[There is no Photo. 57.164 in this collection.]

Album 4p. 35#57.165Blake negative #: 59

Unidentified river at Glen, n.d.

Album 4p. 37#57.166Blake negative #: 60

Unidentified river at Glen, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.681.

Album 4p. 37#57.167Blake negative #: 61

Thompson's Falls, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.705.

Album 4p. 39#57.168Blake negative #: 62

Crystal Cascade, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.706.

Album 4p. 39#57.169Blake negative #: 63

Glen Ellis Falls, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.707.

Album 4p. 41#57.170Blake negative #: 64

Unidentified river, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.702.

Album 4p. 43#57.171Blake negative #: 65

View of woods, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.703.

Album 4p. 43#57.172Blake negative #: 66

View of woods, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.704.

Album 4p. 45#57.173Blake negative #: 67

View of ferns in the woods, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.708.

Album 4p. 47#57.174Blake negative #: 68

View of woods, n.d.

Album 4p. 47#57.175Blake negative #: 69

View of woods, n.d.

Album 4p. 48#57.176Blake negative #: 70

Unidentified river at Glen, n.d.

Album 4p. 49#57.177Blake negative #: 71

Unidentified river at Glen, n.d.

Album 4p. 49#57.178Blake negative #: 72

Emerald Pool, n.d.

Album 4p. 51#57.179Blake negative #: 73

Unidentified river at Glen, n.d.

Album 4p. 53#57.180Blake negative #: 74

Unidentified river at Glen, n.d.

Album 4p. 53#57.181Blake negative #: 75

Unidentified river at Glen, n.d.

Album 4p. 55#57.182Blake negative #: 76

Unidentified river at Glen, n.d.

Album 4p. 57#57.183Blake negative #: 77

Unidentified river at Glen, n.d.

Album 4p. 57#57.184Blake negative #: 78

Unidentified river at Glen, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.709.

Album 4p. 59#57.185Blake negative #: 79

Unidentified river at Glen, n.d.

Album 4p. 61#57.186Blake negative #: 80

Benjamin Sewall Blake, unidentified woman, Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake, and Silas Payson on bridge, n.d.

Album 4p. 61#57.187Blake negative #: 81

Benjamin Sewall Blake, Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake, Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, and Silas Payson sitting on rock, n.d.

Album 4p. 63#57.188Blake negative #: 82

Unidentified river, n.d.

Album 4p. 65#57.189Blake negative #: 83

Boulders, n.d.

Album 4p. 67#57.190Blake negative #: 84

Group portrait of 10 men on a porch, n.d.

Album 4p. 69#57.191Blake negative #: 85

Group portrait of 7 men (Francis Blake sitting second from right), n.d.

Album 4p. 71#57.192Blake negative #: 249

New Glen House, 1885

Album 4p. 73#57.193Blake negative #: 250

New Glen House, 1885

See also Photo. #57.690.

Album 4p. 75#57.194Blake negative #: 251

New Glen House bar (George S. Swasey asleep in chair), 1885

See also Photo. #57.691.

Album 4p. 77#57.195Blake negative #: 244

George S. Swasey at the Glen House bar, 1885

Album 4p. 79#57.196Blake negative #: 252

Private parlor, New Glen House, 1885

Album 4p. 81#57.197Blake negative #: 253

Private parlor, New Glen House, 1885

Album 4p. 83#57.198Blake negative #: 254

Interior of room, 1885

Album 4p. 85#57.199Blake negative #: 255

Benjamin Sewall Blake sleeping in a chair by a window, 1885

Album 4p. 87#57.200Blake negative #: 256

Fireplace, 1885

Album 4p. 89#57.201Blake negative #: 257

Bookcase, 1885

Album 4p. 91#57.202Blake negative #: 258

Toll house at Glen, n.d.

See also Album 10, p. 100.

Album 4p. 93#57.203Blake negative #: 259

Toll house at Glen, n.d.

Album 4p. 95#57.204Blake negative #: 260

Landscape at Glen, n.d.

Album 4p. 97#57.205Blake negative #: 261

View of the White Mountains from Glen House, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.698.

Album 4p. 99#57.206Blake negative #: 262

View of the White Mountains from Glen House, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.699.

Album 4p. 101#57.207Blake negative #: 263

View of the White Mountains, n.d.

Album 4p. 103#57.208Blake negative #: 264

Nedy's [F.A. Kennedy's] 4-horse carriage (Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald in front seat, facing camera), Glen House, n.d.

Album 4p. 104

[Two sheets of Leavitt's Poems of the White and Franconia Mountains, N.H., by Franklin Leavitt]

Album 4p. 105#57.209Blake negative #: 247

Franklin Leavitt, 1886

Album 4p. 105#57.210Blake negative #: 248

Franklin Leavitt, 1886

See also Photo. #57.688.

Album 4p. 107#57.211Blake negative #: 245

Henry Clay Barnabee, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.692.

Album 4p. 107#57.212Blake negative #: 246

Henry Clay Barnabee, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.693.

Album 4p. 109#57.213Blake negative #: 265

Silas Payson, Francis Blake, Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, and Benjamin Sewall Blake, n.d.

Album 4p. 111#57.214Blake negative #: 266

Francis Blake, Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, Silas Payson, and Benjamin Sewall Blake sitting on rock, n.d.

Album 4p. 113#57.215Blake negative #: 267

Francis Blake, Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, Silas Payson, and Benjamin Sewall Blake sitting on rock, n.d.

Album 4p. 115#57.216Blake negative #: 241

"The Cowboys' at Glen House, Sep. 1885" (Mr. James Whittemore at right)

See letter from May Whittemore, 17 Jan. 1886. See also Photo. #57.695.

Album 4p. 117#57.217Blake negative #: 268

Cattle at Glen, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.696.

Album 4p. 119#57.218Blake negative #: 269

Cattle at Glen, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.697.

Album 4p. 121#57.219Blake negative #: 270

Cow at Glen, n.d.

Album 4p. 123#57.220Blake negative #: 271

Cow at Glen, n.d.

[There is no Photo. #57.221 in this collection.]

E. Album 5: Portraits, ca. 1884-1890

Stored in oversize.

115 portraits taken by Francis Blake of family and friends. Subjects include Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, Benjamin Sewall Blake, Charles Townsend Hubbard, Louisa Sewall Jackson (later Dyer), Margaret Young (later Emmons), Charlotte Young (later Tudor), John P. Lyman, T. R. (Thomas Russell) Sullivan, William A. Whitwell, Frederick Thomas Bush, Charles Green Bush, William Dean Howells, and Henry Silas Payson, among others.

Album 5p. 1#57.222

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, n.d.

8 loose duplicates in collection.

See also Photo. #57.116 and 57.616.

Album 5p. 1#57.223

Benjamin Sewall Blake, n.d.

Album 5p. 1#57.224

Charles Townsend Hubbard, n.d.

Album 5p. 1#57.225

Louisa Sewall Jackson (later Dyer), n.d.

See also Photo. #57.637.

Album 5p. 2#57.226

Louisa Sewall Jackson (later Dyer) and S. M. Lawrence [?], n.d.

Album 5p. 2#57.227

Louisa Sewall Jackson (later Dyer), n.d.

Album 5p. 2#57.228

Francis Blake, n.d.

Signed by himself.
Album 5p. 2#57.229

Unidentified man, n.d.

Album 5p. 3#57.230-231

Louisa Sewall Jackson (later Dyer), n.d.

See also Photo. #57.632.

Album 5p. 3#57.232

Unidentified man, n.d.

Album 5p. 3#57.233

Louisa Sewall Jackson (later Dyer), n.d.

See also Photo. #57.652.

Album 5p. 4#57.234

Margaret Young (later Emmons), n.d.

See also Photo. #57.621.

Album 5p. 4#57.235-236

Charlotte Young (later Tudor), n.d.

See also Photo. #57.622 and Photo. #57.624.

Album 5p. 4#57.237

Unidentified infant, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.623.

Album 5p. 5#57.238

Benjamin Loring Young [?] (or William Tudor), n.d.

See also Photo. #57.625.

Album 5p. 5#57.239

Unidentified woman, n.d.

Album 5p. 5#57.240-241

Mabel Davis [?], n.d.

See also Photo. #57.626.

Album 5p. 6#57.242-243

Julia Wells [?], n.d.

Album 5p. 6#57.244

Unidentified woman, n.d.

Album 5p. 6#57.245

Julia Wells, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.635.

Album 5p. 7#57.246

Kate Hubbard, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.638.

Album 5p. 7#57.247

Sophie Smith, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.640.

Album 5p. 7#57.248

Unidentified woman, n.d.

Album 5p. 8#57.249-250

Unidentified man, n.d.

Album 5p. 8#57.251-252

John P. Lyman, n.d.

Album 5p. 9#57.253

Unidentified man, n.d.

Album 5p. 9#57.254

Sophie Cobb, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.639.

Album 5p. 9#57.255-256

Thomas Russell Sullivan, n.d.

