ca. 1878-2000
Guide to the Photograph Collection
Abstract
This collection contains photographs collected and taken by Lieutenant-Colonel Ruby Winslow Linn, U.S. Army dietician. These photographs span the years ca. 1878-2000 and depict many subjects, including Ruby's travels around the world, her family, and her work as a dietician in various places and hospitals in the United States.
Biographical Sketch
Lieut. Col. Ruby Zillah Winslow Linn, dietician with the U.S. Army Medical Specialist Corps (AMSC), was born in 1910 in Berkeley, Mass., the daughter of Lena Borden Macomber (1883-1970) and Edward Williams Winslow (1875-1966), stationmaster at the Myricks, Mass. depot for the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. Ruby graduated with a B.S. in Home Economics from Simmons College in Boston in 1932. She continued her studies at Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, D.C., in the Dietetic Internship Program, 1932-1933. After graduating, she served there as a civilian staff dietician, 1933-1936. Her career continued at the Fort Sheridan Station Hospital in Chicago, 1936-1937, and at the Veterans Administration Hospital in the Bronx, 1937-1941. From the Bronx she traveled to Puerto Rico, serving at Rodriguez General Hospital in San Juan and the Station Hospital, 1941-1944. In the meantime, civilian dieticians were offered military status in Dec. 1942, and Ruby was sworn into the Army as a second lieutenant in April 1943. From Puerto Rico, she moved to the Dietician Branch of the Office of the Surgeon General, 1945-1946, and to Brooke General Hospital, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, 1947-1950. Ruby obtained her Master's Degree in Institutional Management from Columbia University in June 1951 and served as Hospital Food Supervisor and Chief of the Food Service Division, Tripler Army Hospital, Honolulu, 1951-1954. After stints at Murphy Army Hospital, Waltham, Mass. (1954-1956) and the U.S. Army Hospital, Fort Benning, Georgia (1956-1958), Ruby returned to Walter Reed General Hospital as Chief of the Food Service Division and Director of the Dietetic Internship Program, 1958-1963. She was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in May 1959 and retired in Dec. 1963.
Ruby Z. Winslow married Col. LaVon Parker Linn (1911-1985) in 1966, and the couple made their home in Arlington, Virginia. LaVon Parker Linn retired from the military shortly before his marriage to Ruby in 1966, after a career of service that included tours of duty in World War II and the Korean War, as well as work with the North American Defense Command, NATO, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. LaVon was an active member of the National Sojourners, a fraternal organization of Masons who were also members of the military, and served as the organization's president in 1975. Upon the death of her mother in 1970, Ruby and LaVon inherited a considerable estate and established a second career as noted philanthropists.
Ruby had one brother, Gilbert Williams Winslow, born in 1915, a safety engineer and graduate of M.I.T. He and his wife Betty Lee (Moment) died in the tragic Coconut Grove Fire in Boston, 28 Nov. 1942.
Collection Description
This collection contains 4,147 photographs and 52 postcards collected by Ruby Winslow Linn. These photographs span the years ca. 1878-2000 and consist of loose photographs and photographs arranged in volumes (including 1 oversize volume).
Fifteen volumes of photographs date from ca. 1916-1981. Most contain photographs that depict Ruby Winslow Linn's travels to the Caribbean, Mexico, Africa, South America, Antarctica, the Arctic Sea, and the Galapagos, among other places, as well as various locations in the United States, from ca. 1940-1976. Other volumes contain photographs that depict Ruby Winslow Linn's childhood and family in Myricks, Mass.; her life and work in the Bronx, N.Y., ca. 1938-1944; and her and Lavon Parker Linn's involvement with the National Sojourners in 1972-1976 and with the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1980-1982. Most of the photographs in these volumes were taken by either Ruby Winslow Linn or LaVon Parker Linn. Please note that many of these volumes have been disbound due to preservation concerns and have been foldered and boxed in their original order.
There are also 4 boxes of loose photographs in this collection. These photos consist mainly of individual and group portraits (both formal and informal) of various Linn, Winslow, Macomber, and Pierce family members, among others. These portraits include many photos of Ruby Winslow Linn, taken between ca. 1911-2000. There are also a number of views of various places, including the Winslow family home in Myricks, Mass., as well as photographs pertaining to Ruby's professional work as a dietician with the U.S. Army, 1953-1964; her travels in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, the Middle East, and Europe, among other places; the organizations to which she and LaVon Parker Linn belonged; her philanthropic work; her life at the Fairfax in Fort Belvoir, Va. in the 1990s; and LaVon's service with the U.S. Army during World War II.