Album 5p. 10#57.257-258

William A. Whitwell, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.63 and Photo. #57.633.

Album 5p. 10#57.259

S.M. Lawrence, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.631.

Album 5p. 10#57.260

Unidentified woman, n.d.

Album 5p. 11#57.261-264

Frederick Thomas Rush, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.646.

Album 5p. 12#57.265

Unidentified man, n.d.

Album 5p. 12#57.266

Charles Townsend Hubbard, n.d.

Album 5p. 12#57.267

Unidentified man, n.d.

Album 5p. 12#57.268

Unidentified woman, n.d.

Album 5p. 13#57.269

Unidentified man, n.d.

Album 5p. 13#57.270

C. G. Bush, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.648.

Album 5p. 13#57.271

Unidentified man, n.d.

Album 5p. 13#57.272

C. G. Bush, n.d.

Album 5p. 14#57.273-274

William Dean Howells, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.644 and Photo. #57.645.

Album 5p. 14#57.275-276

William deYoung Field, Benjamin F. Field, Jr., and C. G. Bush in costume, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.602.

Album 5p. 16#57.277

C. G. Bush in costume, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.603.

Album 5p. 16#57.278

William deYoung Field in costume, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.604.

Album 5p. 17#57.279-280

Aletta [Payson?], n.d.

See also Photo. #57.479 and Photo. #57.480.

Album 5p. 18#57.281

Unidentified man reading, n.d.

Album 5p. 19#57.282

Mrs. [ ] Payson, n.d.

Album 5p. 19#57.283

S. M. Lawrence, n.d.

Album 5p. 19#57.284

Silas Payson, n.d.

Album 5p. 19#57.285

S. M. Lawrence, n.d.

Album 5p. 20#57.286

Dog on stool, n.d.

Album 5p. 20#57.287-289

Unidentified girls, n.d.

Album 5p. 21#57.290-291

Unidentified men, n.d.

Album 5p. 21#57.292

Frederick Thomas Bush and unidentified young girl, n.d.

Album 5p. 22#57.293

Unidentified man, n.d.

Album 5p. 22#57.294

Frederick Thomas Bush, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.650.

Album 5p. 22#57.295-296

B. Loring Young [?] (or William Tudor), n.d.

Album 5p. 23#57.297

John P. Lyman, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.642.

Album 5p. 23#57.298

Russell Sullivan, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.641.

Album 5p. 23#57.299

Unidentified man, n.d.

Album 5p. 23#57.300

Henry Silas Payson, n.d.

Album 5p. 24-25#57.301-308

Henry Clay Barnabee, n.d.

Album 5p. 26#57.309

Benjamin Sewall Blake jumping, n.d.

Album 5p. 26#57.310

Henry Clay Barnabee, n.d.

Album 5p. 26#57.311-328

Unidentified people, n.d.

Album 5#57.329

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, n.d.

Album 5#57.330

Francis Blake, n.d.

Album 5#57.331

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, n.d.

2 loose duplicates in collection.

See also Photo. #57.121.

Album 5p. 31#57.332

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, n.d.

1 loose duplicate in collection.

See also Photo. #57.133.

Album 5p. 32#57.333

Unidentified woman, n.d.

Album 5p. 32#57.334

Charlotte Young, n.d.

Album 5p. 32#57.335

Unidentified boy, n.d.

Album 5p. 32#57.336

S. M. Lawrence, n.d.

F. Album 6: Keewaydin, ca. 1875-1880

87 photographs taken by Francis Blake of the Blake family estate, Keewaydin, in Weston, Mass. from 1884-1885, just after the first renovations by the architectural firm of Cabot & Chandler had been completed on the house in July 1884. The photographs are mostly of the interior rooms, artwork, fixtures, and furniture of the house, including views of Blake's machine shop, photography laboratory, and the Blake family wall telephone, featuring Francis Blake's invention, the Blake transmitter. There are also views of the grounds of Keewaydin, one portrait of Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, and three high-speed photographs of the Boston & Albany train passing along the edge of the Keewaydin property.

Most of the photographs are undated.

Album 6p. 3-5#57.337-340Blake negative #: 1-4

Front hall

Album 6p. 7#57.341Blake negative #: 5

Mantelpiece in morning room

Album 6p. 7#57.342Blake negative #: 6

Fireplace in library

Album 6p. 9#57.343Blake negative #: 7

Dining room (taken from hall)

Album 6p. 9#57.344Blake negative #: 8

Stained glass window in main hall

Album 6p. 11#57.345Blake negative #: 9

Fireplace in dining room (taken from library)

Album 6p. 13#57.346Blake negative #: 10

Dining room (taken from window seat)

Album 6p. 15#57.347Blake negative #: 11

Dining room (taken from hall)

Album 6p. 17#57.348Blake negative #: 12

Portrait of Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald hanging in hallway of second story

Album 6p. 19#57.349Blake negative #: 13

Painted panel in library ceiling

See also Photo. #57.585.

Album 6p. 21#57.350Blake negative #: 14

Detail of painted panel in dining room ceiling

Album 6p. 23#57.351Blake negative #: 15

Parlor (taken from front hall)

See also Photo. #57.585.

Album 6p. 23#57.352Blake negative #: 16

Fireplace in parlor

Album 6p. 25Blake negative #: 17

[missing]

Album 6p. 27-31#57.353-356Blake negative #: 18-21

Artwork from Keewaydin

Album 6p. 33Blake negative #: 23

[missing: clocks in library]

Album 6p. 33Blake negative #: 24

[missing: clocks in library]

Album 6p. 35#57.357Blake negative #: 25

Wall anemometer

Album 6p. 35#57.358Blake negative #: 26

L. Casella recording clock

See also Photo. #57.592.

Album 6p. 37#57.359Blake negative #: 27

Theater

See also Photo. #57.600.

Album 6p. 39#57.360Blake negative #: 28

Bowling alley

See also Photo. #57.559.

Album 6p. 43#57.361Blake negative #: 30

Machine shop

Album 6p. 45#57.362Blake negative #: 31

Conservatory

See also Photo. #57.595.

Album 6p. 45#57.363Blake negative #: 32

View out the west driveway

See also Photo. #57.594.

Album 6p. 47#57.364Blake negative #: 33

Sundial in sunken garden

See also Photo. #57.593.

Album 6p. 47Blake negative #: 34

[missing]

Album 6p. 49#57.365Blake negative #: 35

Horse-drawn carriage on the grounds of Keewaydin

Album 6p. 51#57.366Blake negative #: 102

Library interior

Album 6p. 51#57.367Blake negative #: 103

Library ("tobacco corner")

See also Photo. #57.585.

Album 6p. 53#57.368Blake negative #: 104

Horse-drawn wagon ("Pluta's cart")

Album 6p. 55#57.369Blake negative #: 105

Lake

Album 6p. 57#57.370Blake negative #: 106

Wall telephones in main hall

Album 6p. 58Blake negative #: 107

[missing]

Album 6p. 59#57.371Blake negative #: 108

Cow (at Payson Farm, Peoria County, Ill.)

Album 6p. 61-67#57.372-378Blake negative #: 109-115

Sculpture from Keewaydin

Album 6p. 69#57.379Blake negative #: 212

Photograph of program for "A Very Odd Trick," play performed at Keewaydin theater, 1885

See also Photo. #57.649.

Album 6p. 71#57.380Blake negative #: 233

Stage setting in the theater: "Les Deux Timides" scene

See also Photo. #57.601.

Album 6p. 73#57.381Blake negative #: 234

Theater

Album 6p. 75#57.382Blake negative #: 235

Keewaydin before bricks (looking north)

Album 6p. 77Blake negative #: 236

[missing: Keewaydin, looking southwest]

See glass plate negative 6.3.545M.

Album 6p. 79Blake negative #: 237

[missing: morning-room mantle]

See glass plate negative 6.3.546M.

Album 6p. 81#57.383Blake negative #: 288

Silver punch bowl and ladle in shape of cattail

See also Photo. #57.590.

Album 6p. 83#57.384Blake negative #: 289

Silver object

Album 6p. 85#57.385Blake negative #: 290

Bust of Joshua [?] Blake

Album 6p. 87Blake negative #: 291

[missing]

Album 6p. 89Blake negative #: 292

[missing: grounds of Keewaydin in winter, looking towards reservoir]

Album 6p. 91Blake negative #: 293

[missing: "snow scene" from library window]

Album 6p. 93#57.386-387Blake negative #: 294

"Down the hill in the snow"

Caption taken from duplicate print in Album 10.

See also Photo. #57.605.

Album 6p. 95#57.388Blake negative #: 295

Keewaydin in winter

See also Photo. #57.577.

Album 6p. 97#57.389Blake negative #: 333

Painted crest with the motto "pour bien desirer"

Album 6p. 99#57.390Blake negative #: 334

"Diagram for Combination Rheostat & Galvanometer made for Francis Blake by Charles William, Jr., Boston, 1885"

Album 6p. 101#57.391Blake negative #: 335

Keewaydin from the bottom of the hill

Album 6p. 103#57.392Blake negative #: 336

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald on Dolly, the pony

1 loose duplicate in collection.
Album 6p. 105#57.393-394Blake negative #: 337-338

Vases

Album 6p. 107#57.395Blake negative #: 339

Skeleton of horse

Album 6p. 109-113#57.396-398Blake negative #: 340-342

Machine shop

See also Photo. #57.606-608.

Album 6p. 115Blake negative #: 343

[missing]

Album 6p. 117-121#57.399-401Blake negative #: 344-346

Machine shop

See also Photo. #57.609-611.

Album 6p. 123-125#57.402-403Blake negative #: 347-348

Photography room

See also Photo. #57.612-613.

Album 6p. 127#57.404Blake negative #: 349

Artwork

Album 6p. 127#57.405Blake negative #: 317

"Portrait of Fuki"

Album 6p. 129#57.406Blake negative #: 351

Clock in library

See also Photo. #57.691.

Album 6p. 131#57.407Blake negative #: 352

Boiler room

See also Photo. #57.610.

Album 6p. 133#57.408Blake negative #: 353

Balustrade looking towards the Charles River in winter (taken from library window)

1 loose duplicate in collection.

See also Photo. #57.597.

Album 6p. 135#57.409Blake negative #: 354

Looking out the conservatory window to sunken garden

See also Photo. #57.596.

Album 6p. 137#57.410Blake negative #: 10,009

Keewaydin from the sunken garden

See also Photo. #57.579.

Album 6p. 139#57.411Blake negative #: 10,001

Keewaydin from the sunken garden, conservatory on left

See also Photo. #57.580.

Album 6p. 141#57.412Blake negative #: 10,002

Cottage, theater on left

See also Photo. #57.581.

Album 6p. 143#57.413Blake negative #: 10,003

Cottage, theater, boiler room, shop

See also Album 10, p. 6.

Album 6p. 145#57.414Blake negative #: 10,004

Sunken garden

Album 6p. 147#57.415Blake negative #: 10,005

View from the balustrade

Album 6p. 149#57.416Blake negative #: 10,006

Mantelpiece in morning room, crest carved by Italian cutters

See also Photo. #57.584.

Album 6p. 150

[Clipping regarding Francis Blake's photographs of the Boston & Albany train]

Album 6p. 151#57.417-418Blake negative #: 369,368

"48 miles per hour": views of the Boston & Albany passenger train

Album 6p. 153#57.419

View of passenger train in motion

Album 6p. 157#57.420

Man in horse-drawn carriage

Album 6p. 159#57.421Blake negative #: 370

Friday the dog

Album 6p. 161#57.422

Keewaydin in winter

See also Photo. #57.388 and 57.577.

Album 6p. 161#57.423

View of passenger train in motion

G. Album 7: Payson Farm, 1885

87 photographs taken by Francis Blake of the Payson family farm in Peoria County, Ill. Subjects include views of the farm, outbuildings, fields, and environs; cattle; sheep-shearing; farm-hands; Henry Silas Payson; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Robey Payson; Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake; Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald; Benjamin Sewall Blake; and Francis Blake.

Album 7p. 1-4#57.424-427Blake negative #: 116-119

Views of farm

Album 7p. 5-9#57.428-432Blake negative #: 120-124

Views of farmhouse

Album 7p. 10#57.433

Pump in the farmhouse yard

[There are no Photos 57.434-443 in this collection.]

Album 7p. 11-13#57.444-449Blake negative #: 126-131

Views of interior of house

Album 7p. 14#57.450Blake negative #: 132

Indian relics found on Payson Farm

Album 7p. 15-16#57.451-452Blake negative #: 133-134

Artwork from Payson Farm house

Album 7p. 17#57.453Blake negative #: 135

Sewing machine

Album 7p. 18#57.454Blake negative #: 133

Wood stove

Album 7p. 19#57.455-456Blake negative #: 137-138

Flowers in a jar

Album 7p. 20#57.457Blake negative #: 139

Windmill

Album 7p. 21#57.458Blake negative #: 140

Apiary

Album 7p. 22-31#57.459-468Blake negative #: 141-150

Views of out-buildings on farm

Album 7p. 32#57.469Blake negative #: 151

Sandy the dog

Album 7p. 33#57.470Blake negative #: 152

Unidentified man with horse and foal

Album 7p. 34#57.471Blake negative #: 153

Unidentified man in a horse-drawn cart

Album 7p. 35#57.472Blake negative #: 154

Unidentified man in a horse-drawn cart

Album 7p. 36#57.473Blake negative #: 155

Unidentified White family member riding a mule-drawn plow

Album 7p. 37#57.474Blake negative #: 156

Two horses in yoke and harnesses, belonging to the Whites

Album 7p. 38#57.475Blake negative #: 157

Cows

Album 7p. 39-40#57.476-477Blake negative #: 158-159

Sheep grazing on the hillside

Album 7p. 41#57.478Blake negative #: 160

Sheep-shearing

Album 7p. 42#57.479-479aBlake negative #: 161-162

Aletta [ ] (maid for the Payson family at Payson Farm)

Album 7p. 43#57.480Blake negative #: 163

Three musicians

Album 7p. 44#57.481Blake negative #: 164

Fritz [ ] hoeing (workman on the Payson Farm)

Album 7p. 44#57.482Blake negative #: 165

Louis [ ] standing at the pump (workman on the Payson Farm)

Album 7p. 45#57.483Blake negative #: 166

Fritz [ ]

Album 7p. 46#57.484Blake negative #: 167

White family children

Album 7p. 47#57.485Blake negative #: 168

Unidentified man leading horse

Album 7p. 48#57.486Blake negative #: 169

Farm-hands on Payson Farm

Album 7p. 49#57.487Blake negative #: 170

James White

Album 7p. 49#57.488Blake negative #: 171

Mrs. James White

Album 7p. 50#57.489Blake negative #: 172

Aletta [ ] (married to Louis [ ])

Album 7p. 50#57.490Blake negative #: 173

Louis [ ]

Album 7p. 51#57.491Blake negative #: 174

Fritz [ ]

Album 7p. 51#57.492Blake negative #: 175

Fredericka [ ]

Album 7p. 52#57.493-494Blake negative #: 176-177

Gus [ ]

Album 7p. 53#57.495Blake negative #: 178

August [ ]

Album 7p. 53#57.496Blake negative #: 179

John White

Album 7p. 54#57.497Blake negative #: 180

Dave [ ]

Album 7p. 54#57.498Blake negative #: 181

Rob [ ]

Album 7p. 55-61#57.499-506Blake negative #: 182-189

Landscape photographs of farm and environs

Album 7p. 62#57.506aBlake negative #: 190

Henry Silas Payson in farm costume

Album 7p. 63#57.507Blake negative #: 191

Henry Silas Payson

Album 7p. 63#57.508Blake negative #: 192

Henry Robey Payson

Album 7p. 64#57.509Blake negative #: 193

Henry Robey Payson

Album 7p. 64#57.510Blake negative #: 194

Mrs. Henry Robey Payson

Album 7p. 65#57.511Blake negative #: 195

Mrs. Henry Robey Payson

Album 7p. 66#57.512Blake negative #: 196

Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake, 1885

1 loose duplicate in collection.

See also Photo. #57.614.

Album 7p. 66#57.513Blake negative #: 197

Francis Blake

Album 7p. 67#57.514Blake negative #: 198

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald

Album 7p. 67#57.515Blake negative #: 89

Benjamin Sewall Blake

8 loose duplicates in collection.

See also Photo. #57.616.

Album 7p. 68#57.516Blake negative #: 199

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, 1885

Album 7p. 69#57.517Blake negative #: 200

Henry Robey Payson, Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake, and Henry Silas Payson

Album 7p. 70#57.518Blake negative #: 201

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald with Romeo

See also Photo. #57.139.

H. Album 8: Keewaydin, 1893 (1)

Two duplicate albums of photographs taken by Francis Blake of Keewaydin, ca. 1893, after the complete bricking of the exterior of the house was finished in 1893. The images include both interior and exterior views of the house and grounds. Album 8 contains 32 photographs. Album 9 contains 25 photographs.

Album 8p. 1#57.519

Keewaydin estate

Album 8p. 3#57.520

Keewaydin from a distance

Album 8p. 5#57.521

Keewaydin from the lake

Album 8p. 6-11#57.522-527

Keewaydin from the lake

Album 8p. 13#57.528

Keewaydin from the sunken garden

Album 8p. 15#57.529

The sunken garden at Keewaydin

Album 8p. 16#57.530

Waterworks reservoir and fountain at Keewaydin

Album 8p. 17#57.531

Sundial in the garden

Album 8p. 18-27#57.532-537

Views of the terraced gardens and greenhouse at Keewaydin

Album 8p. 28-29#57.538-539

Views from the balustrade looking over the Charles River

Album 8p. 31-35#57.540-534

Cottage

Album 8p. 37#57.544

Theater at cottage

Album 8p. 39#57.545

Stage backdrop in theater at cottage

Album 8p. 41#57.546

Bowling alley at cottage

Album 8p. 43-45#57.547-548

Greenhouse (interior)

Album 8p. 47#57.549

Plants and lanterns

Album 8p. 49#57.550

Barn

I. Album 9: Keewaydin, 1893 (2)

Duplicate of Album 8, without photo #s 57.522, 57.524, 57.526, 57.530, 57.532, 57.533, and 57.542.