Photographers represented in this collection include Ruby Winslow Linn, LaVon Parker Linn, J. Frank Choicener of Taunton, Mass., and James E. Purdy & Co. of Boston, Mass., among many others. Many of the photographers in this collection are unidentified.
There are also 52 postcards collected by Ruby Winslow Linn in this collection, which are stored apart from the collection by format (Ruby Winslow Linn postcards, Postcard Coll. 16.2).
This collection includes cartes de visite, cabinet cards, tintypes, film negatives, and postcards. Included are both black-and-white and color photographs.
Acquisition Information
The Ruby Winslow Linn photographs were removed from the Ruby Winslow Linn papers (stored offsite), which were given by Col. Linn to the Massachusetts Historical Society in November 2000, with additions in May 2003.
Detailed Description of the Collection
I. Photographs in albums
Vols. 1-14 are arranged in chronological order. Vol. 15 is Oversize. Vols. 3-14 were disbound in Mar. 2004 due to preservation concerns; the album pages are stored in boxes in the order in which they originally appeared in the albums.
A. Myricks, Mass., ca. 1916-1920
This album contains snapshot photographs of Ruby Winslow Linn as a child at her home in Myricks, Mass., as well as photographs of friends and family. The photographer is unknown.
B. Camp Fire Girls, 1923-1925
This album contains snapshot photographs of Ruby Winslow Linn as a Camp Fire Girl in Myricks, Mass. from 1923-1925. Most of the photographs were taken by Ruby; the others were probably taken by friends.
C. Bronx, N.Y., ca. 1938-1943
This disbound album mostly contains snapshot photographs of Ruby Winslow Linn's time spent living in the Bronx, New York, ca. 1940-1944. Subjects of these photographs include views of the Bronx, as well as snapshots of attorney Alfred Holmes, Ruby's boyfriend at the time, in New York during 1940-1942 and as an Army private at Camp Roberts, Calif. in 1943. There are also a number of photographs of Lena Borden Macomber Winslow, Edward Williams Winslow, Gilbert Williams Winslow, and Betty Lee Moment Winslow at the Winslow family home in Myricks, Mass. Most of the photographs were taken by Ruby; other photographers are unknown.
D. Scrapbook of travels, ca. 1940-1944
This disbound scrapbook contains snapshot photographs taken by Ruby Winslow Linn while traveling in St. Thomas and St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as Haiti. These may have been taken while Ruby was working at the Veterans Administration Hospital in the Bronx, New York, ca. 1940, or during her work at Rodriguez General Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico, ca. 1941-1944. Also includes postcards and photocopies of the original album pages before the album was disbound.
E. Travels, 1944-1950
This disbound album contains both black-and-white and color snapshots of Ruby Winslow Linn's travels and work as a dietician around the United States and Mexico, 1944-1950. Among the subjects are dieticians and patients at the Pentagon in 1945; other views of Washington, D.C., Virginia, Maryland, South Carolina, and Mexico City. There are also photographs of Ruby at a dude ranch in Banderas, Texas; at Simmons College in Boston, Mass.; at Gardner General Hospital in Chicago, Ill.; at Brooke General Hospital at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas; and visiting the Winslow family home in Myricks, Mass.
F. Africa, 1972
Disbound volumes.Two disbound albums contain color snapshot photographs, mostly taken by Ruby Winslow Linn and LaVon Parker Linn, of their travels in Africa from Mar.-Apr. 1972. Most of the photographs depict African animals that they saw while on safaris in Nairobi, Kenya, Uganda, the Serengeti, Tanzania, and around the area of the Nile River.
Africa, 1972
Disbound volume.Africa, 1972
Disbound volume.G. Travel, 1972-1974
This disbound album contains color snapshot photographs, mostly taken by Ruby Winslow Linn and LaVon Parker Linn, of their travels around the United States from 1972-1974. Among the destinations they visited and photographed in this album were Florida; Georgia; Iowa; Colorado; Utah; Plimoth Plantation, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Simmons College in Massachusetts; New Hampshire; and Chicago, Ill. Many of the photographs of the Western U.S. were taken by the Linns while they were participating in organized bus tours. There are also a number of photographs of the Linns' home in Arlington, Va.
H. National Sojourners meetings, 1972-1976
This disbound album contains color snapshot photographs taken by Ruby Winslow Linn and LaVon Parker Linn of their travels to attend National Sojourners meetings at various places across the United States from 1972-1976, as well as in Jerusalem in 1973. There are also several photographs of the Linns attending the dedication of the Alabama Medal of Honor Grove at Valley Forge National Historic Park in Pennsylvania in 1975.