Album 9#57.551-575

J. Album 10. Compilation of photographs by Francis Blake, ca. 1893

A compilation of 135 photographs by Francis Blake that were featured in earlier albums and reprinted here. Included are portraits of the Blake family and friends, Keewaydin, Glen House, and Payson Farm. There are some photographs which are not printed elsewhere; these include portraits of Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, Henry Silas Payson, Louisa Sewall Jackson (later Dyer), and William Dean Howells, among others.

None of the images are dated.

Album 10p. 1#57.576

Keewaydin before bricks

Album 10p. 2-22#57.577-601

Reprints of selected photos from Album 6

Album 10p. 23-24#57.602-604

Reprints of selected photos from Album 5

Album 10p. 25-32#57.605-613

Reprints of selected photos from Album 6

Album 10p. 33#57.614

Reprint of 57.512, Album 7

1 loose duplicate in collection.

See also Photo. #57.512.

Album 10p. 34#57.615

Reprint of 57.222, Album 5; 57.516, Album 7; and 57.116, Album 3

1 loose duplicate in collection.
Album 10p. 34#57.616

Reprint of 57.515, Album 7

8 loose duplicates in collection.
Album 10p. 35#57.617

Reprint of 57.107, Album 3

Album 10p. 35#57.618

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald

Album 10p. 36#57.619

Henry Silas Payson

Album 10p. 36-40#57.620-626

Reprints of select photos from Album 5

Album 10p. 41-43#57.627-629

Reprints of select photos from Album 6

Album 10p. 44#57.630

Friday on a dining room chair

Album 10p. 45-47#57.631-633

Reprints of select photos from Album 5

Album 10p. 48#57.634

Louise Jackson (later Dyer)

Album 10p. 49#57.635

Reprint of 57.245, Album 5

Album 10p. 49#57.636

C. L. Flint

Album 10p. 50-53#57.637-642

Reprints of select photos from Album 5

Album 10p. 54#57.643

William Dean Howells

Album 10p. 55-57#57.644-647

Reprints of select photos from Album 5

Album 10p. 57#57.648

Reprint of 57.270, Album 5

Album 10p. 58#57.649

Reprint of 57.379, Album 6

Album 10p. 59#57.650

Reprint of 57.294, Album 5

Album 10p. 60#57.651

Benjamin Sewall Blake

Album 10p. 61#57.652

Louisa Sewall Jackson (later Dyer)

Album 10p. 61#57.653

Henry Silas Payson

Album 10p. 62#57.654-655

Reprint of select photos from Album 5

Album 10p. 63#57.656

Richard Sewall

Album 10p. 63#57.657

John G. Hubbard

Album 10p. 64#57.658

William deYoung Field

Album 10p. 65-83#57.659-679

Reprints of select photos from Album 7

Album 10p. 84-107#57.680-710

Reprints of select photos from Album 4 (Vol. 36)

K. Album 11. Portraits of family and friends

NOTE: This volume was removed from the Francis Blake papers in 2017. Photographs in this album have not been numbered.

Album 11

II. Loose photographs

3 regular boxes and 3 oversize boxes.

This series contains loose photographs by Francis Blake and other photographers. It is arranged into five sections: loose photographs removed from albums (A); loose photographs from the Francis Blake papers (B); portraits (C); views (D); and oversize portraits and views (E).

A. Loose photographs removed from albums

15 photographs that were originally in Albums 2, 3, 6, and 10. Includes photographs of the grounds of Keewaydin, among other subjects. Photographers include Francis Blake, Daguay-Géran (Tours, France), Albert E. Coe (Norwich, England), and Webster (Waltham, Mass.).

Box 1#57.711

W. Sewall table used in Keewaydin Servants' Hall, n.d.

Photographer unknown.

Removed from Album 2 (vol. 34).

Box 1#57.712

Dog sitting on chair, n.d.

Photographer unknown.

Removed from Album 3 (vol. 35).

Box 1#57.713

Unidentified boy, n.d.

Taken by Daguay-Geran (Tours, France).

Removed from Album 3 (vol. 35).

Box 1#57.714

Unidentified woman and two young girls, Mar. 1894

Taken by Roessinger-Jeanneret (Montreal).

Removed from Album 3 (vol. 35).

Box 1#57.715

Unidentified child, n.d.

Taken by Albert E. Coe (Norwich, England).

Removed from Album 3 (vol. 35).

Box 1#57.716

Unidentified group of three women and three men on the steps of the Canda Realty Co., n.d.

Photographer unknown.

Removed from Album 3 (vol. 35).

Box 1#57.717-722

Damaged photographs of unidentified subject, n.d.

Photographer unknown.

Removed from Album 6.

Box 1#57.723

Two vases on table, n.d.

Taken by Webster (Waltham, Mass.).

Removed from Album 6.

Box 1#57.724

Road under the driveway from the cottage going down toward the sawmill & railroad tracks, ca. 1896

Probably taken by Francis Blake.

Removed from Album 10.

Box 1#57.725

Shop & entrance to the stable showing the dovecote above, ca. 1880-1890

Probably taken by Francis Blake.

Removed from Album 10.

B. Loose photographs from the Francis Blake papers

72 photographs and 28 cartes de visite that were formerly housed in Box 78 of the Francis Blake papers. These photographs relate to letters in the Francis Blake papers. The subjects of the photographs include electrical experiments; the Blake family ancestral home and gravesites in England; views of Keewaydin taken by Francis Blake; portraits of Benjamin Sewall Blake and Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald taken by Francis Blake; portraits of Benjamin Sewall Blake and Francis Blake taken by William A. Webster (Waltham, Mass.); and a collection of photographs by William deYoung Field of his home and family in Telluride, Colo. The cartes de visite are of artwork and various places in Europe; photographers include E. Morier (Paris), among others.

Photographs 57.726-797 were formerly housed in Box 78 of the Francis Blake papers. The "original folder #"s below correspond to the folder numbers in the arrangement of that collection.

Box 1#57.726

Unidentified house, n.d.

Cyanotype.Photographer unknown.

Original folder #: 78.1114.

Box 1#57.727-729

Electrical experiments, n.d.

Cyanotype.Taken by John Trowbridge.

Original folder #: 78.1115.

Box 1#57.730-731

Two photos of Roger Williams Park, Providence, R.I., 25 Apr. 1896

Photographer unknown.

Original folder #: 78.1116.

Box 1#57.732-744

William deYoung Field's family in Telluride, Colo., Sep.-Oct. 1906

Cyanotype.Possibly taken by William deYoung Field.

Original folder #: 78.1117-1118.

Box 1#57.745

Wallace, Dorothy, and Stanley Robinson, ca. 1895

Taken by Furman (San Diego).

Original folder #: 78.1119.

Box 1#57.746

Photo of silhouette of the first Francis Blake

Taken by Francis Blake.

Original folder #: 78.1120.

Box 1#57.747

Old Blake House, Dorchester, Mass., ca. 1890s

Photographer unknown.

Original folder #: 78.1120.

Box 1#57.748-772

Photographs of the Blake family ancestral homes and graves in England, 1891

Taken by C. A. Gandy (London).

Original folder #: 78.1121-1125.

Box 1#57.773

Photo of portion of the 1636 articles of association at Agawam, Mass. (now Springfield), showing the signature of William Blake, among others

Photographer unknown.

Original folder #: 78.1126.

Box 1#57.774-776

Photographs of the parlor of the Trumbull house, showing paintings by and of various Trumbull family members, n.d.

Taken by Charles P. Trumbull.

Original folder #: 78.1126.

Box 1#57.777-780

Panoramic views of Keewaydin and grounds, n.d.

Taken by Francis Blake.

Original folder #: 78.1127.

Box 1#57.781

Keewaydin, 1884

Taken by Francis Blake.

Original folder #: 78.1127.

Box 1#57.782

Keewaydin parlor, n.d.

Taken by Francis Blake.

Original folder #: 78.1127.

Box 1#57.783

Keewaydin, Nov. 1964

Photographer unknown.

Original folder #: 78.1127.

Box 1#57.784-786

Photographs of groups in horse-drawn wagons, n.d. and 1880

Taken by Webster (Waltham, Mass.) and unknown.

Original folder #: 78.1128.

Box 1#57.787

Benjamin Sewall Blake, Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake, Francis Blake, and Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald on lawn of Keewaydin, 24 June 1898

Photographer unknown.Inscription on verso in unidentified hand: "Badly placed to give impression of heights."

Original folder #: 78.1129.

Box 1#57.788

Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake and Francis Blake on lawn of Keewaydin, 24 June 1898

Photographer unknown.

Original folder #: 78.1129.

Box 1#57.789

Photo of sketch of Francis Blake, n.d.

Original folder #: 78.1129.

Box 1#57.790

Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake, 1872

Photographer unknown.

Original folder #: 78.1129.

Box 1#57.791

Benjamin Sewall Blake in hammock at Keewaydin, n.d.

Probably taken by Francis Blake.

Original folder #: 78.1129.

Box 1#57.792

Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald at door of Keewaydin, n.d.

Probably taken by Francis Blake.

Original folder #: 78.1129.

Box 1#57.793

Francis Blake seated on sofa in morning room at Keewaydin, 1901

Taken by William A. Webster (Waltham, Mass.).

Original folder #: 78.1130.

Box 1#57.794-796

Benjamin Sewall Blake in morning room of Keewaydin, 1901

Taken by William A. Webster (Waltham, Mass.).

Original folder #: 78.1131.

Box 1#57.797

View of Boston & Albany passenger train from grounds of Keewaydin, ca. 1884-1890

Taken by Francis Blake.Inscription on verso in the hand of Francis Blake: "Building the terraces and greenhouses at Keewaydin, late 1880s."

Original folder #: 78.1132.

Box 1#57.798-825

Twenty-eight cartes de visite of artwork; Switzerland, Italy, and Brest, France; and one portrait of an unidentified man, n.d.

Photographers include E. Morier (Paris), among others.

Original folder #: [none].

C. Portraits

98 individual and group portraits, including one daguerreotype, of various members of the Blake family and friends, ca. 1864-1910. Represented in the portraits are Benjamin Sewall Blake, Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake, Francis Blake, Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, Benjamin Sewall, and Henry Silas Payson, among others.

Individual portraits

#1.411#57.826

Unidentified woman, [ca. 1850-1855]

Taken by Lorenzo G. Chase (Boston, Mass.).Sixth-plate daguerreotype in brass frame.This photograph is stored separately in the MHS Daguerreotype Collection (Photo. Coll. 1).
To request this item, follow this link to the MHS catalog and click on the red "Place Request" button.
Box 2#57.827

Blake, Benjamin Sewall, n.d.

Taken by Francis Blake.
Box 2#57.828

Blake, Benjamin Sewall, n.d.

Taken by Francis Blake.
Box 2#57.829

Blake, Benjamin Sewall, 1890

Taken by Francis Blake.
Box 2#57.830

Blake, Benjamin Sewall, n.d.

Taken by William A. Webster (Waltham, Mass.).2 duplicate photos.
Box 2#57.831

Blake, Benjamin Sewall, n.d.

Photographer unknown.Damaged photograph.
Box 2#57.832

Blake, Benjamin Sewall, n.d.

Photographer unknown.2 duplicate photos, both damaged.
Box 2#57.833

Blake, Benjamin Sewall, n.d.

Photographer unknown.Damaged photograph.
Box 2#57.834-836

Blake, Benjamin Sewall, 25 Sep. 1895

Taken by [Rich?] St. Ampersand (Saranac Lake).
Box 2#57.837

Blake, Benjamin Sewall, Mar. 1903

Taken by [ ] Pinder (Nassau).
Box 2#57.838-839

Blake, Benjamin Sewall, in his cap and gown, n.d.

Probably taken by Francis Blake.
Box 2#57.840

Blake, Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard, [1861?]

Taken by James Wallace Black (Boston, Mass.).
Box 2#57.841

Blake, Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard, 1864

Taken by A. Sonrel (Boston, Mass.).
Box 2#57.842

Blake, Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard, ca. 1872-1874

Taken by Warren, Heald (Boston, Mass.).
Box 2#57.843

Blake, Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard, 1881

Taken by Webster (Waltham, Mass.).2 duplicate cartes de visite.
Box 2#57.844

Blake, Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard, 1882

Taken by Webster (Waltham, Mass.).2 duplicate cartes de visite.
Box 2#57.845

Blake, Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard, at Bretton Woods, 1910

Taken by Lottie [ ].
Box 2#57.846

Blake, Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard, n.d.

Taken by Wm. A. Webster (Waltham, Mass.).
Box 2#57.847

Blake, Francis, n.d.

Photographer unknown.
Box 2#57.848

Blake, Francis, on horse at Glen House, N.H.

Photographer unknown.
Box 2#57.849

Bowles, Annie, n.d.

Photographer unknown.2 duplicate cartes de visite.Inscription on verso of photo: "Nursery maid for Agnes & Benjamin nearly 5 years, till June 28, 1885."
Box 2#57.850

Dickens, Charles, 1867?

Taken by J. Gurney & Son (New York, N.Y.).
Box 2#57.851

Hubbard, John G., running at Keewaydin, n.d.

Probably taken by Francis Blake.

[There is no Photo 57.852 in this collection.]

Box 2#57.853

Fitzgerald, Agnes (Blake), n.d.

Taken by [ ] (Newton Lower Falls, Mass.).2 tintypes, hand-tinted.
Box 2#57.854

Fitzgerald, Agnes (Blake), reading in chair, n.d.

Probably taken by Francis Blake.
Box 2#57.855

Fitzgerald, Agnes (Blake), n.d.

Probably taken by Francis Blake.
Box 2#57.856

Fitzgerald, Agnes (Blake), n.d.

Probably taken by Francis Blake.
Box 2#57.857

Fitzgerald, Agnes (Blake), n.d.

Probably taken by Francis Blake.
Box 2#57.858

Fitzgerald, Agnes (Blake), sitting in chair, n.d.

Probably taken by Francis Blake.
Box 2#57.859

Fitzgerald, Agnes (Blake), with Friday, n.d.

Probably taken by Francis Blake.
Box 2#57.860-861

Fitzgerald, Agnes (Blake), and Friday outside the conservatory at Keewaydin, n.d.

Taken by Francis Blake.
Box 2#57.862-863

Fitzgerald, Agnes (Blake), 1888

Probably taken by Francis Blake.
Box 2#57.864

Fitzgerald, Agnes (Blake), 1891

Taken by Wm. A Webster (Waltham, Mass.).
Box 2#57.865

Fitzgerald, Agnes (Blake), May 1894

Taken by Webster (Waltham, Mass.).6 duplicate copies in folder.
Box 2#57.866

Fitzgerald, Agnes (Blake), May 1894

Taken by Webster (Waltham, Mass.).
Box 2#57.867

Fitzgerald, Agnes (Blake), n.d.

Taken by W. A. Webster (Waltham, Mass.).3 duplicate photos in folder.
Box 2#57.868

Fitzgerald, Agnes (Blake), 1898

Photographer unknown.8 duplicate photos in folder.
Box 2#57.869-871

Fitzgerald, Agnes (Blake), Feb. 1904

Photographer unknown.
Box 2#57.872

Fitzgerald, Agnes (Blake), n.d.

Photographer unknown.4 duplicate photos in folder.
Box 2#57.873

Fitzgerald, Agnes (Blake), with unidentified man and woman, n.d.

Photographer unknown.
Box 2#57.874

Fitzgerald, Agnes (Blake), n.d.

Photographer unknown.
Box 2#57.875

Fitzgerald, Agnes (Blake), Jan. 1904

Photographer unknown.Stereograph.
Box 2#57.876

Lane, Betty (later Whittemore), ca. 1890

Taken by A. Marshall (Boston, Mass.).

[There is no Photo 57.877 in this collection.]

Box 2#57.878

Leslie, Elsie, 1888

Taken by Napoleon Sarony (New York, N.Y.).Inscription on verso: "In Little Lord Fontleroy."
Box 2#57.879

McLean, Julie, 1878

Taken by L. W. Cook (Boston, Mass.).Inscription on verso: "Lived with us 13 months."
Box 2#57.880

Payson, Henry Silas, n.d.

Probably taken by Francis Blake.
Box 2#57.881

Payson, Henry Silas, n.d.

Probably taken by Francis Blake.
Box 2#57.882-887

Payson, Henry Silas, Oct. 1884

Probably taken by Francis Blake.
Box 2#57.888

Payson, Henry Silas, Aug. 1884

Probably taken by Francis Blake.
Box 2#57.889

Payson, Henry Silas, n.d.

Taken by Wm. A. Webster (Waltham, Mass.).
Box 2#57.890

Schwab, [ ], n.d.

Taken by McCormick (Boston, Mass.).Inscription on verso: "Daughter of Sophie Schwab."
Box 2#57.891

Sewall, Benjamin, n.d.

Taken by Metcalf & Welldon (Boston, Mass.).
Box 2#57.892-893

Sewall, Benjamin, n.d.

Taken by Whipple (Boston, Mass.).
Box 2#57.894

[ ] Stanley, n.d.

Taken by Gurney.
Box 2#57.895-898

Unidentified individuals, n.d.