I. Travels, 1973-1974
This disbound album contains color snapshot photographs taken by Ruby Winslow Linn and LaVon Parker Linn during 1973 and 1974 of their travels to Israel and New York City, as well as of a voyage on the expedition cruising ship, Lindblad Explorer, to Argentina, Antarctica, Tierra del Fuego, and the Falkland Islands.
J. Travels, 1974-1975
This disbound album contains color snapshot photographs taken by Ruby Winslow Linn and LaVon Parker Linn while traveling through the United States and abroad from 1974-1975. Subjects include Bermuda, Panama, Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Michigan, Florida, North Carolina, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Massachusetts, and Nebraska. Many of these photographs are of visits and celebrations with friends and family, as well as photos of National Sojourners meetings across the country and of Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington, D.C. The Linns also visited and photographed a number of historic sites in the United States, including Old Mystick Village in Mystic, Conn.; Plimoth Plantation in Plymouth, Mass.; Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth, N.H.; and The Hermitage in Nashville, Tenn. There are also a number of photographs of the Linns' home in Arlington, Va.
K. Travels, 1975-1976
This disbound album contains color snapshot photographs taken by Ruby Winslow Linn and LaVon Parker Linn during their travels around the world on the expedition cruising ship, Lindblad Explorer, between Aug. 1975 and May 1976. On this trip, the Linns visited and photographed Iceland, Norway, Greenland, the Arctic Sea, the Galapagos, Ecuador, and Columbia.
L. Travels, 1976
This disbound album contains color snapshot photographs taken by Ruby Winslow Linn and LaVon Parker Linn while traveling in the expedition cruising ship, Lindblad Explorer, along the eastern and southern coasts of Africa in 1976. Among the places they visited and photographed were the Seychelles Islands, Glorioso Islands, Madagascar, and South Africa. Some of these photographs were also taken by Thelma McDonald, a friend of the Linns.
M. Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) scrapbook, 1980-1982
This disbound scrapbook contains color snapshot photographs taken by Ruby Winslow Linn and LaVon Parker Linn of Ruby's involvement with various Washington, D.C.-area chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) during 1980-1982. Also includes programs and memorabilia from various D.A.R. meetings, as well as letters to the Linns regarding the D.A.R. Also includes photocopies of the original album pages before the scrapbook was disbound.
N. Honeymoon scrapbook, 1966
This oversize scrapbook contains photographs, postcards, and clippings relating to Ruby Winslow Linn and LaVon Parker Linn's honeymoon in October 1966. The pair began their honeymoon in Washington, D.C. and New York and then sailed on the cruise ship, SS Homeric, to the Caribbean, visiting Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, Martinique, Curaçao, and Jamaica. Most of the photographs appear to have been taken by Ruby and LaVon, as well as by other travelers on the SS Homeric.
II. Loose photographs
A. Portraits, ca. 1878-1998
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
This subseries contains individual and group portraits, mostly of various Linn, Winslow, Macomber, and Pierce family members, as well as friends and family, taken between ca. 1878-1998. Subjects include Ruby Winslow Linn, LaVon Parker Linn, Edward Williams Winslow, Lena Borden Macomber Winslow, and Gilbert Williams Winslow, among others. Photographers include J. Frank Choicener (Taunton, Mass.), James E. Purdy & Co. of Boston, Mass., Gay's Gallery of Art of Fall, River, Mass., and the U.S. Army Signal Corps. Most of the photographers are unidentified. Included are both color and black-and-white photographs.
Individuals
Barrows, Clara A., 1910.
Taken by J. Frank Choicener (Taunton, Mass.).Bellocchio, Holly, 15 Sep. 1993.
Photographer unknown.Dauphinee, Ruth, n.d.
Photographer unknown.Dean, Sue A., 1901.
Taken by J. Frank Choicener (Taunton, Mass.).Holmes, Alfred A., ca. 1943.
Photographer unknown.Holmes, Bill, with dog, Sep. 1996.
Photographer unknown.Holmes, Bill, with dog, Apr. 1997.
Photographer unknown.Holmes, Mary, Dec. 1991.
Photographer unknown.Linn, LaVon Parker (1911-1985), ca. 1912.
Photographer unknown.Copy photograph.Linn, LaVon Parker (1911-1985), Mar. 1981.
Taken by Arin B. [Sarrie?].Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), ca. 1911.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), 1912.