Group portraits

Box 2#57.895-899

Blake, Benjamin Sewall, and Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, 1880

Taken by Webster (Waltham, Mass.).
Box 2#57.900

Blake, Benjamin Sewall, and Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, 1881

Taken by [ ] (North Conway, New Hampshire).2 tintypes, hand-tinted.
Box 2#57.901

Blake, Benjamin Sewall, and Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, Nov. 1884

Taken by Francis Blake.
Box 2#57.902

Blake, Benjamin Sewall, and Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, n.d.

Probably taken by Francis Blake.
Box 2#57.903

Blake, Benjamin Sewall, and Billy [ ], Feb. 1889

Photographer unknown.
Box 2#57.904

Blake, Benjamin Sewall, Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, and Annie Bowles, 1881

Taken by [ ] (North Conway, N.H.).1 tintype, hand-tinted.
Box 2#57.905

Blake, Benjamin Sewall, Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, and Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake, 1881

Taken by [ ] (North Conway, N.H.).4 tintypes, hand-tinted.
Box 2#57.906-908

Blake, Benjamin Sewall, Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, and Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake, 1887

Taken by Francis Blake.
Box 2#57.909

Blake, Benjamin Sewall, Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake, and H. Silas Payson, n.d.

Taken by Francis Blake.
Box 2#57.910-911

Blake, Benjamin Sewall, Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake, Henry Silas Payson, and Mrs. Henry Silas Payson, 1887

Taken by Francis Blake.
Box 2#57.912

Blake, Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard, and Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, n.d.

Taken by Allen & Rowell (Boston, Mass.).
Box 3#57.913-918

Blake, Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard, and Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, 1887

Taken by Francis Blake.
Box 3#57.919

Blake, Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard, and Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, 27 July 1891

Taken by William A. Webster (Waltham, Mass.).
Box 3#57.920

Blake, Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard, and Mrs. Geo. B. Carpenter, ca. 1871-1972

Taken by Holton & Richardson (Boston, Mass.).1 tintype, hand-tinted.
Box 3#57.921

Fitzgerald, Agnes (Blake), and Henry Silas Payson, 1891

Taken by W. A. Webster (Waltham, Mass.).
Box 3#57.922

Fitzgerald, Agnes (Blake), and Ruth and Betty Blake at Keewaydin, n.d.

Photographer unknown.
Box 3#57.923

Hubbard sisters: Lottie Hubbard (later Mrs. Benjamin Loring Young), Elise (later Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard Blake), Louise (later Mrs. Ferdinand Canda), n.d.

Taken by Whipple (Boston, Mass.).
Box 3#57.924

Lane, Philip, Robert, and Betty, n.d.

Taken by A. Marshall (Boston, Mass.).
Box 3#57.925

Schwab, Caroline and Sophie, n.d.

Taken by McCormick (Boston, Mass.).

D. Views

37 photographs of views of Keewaydin and trains, taken by Francis Blake, as well as views of Franconia Notch, N.H., the Skidmore House in Morristown, N.J., Monaco, France, and other locations, taken by C.P. Hibbard (Lisbon, N.H.) and C. N. Parker Photo, among others. Includes stereographs.

Box 3#57.926-927

Train passing on the tracks below Keewaydin, n.d.

Taken by Francis Blake.
Box 3#57.928

Two dogs on wooden bench, Keewaydin

Taken by Francis Blake.Stereograph.2 duplicate photos.
Box 3#57.929

Conservatory at Keewaydin

Taken by Francis Blake.Stereograph.Inscription on verso: "By electric light (9 16 cp lamps) exposure 52m; f16."
Box 3#57.930

Front hall of Keewaydin

Taken by Frances Blake.Stereograph.2 duplicate photos.
Box 3#57.931

View from top of hill at Keewaydin, pond covered with ice & snow, n.d.

Taken by Francis Blake.
Box 3#57.932-963

Views from Franconia Notch, N.H.; the Skidmore House in Morristown, N.J.; Monaco; France; and numerous unidentified locations

Photographers include C. P. Hibbard (Lisbon, N.H.) and C. N. Parker Photo.

E. Oversize portraits and views

45 oversize photographs, mostly taken by Francis Blake, of Blake family and friends and views of cattle, sheep, and the White Mountains near Glen, N.H. Many of these photographs are enlargements of photographs that appear elsewhere in the collection. Most of the images are mounted.

All photographs taken by Francis Blake except where noted.

Large

OS Box 1#57.964

Blake, Francis, n.d.

Photographer unknown.
OS Box 1#57.965-966

Blake, Francis, and unidentified woman standing in woods, n.d.

Photographer unknown.
OS Box 1#57.967

Cobb, Sophie, 1886

2 duplicate photos.

See also Photo. #57.254.

OS Box 1#57.968

Davis, Mabel, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.241.

OS Box 1#57.969

Fitzgerald, Agnes (Blake), Apr. 1887

3 duplicate photos.
OS Box 1#57.970

Fitzgerald, Agnes (Blake), n.d.

See also Photo. #57.107 and 57.617.

OS Box 1#57.971

Flint, C. L., n.d.

See also Photo. #57.636.

OS Box 1#57.972

Hubbard, Charles Townsend, n.d.

2 duplicate photos.

See also Photo. #57.224.

OS Box 1#57.973

Lyman, John P., n.d.

See also Photo. #57.297.

OS Box 1#57.974

Payson, Henry Robey, n.d.

OS Box 1#57.975

Payson, Henry Silas, n.d.

3 duplicate photos.

See also Photo. #57.285.

OS Box 1#57.976

Commodore George S. Blake, n.d.

3 duplicate photos.
OS Box 1#57.977

Whitwell, William A., n.d.

See also Photo. #57.257.

OS Box 1#57.978

Young, Charlotte (later Tudor), n.d.

OS Box 1#57.979

Young, B. Loring [?] (or William Tudor), n.d.

OS Box 1#57.980

Unidentified man, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.293.

OS Box 1#57.981

Unidentified man, n.d.

OS Box 1#57.982

Unidentified man, n.d.

OS Box 1#57.983

Unidentified man (possibly John G. Hubbard [?]), n.d.

OS Box 1#57.984

Unidentified river at Glen, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.166.

OS Box 1#57.985

Photo of painting of unidentified woman, n.d.

OS Box 1#57.986

Photo of painting of unidentified man, n.d.

Extra-large

OS Box 2#57.987

Blake, Benjamin Sewall, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.117.

OS Box 2#57.988

Blake, Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard, n.d.

OS Box 2#57.989

Blake, Francis, and unidentified woman in woods, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.964-965.

OS Box 2#57.990

Fitzgerald, Agnes Blake, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.615.

OS Box 2#57.991

Fitzgerald, Agnes Blake, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.617.

OS Box 2#57.992

Fitzgerald, Agnes Blake, Apr. 1887

2 duplicate photos.

See also Photo. #57.968.

OS Box 2#57.993

Howells, William Dean, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.273.

OS Box 2#57.994

Hubbard, Charles Townsend, n.d.

OS Box 2#57.995

Hubbard, Charles Townsend, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.224.

OS Box 2#57.996

Hubbard, Charles Townsend, n.d.

5 duplicate photos.

See also Photo. #57.266.

OS Box 2#57.997

Payson, Henry Silas, n.d.

3 duplicate photos.

See also Photo. #57.300.

OS Box 2#57.998

Sullivan, Russell, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.298.

OS Box 2#57.999

Young, Charlotte, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.235.

OS Box 2#57.1000

Young, Margaret, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.234.

OS Box 3#57.1001

Young, Margaret, n.d.

OS Box 3#57.1002

Unidentified man, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.315.

OS Box 3#57.1003

Unidentified man, n.d.

2 duplicate photos.
OS Box 3#57.1004

Two unidentified boys, n.d.

OS Box 3#57.1005

Unidentified woman, n.d.

2 duplicate photos.

See also Photo. #57.239.

OS Box 3#57.1006

Unidentified woman, n.d.

OS Box 3#57.1007

Unidentified woman, n.d.

OS Box 3#57.1008

Unidentified man (possibly John G. Hubbard [?]), n.d.

OS Box 3#57.1009

Unidentified man, n.d.

OS Box 3#57.1010

Unidentified man, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.290.

OS Box 3#57.1011

Unidentified man, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.312.

OS Box 3#57.1012

Unidentified girl, n.d.

OS Box 3#57.1013

Photo of silhouette of the first Francis Blake, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.746.

OS Box 3#57.1014

Unidentified infant, n.d.

See also Photo. #57.237.

OS Box 3#57.1015

Cows, n.d.

2 duplicate photos.

See also Photo. #57.475.

OS Box 3#57.1016

Sheep, n.d.

2 duplicate photos.
OS Box 3#57.1017

View of White Mountains near Glen, N.H., n.d.

OS Box 3#57.1018

Photo of painting of an unidentified woman, n.d.

III. Duplicate photographs

Duplicates of loose photographs are stored with their originals. Duplicates of photographs in albums are stored separately in Box 4.

Box 4

IV. Lantern slides

283 lantern slides in 16 boxes.

This series includes 283 lantern slides, most of which were taken by Francis Blake. Subjects include the history of the United States Civil War and Reconstruction in the South, 1860-1910; early European history and warfare; views of European and American landmarks; and slides of Keewaydin and Glen House. Other photographers in this series include T. H. McAllister (New York, N.Y.) and J. Lévy (Paris, France).

Also includes 1 small glass plate negative box containing thirteen camera filters used by Francis Blake.

These photographs are restricted.

Please note that glass plate negatives are stored in a separate collection: Glass plates/lantern slides (Photo. Coll. 6).

Glass plate negatives, glass plate positives, and lantern slides of any size are not available for research use. Copy photographs or scans may be available for alternative viewing. Consult the Reference Librarian for more information.

#57.1019-1123#6.3.1S-105S

Lantern slides of maps and battle campaigns of the Civil War, as well as maps and tables of economic and agricultural production in the North and the South from 1860 to 1910

Probably taken by Francis Blake.
#57.1124-1136#6.3.106S-118S

Lantern slides depicting maps of early Europe, as well as early European battles and battle techniques

Photographer(s) unknown.
#57.1137-1247#6.3.119S-229S

Lantern slides of photos by Francis Blake of Keewaydin, Payson Farm, and Glen House, as well as portraits of various people

Most are duplicates of images from Albums 4-10.

#57.1248-1262#6.3.230S-244S

Lanterns slides of Rome, Italy; France; Yosemite; and New Hampshire, among other places

Photographers include T. H. McAllister (New York, N.Y.) and J. Lévy (Paris, France).
#57.1263-1301#6.3.245S-283S

Lantern slides of photos by Francis Blake of Keewaydin and Glen House, as well as portraits of various people

Most are duplicates of images from Albums 4-10.

V. Glass plate negatives

154 small glass plate negatives in 9 boxes; 627 medium glass plate negatives in 30 boxes; 1 small box filters.

This series features many of Francis Blake's unprinted high-speed photographs. Subjects in both the small and medium glass plate negatives include tennis players; golfers; horseback riders; bicyclists; birds; and trains in motion. The medium glass plate negatives also include negatives from Blake's "shutter experiments" with high-speed photography. Additionally, the medium glass plate negatives contain a number of negatives that correspond to the photographs in Albums 4-6 and 8-10, as well as many unprinted negatives of Keewaydin, Payson Farm, and Glen House. Consult the Glass Plate Negative Index to correspond some of the negatives in this series to prints found elsewhere in the collection. Included in the medium glass plate negatives are also thirty-four negatives of the Blake family ancestral home in England, ca. 1891, that were probably taken by C. A. Gandy (London, England).

Also includes one small box of tinted light filters belonging to Francis Blake.

Consult the "Glass Plate Negative Index" for some cross-referencing between these negatives and the prints in this collection.

These photographs are restricted.

Please note that glass plate negatives are stored in a separate collection: Glass plates/lantern slides (Photo. Coll. 6).

Glass plate negatives, glass plate positives, and lantern slides of any size are not available for research use. Copy photographs or scans may be available for alternative viewing. Consult the Reference Librarian for more information.

#57.1302-1371#6.3.284S-353S

Tennis players in motion, 1891

Subjects include Thomas Pettit and Richard D. Sears.

#57.1372-1389#6.3.354S-371S

Golfers in motion, 1898

#57.1390-1401#6.3.372S-383S

Tennis players in motion, 1891

#57.1402-1413#6.3.384S-395S

Horseback riders in motion, n.d.

[There is no glass plate negative 6.3.396S in this collection.]

#57.1414-1417#6.3.397S-400S

Tennis players in motion, 1891

#57.1418-1423#6.3.401S-406S

Walking man in motion, n.d.

#57.1424-1437#6.3.401S-406S

Pigeons flying, 1889

#57.1438#6.3.421S

Horse-drawn carriage, n.d.

#57.1439-1442#6.3.422S-425S

Portraits, n.d.

#57.1443-1448#6.3.426S-431S

Bicycle rider in motion, n.d.

#57.1449-1450#6.3.432S-433S

Birds, n.d.

#57.1451-1455#6.3.434S-438S

Train in motion, n.d.

#57.1456-1539#6.3.439M-522M

Glen House, ca. 1884-1886

Includes negatives from the photographs in Album 4, as well as other unprinted negatives of Glen House and environs.

Consult the Glass Plate Negative Index to cross-reference the negatives to their respective prints.

#57.1540-1682#6.3.523M-665M

Keewaydin, ca. 1884-1893

Includes negatives from the photographs in Albums 6, 8, and 9, as well as other unprinted negatives of Keewaydin and environs.

Consult the Glass Plate Negative Index to cross-reference the negatives to their respective prints.

#57.1683-1784#6.3.666M-767M

Payson Farm, 1885

Includes negatives from the photographs in Album 7, as well as other unprinted negatives of Payson Farm and environs.

Consult the Glass Plate Negative Index to cross-reference the negatives to their respective prints.

#57.1785-1994#6.3.768M-977M

Portraits, ca. 1884-1893

Includes negatives from the photographs in Albums 5, 10, and Loose portraits. Many are negatives for which no prints exist in the collection.

Consult the Glass Plate Negative Index to cross-reference the negatives to their respective prints.

#57.1995-2025#6.3.978M-1008M

High speed photographs, ca. 1888-1898

Includes negatives of Blake's photographs of trains in motion, people jumping, tennis players in motion, and various "shutter experiments" (taken in 1888).

Consult the Glass Plate Negative Index to cross-reference the negatives to their respective prints.

#57.2026-2059#6.3.1009M-1042M

Blake family ancestral home, England, ca. 1891

Probably taken by C. A. Gandy (London).

Includes negatives of Plainfield Manor, the Blake family ancestral home, as well as its church and gravesites.

Many of the negatives correspond to Photos. #57.748-772.

#57.2060-2082#6.3.1043M-1065M

Miscellaneous glass plate negatives

Includes miscellaneous portraits, silhouettes, damaged negatives, and negatives with no image.

VI. Glass plate positives

25 glass plate positives in 3 boxes.

This series includes twenty-five glass plate positive images of Glen House, the woods around Glen, N.H., the grounds of Keewaydin, trains, Agnes (Blake) Fitzgerald, and Francis Blake's high-speed photographs of bicyclists and horseback riders in motion. All positives were taken by Francis Blake.

These photographs are restricted.

Please note that glass plate positives are stored in a separate collection: Glass plates/lantern slides (Photo. Coll. 6).

Glass plate negatives, glass plate positives, and lantern slides of any size are not available for research use. Copy photographs or scans may be available for alternative viewing. Consult the Reference Librarian for more information.

#57.2083-2107#6.3.1066M-1090M

Glass plate positives

VII. Francis Blake photo notebooks

Three photo notebooks kept by Francis Blake. One large notebook is dated from May 1886 to November 1898 and contains notations in Francis Blake's handwriting about shutter speeds, light conditions, weather, and the development of his photographs. Two small black notebooks contain indexes to some of Blake's numbered negatives; they are arranged alphabetically by the subject's name or the object of the photograph.

Box 5
3 notebooks in one pamphlet box.

Glass Plate Negative Index

This index matches some of the prints in this collection to their respective glass plate negatives. The "Blake negative #" indicates a number written by Blake on some of the prints in the albums to identify the corresponding negative. Some of these numbers and their subjects are recorded in the Francis Blake photo notebooks.