Taken by J. Frank Choicener (Taunton, Mass.).Includes 5 copy photographs.
Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), in wagon at Myricks, Mass. farm, ca. 1916.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), 1928.
Taken by Lu Churchill (Taunton, Mass.).Same sitting as Photo. #38.3383-3384.
Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), 1932.
Taken by James E. Purdy & Co. (Boston, Mass.).Taken at Linn's graduation from Simmons College in 1932, but inscription on front of photograph reads "1931."
Includes 2 duplicate photographs.
Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), 1932.
Taken by James E. Purdy & Co. (Boston, Mass.).Taken at Linn's graduation from Simmons College in 1932.
Includes 2 duplicate photographs.
Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), in cap and gown, 1932.
Taken by James E. Purdy & Co. (Boston, Mass.).Taken at Linn's graduation from Simmons College in 1932.
Includes 2 duplicate photographs.
Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), ca. 1932-1933.
Taken by Brooks Studio (Washington, D.C.).Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), ca. 1937-1938.
Taken by Mayfair Studio (New York, N.Y.).Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), ca. Dec. 1938.
Taken by Mayfair Studio (New York, N.Y.).2 photograph Christmas cards.
Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), on camel in Egypt, 27 Feb. 1939.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), in nurse's uniform in San Juan, Puerto Rico, ca. 1941-1944.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), with oxen and cart in Puerto Rico, ca. 1941-1944.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), 1943.
Taken by the U.S. Army Signal Corps.Army identification photo (Linn in second lieutenant's uniform).
Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), in Army second lieutenant's uniform, 1943, ca. 1943.
Photographer unknown.2 snapshot photographs.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), in Army second lieutenant's uniform, ca. 1943.
Taken by Harris & Ewing (Washington, D.C.).Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), 1944.
Taken by the U.S. Army Signal Corps.Army identification photo (Linn in first lieutenant's uniform).
Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), in uniform in San Juan, Puerto Rico, ca. 1944.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), in uniform, ca. 1944-1946.
Taken by the U.S. Army Signal Corps.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), in uniform, ca. 1946-1950.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), in uniform and at work, ca. 1946-1947.
Photographer(s) unknown.4 Kodachrome snapshots.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), in uniform, ca. 1947.
Photographer(s) unknown.2 snapshot photographs.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), passport photograph, ca. 1950.
Photographer unknown.Includes 2 duplicate photographs.
Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), in uniform, ca. 1960s.
Photographer unknown.Includes 2 manuscript notes.
Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), in uniform, 1963.
Taken by Harris & Ewing (Washington, D.C.).Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), 1963.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), ca. 1966.
Photographer unknown.Includes 4 duplicate photographs.
Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), in unidentified locations, ca. 1990s.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), at the Ruby Winslow Linn Home Management Cottage, ca. 1990s.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), ca. June 1993.
Photographer(s) unknown.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), 1995.
Photographer unknown.Includes some duplicate photographs.
Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), Oct. 1998.
Photographer unknown.Inscription on back of photograph: "Ruby Linn donor [Huddlesn?] / How I looked Oct. 1998."
Includes 2 duplicate photographs.
Linn, Sean (b. 1969), Dec. 1982.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Sean (b. 1969), Dec. 1986.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Shannon (b. 1972), Mar. 1982.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Shannon (b. 1972), Dec. 1982.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Shannon (b. 1972), Dec. 1983.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Shannon (b. 1972), 1986.
Photographer unknown.Macomber, Florence Emma, 1899.
Taken by J. Frank Choicener (Taunton, Mass.).Macomber, Florence Emma, ca. 1901.
Taken by Albert L. Ward (Taunton, Mass.).Macomber, Florence Emma, in auto, June 1940.
Photographer unknown.Macomber, Florence Emma, Sep. 1947.
Photographer unknown.Macomber, George Waterman (b. 1843), ca. 1880s.
Photographer unknown.Includes 2 duplicate photographs.
Macomber, John, ca. 1866-1869.
Taken by George M. Carlisle (Fall River, Mass.).Macomber, Mary Thayer Pierce (b. 1854), ca. 1878.
Taken by Gay's Gallery of Art (Fall River, Mass.).Pierce, Caroline, ca. 1880-1885.
Taken by A. N. Hardy (Boston, Mass.).Pierce, Caroline, ca. 1892-1899.
Taken by Albert L. Ward (Taunton, Mass.).Pierce, Edith, ca. 1890s.
Taken by Cottage Studio (Middleboro, Mass.).Pierce, Joseph, ca. 1878.
Taken by Gay's Gallery of Art (Fall River, Mass.).Pierce, Zillah Borden, ca. 1878.