Photo. # Blake negative # Glass plate negative #
57.141 36 6.3.439M
57.142 37 6.3.440M
57.143 38 6.3.441M
57.144 39 6.3.442M
57.145 40 6.3.443M
57.146 41 6.3.444M
57.147 42 6.3.445M
57.148 43 6.3.446M
57.149 44 6.3.447M
57.150 45 6.3.448M
57.151 46 6.3.449M
57.152 47 6.3.450M
57.153 48 6.3.451M
57.154 49 6.3.452M
57.155 50 6.3.453M and 6.3.454M
57.156 51 6.3.455M
57.157 52 6.3.456M
57.158 53 6.3.457M
57.159 54 6.3.458M
57.160 55 6.3.459M
57.161 56 6.3.460M
57.162 57 6.3.461M
57.163 58 6.3.462M
57.165 59 6.3.463M
57.166 60 6.3.464M
57.167 61 6.3.465M
57.168 62 6.3.466M
57.169 63 6.3.467M
57.170 64 6.3.468M
57.171 65 6.3.469M
57.172 66 6.3.470M
57.173 67 6.3.471M
57.174 68 6.3.472M
57.175 69 6.3.473M
57.176 70 6.3.474M
57.177 71 6.3.475M
57.178 72 6.3.476M
57.179 73 6.3.477M
57.180 74 6.3.478M
57.181 75 6.3.479M
57.182 76 6.3.480M
57.183 77 6.3.481M
57.184 78 6.3.482M
57.185 79 6.3.483M
57.186 80 6.3.484M
57.188 82 6.3.485M
57.189 83 6.3.486M
57.191 85 6.3.487M
57.192 249 6.2.494M
57.193 250 6.3.495M
57.194 251 6.3.496M
57.195 244 6.3.489M
57.196 252 6.3.497M
57.197 253 6.3.498M
57.198 254 6.3.499M
57.199 255 6.3.500M
57.200 256 6.3.501M
57.201 257 6.3.502M
57.202 258 6.3.503M
57.203 259 6.3.504M
57.205 261 6.3.505M
57.206 262 6.3.506M
57.207 263 6.3.507M
57.208 264 6.3.508M
57.209 247 6.3.492M
57.210 248 6.3.493M
57.211 245 6.3.490M
57.212 246 6.3.491M
57.216 241 6.3.488M
57.217 268 6.3.509M
57.218 269 6.3.510M
57.219 270 6.3.511M
57.220 271 6.3.512M
57.341 5 6.3.527M
57.349 13 6.3.528M
57.355 20 6.3.529M
57.357 25 6.3.530M
57.359 27 6.3.531M
57.363 32 6.3.533M
57.364 33 6.3.534M
57.365 35 6.3.535M
57.367 103 6.3.536M
57.371 108 6.3.537M
57.372 109 6.3.538M
57.373 110 6.3.539M
57.378 115 6.3.540M
57.379 212 6.3.541M
57.380 233 6.3.542M
57.381 234 6.3.543M
57.382 235 6.3.544M
57.383 288 6.3.547M
57.384 289 6.3.548M
57.385 290 6.3.549M
57.386 294 6.3.550M
57.388 295 6.3.551M
57.389 333 6.3.553M
57.390 334 6.3.554M
57.391 335 6.3.555M
57.392 336 6.3.556M
57.393 337 6.3.557M
57.394 338 6.3.558M
57.395 339 6.3.559M
57.396 340 6.3.560M
57.397 341 6.3.561M
57.399 344 6.3.563M
57.400 345 6.3.564M
57.401 346 6.3.565M
57.402 347 6.3.566M
57.403 348 6.3.567M
57.404 349 6.3.568M
57.405 317 6.3.554M
57.406 351 6.3.569M
57.407 352 6.3.570M
57.408 353 6.3.571M
57.409 354 6.3.572M
57.417 369 6.3.574M
57.418 368 6.3.573M
57.424 116 6.3.666M
57.425 117 6.3.667M
57.426 118 6.3.668M
57.427 119 6.3.669M
57.428 120 6.3.670M
57.429 121 6.3.671M
57.430 122 6.3.672M
57.431 123 6.3.673M
57.432 124 6.3.674M
57.444 126 6.3.676M
57.445 127 6.3.677M
57.446 128 6.3.678M
57.447 129 6.3.679M
57.448 130 6.3.680M
57.449 131 6.3.681M
57.450 132 6.3.682M
57.451 133 6.3.683M
57.452 134 6.3.684M
57.453 135 6.3.685M
57.454 136 6.3.686M
57.455 137 6.3.687M
57.456 138 6.3.688M
57.457 139 6.3.689M
57.458 140 6.3.690M
57.459 141 6.3.691M
57.460 142 6.3.692M
57.461 143 6.3.693M
57.462 144 6.3.694M
57.463 145 6.3.695M
57.464 146 6.3.696M
57.465 147 6.3.697M
57.466 148 6.3.698M
57.467 149 6.3.699M
57.468 150 6.3.700M
57.469 151 6.3.701M
57.470 152 6.3.702M
57.471 153 6.3.703M
57.472 154 6.3.704M
57.473 155 6.3.705M
57.474 156 6.3.706M
57.475 157 6.3.707M
57.476 158 6.3.708M
57.477 159 6.3.709M
57.478 160 6.3.710M
57.479 161 6.3.711M
57.479a 162 6.3.712M
57.480 163 6.3.713M
57.481 164 6.3.714M
57.482 165 6.3.715M
57.483 166 6.3.716M
57.484 167 6.3.717M
57.485 168 6.3.718M
57.486 169 6.3.719M
57.487 170 6.3.720M
57.488 171 6.3.721M
57.489 172 6.3.722M
57.490 173 6.3.723M
57.491 174 6.3.724M
57.492 175 6.3.725M
57.493 176 6.3.726M
57.494 177 6.3.727M
57.495 178 6.3.728M
57.496 179 6.3.729M
57.497 180 6.3.730M
57.498 181 6.3.685M
57.499 182 6.3.686M
57.500 183 6.3.687M
57.501 184 6.3.688M
57.502 185 6.3.689M
57.503 186 6.3.690M
57.504 187 6.3.691M
57.505 188 6.3.692M
57.506 189 6.3.693M
57.506a 190 6.3.694M
57.507 191 6.3.695M
57.508 192 6.3.696M
57.509 193 6.3.697M
57.512 196 6.3.698M
57.513 197 6.3.699M

List of Francis Blake Photographs With Reproductions in the Massachusetts Historical Society

This list represents photographs and glass plate negatives from the Francis Blake photographs for which reproductions have been made by the Massachusetts Historical Society. These reproductions may include negatives and digital images. Consult the Reference Librarian to order reproductions of photographs.

Researchers may request to view reproductions in the place of glass photographs. Glass plate negatives, lantern slides, and glass plate positives are not available for use by researchers.

57.343
57.59
57.61
57.68
57.105
57.110
57.134
57.137
57.140
57.148
57.154
57.162
57.201
57.262
57.274
57.275
57.284
57.301-308
57.302
57.305
57.306
57.310
57.337
57.338
57.339
57.340
57.341
57.342
57.344
57.345
57.346
57.348
57.352
57.359
57.360
57.361
57.365
57.523
57.366
57.367
57.368
57.370
57.380
57.382
57.389
57.392
37.395
57.396
57.397
57.399-401
57.402
57.403
57.406
57.417-418
57.420
57.426
57.457
57.475
57.478
57.506a
57.507
57.513
57.518
57.519
57.521
57.527
57.528
57.529
57.532
57.533
57.540
57.544
57.545
57.546
6.3.326S
57.657
57.691
57.788
57.793
57.794
57.797
57.829
57.834-836
57.841
57.842
57.854
57.865
57.893
57.906-908
57.912
57.930
57.1004
57.1016
6.3.285S
6.3.304S
6.3.306S
6.3.308S
6.3.309S
6.3.313S
6.3.320S
6.3.325S
6.3.328S
6.3.331S
6.3.354S
6.3.355S
6.3.356S
6.3.364S
6.3.381S
6.3.384S
6.3.386S
6.3.389S
6.3.390S
6.3.392S
6.3.415S
6.3.417S
6.3.419S
6.3.983M
6.3.984M
6.3.986M
6.3.992
6.3.999M
6.3.1055M

Preferred Citation

Francis Blake photographs, Photo. Coll. 57, Massachusetts Historical Society Photo Archives.

Access Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in ABIGAIL, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.

Persons:

Blake, Benjamin Sewall, b. 1877--Photographs.
Blake, Elizabeth Livermore Hubbard, 1849-1941--Photographs.
Blake, Francis, 1850-1913--Photographs.
Bush, Charles Green, 1842-1909--Photographs.
Bush, Frederick Thomas--Photographs.
Barnabee, Henry Clay, 1833-1917--Photographs.
Field, William deYoung--Photographs.
Fitzgerald, Agnes Blake, b. 1876--Photographs.
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920--Photographs.
Lyman, John P.--Photographs.
Payson, Henry Silas--Photographs.
Sullivan, T.R. (Thomas Russell), 1849-1916--Photographs.
Whitwell, William A.--Photographs.
Blake family--Photograph collections.
Cobb family--Photograph collections.
Hubbard family--Photograph collections.
Jackson family--Photograph collections.
Payson family--Photograph collections.
Sewall family--Photograph collections.
Young family--Photograph collections.
Gandy, C. A., photographer.
Notman, William A., 1826-1891, photographer.
Sonrel, Antoine, d. 1879, photographer.
Webster, William A., photographer.

Organizations:

Allen & Rowell (Boston, Mass.), photographers.
Ludovici's Photographic and Crayon Studios (New York, N.Y.), photographers.

Subjects:

Chronophotography--Specimens.
Inventors--19th century--Photographs.
Photography, High-Speed--19th century--Specimens.
Photography, Instantaneous--19th century--Specimens.
Portrait photographers--United States.
England--19th century--Photographs.
Europe--19th century--Photographs.
Glen (N.H.)--Photographs.
Glen House Hotel (Glen, N.H.)--Photographs.
Keewaydin (Weston, Mass.)--Photographs.
Peoria County (Ill.)--Photographs.
Daguerreotypes.
Cabinet photographs.
Cartes de visite.
Collodion transparencies.
Glass negatives.
Lantern slides.
Tintypes.
Card photograph albums.
Photograph albums.