Taken by Gay's Gallery of Art (Fall River, Mass.).Perry, Miriam E. in uniform, ca. 1950.
Photographer unknown.Rhoads, Linda Smith (b. 1949), ca. 1990s.
Taken by Ruby Winslow Linn.Standish, Mary Carver, 1910.
Taken by J. Frank Choicener (Taunton, Mass.).Tritsch, Sophie, Dec. 1956.
Photographer unknown.Whitehouse, Ashley Aiken (b. 1964), 1964.
Photographer unknown.Whitehouse, Persis, 1964.
Photographer unknown.Winslow, Edward Williams (1875-1966), ca. 1900.
Taken by the Irving Studio (Taunton, Mass.).Winslow, Gilbert Williams (1915-1942), 19 Apr. 1929.
Photographer unknown.Includes 2 duplicate photographs.
Winslow, Lena Borden Macomber (1883-1970), 1895.
Taken by Albert L. Ward (Taunton, Mass.).Winslow, Lena Borden Macomber (1883-1970), 1901.
Taken by J. Frank Choicener (Taunton, Mass.).Winslow, Lena Borden Macomber (1883-1970), with cat at Myricks, Mass. farm, ca. 1902.
Photographer unknown.Winslow, Lena Borden Macomber (1883-1970), at Myricks, Mass. farm, 3 July 1952.
Photographer unknown.Portraits of Ruby Winslow Linn's classmates at Simmons College, 1931-1932.
Various photographers.Unidentified people, ca. 1895-1990s.
Groups
Brown, Kathryn and Charles, wedding photo in La Quinta, Calif., Feb. 1995.
Photographer unknown.Dauphinee, Ruth Lawton and mother, n.d.
Photographer unknown.Holmes, [ ], Bill, and Mary, ca. 1990s.
Photographer unknown.Holmes, Ann and husband David on wedding day, Spring 1992.
Photographer unknown.Linn, LaVon Parker (1911-1985) and sibling, ca. 1912.
Photographer unknown.Linn, LaVon Parker (1911-1985), and unidentified people, ca. 1960s.
Photographer unknown.Linn, LaVon Parker (1911-1985), with Ruby Winslow Linn (b. 1910), receiving award from unidentified people, 1984.
Photographer unknown.Linn, LaVon Parker (1911-1985), with Ruby Winslow Linn (b. 1910) and unidentified others at his 73rd birthday celebration, Apr. 1984.
Photographer(s) unknown.Includes film photonegatives.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910) and Edward Williams Winslow (1875-1966) at Myricks, Mass. farm, ca. 1911.
Possibly taken by Lena Borden Macomber Winslow.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), and Lena Borden Macomber Winslow (1883-1870) at Myricks, Mass. farm, ca. 1911.
Possibly taken by Edward Williams Winslow.Includes some duplicate photographs.
Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), and classmates at the Myricks School, Berkley, Mass., ca. 1919-1920.
Photographer unknown.Copy photograph.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), and colleagues at Brooke General Hospital, Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, Mar. 1947.
Photographer unknown.Copy photograph.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), with Capt. Elsie K. Miller and Capt. [ ] Beard, riding horses to Horsetail Falls, Monterey, Mexico, Feb. 1950.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), with Virgie [ ] and Ray [ ] at Hotel Lexington, New York, N.Y., June 1951.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), and unidentified man in uniform, 1956.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), and unidentified woman at a Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) convention, ca. 1970.
Taken by Convention Photographers Int'l. (Minneapolis, Minn.).Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), and LaVon Parker Linn (1911-1985), ca. 1970s.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), and LaVon Parker Linn (1911-1985), ca. 1975.
Photographer unknown.Photograph of framed photo in Linn home.
Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), and LaVon Parker Linn (1911-1985) with Arthur W. Roach, 17 Mar. 1977.
Photographer unknown.Clipping enclosed.
Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), and LaVon Parker Linn (1911-1985) with other unidentified people at Chardvelt Farm, Thanksgiving, Nov. 1981.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), with Helen Lyon at a birthday celebration for Ruby, 6 Nov. 1983.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), with members of the Tom Linn family, 1987.
Taken by members of the Linn family.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), and unidentified people, ca. 1980s.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), and unidentified people at Belvoir Woods Health Care Center, ca. 1990s.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), with Nancy Brennan, Sam Stewart, and Steve Pekok, ca. 1990s.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), and unidentified people, ca. 1990s.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), and Virginia Ray with two unidentified men at Plimoth Plantation, Mass., July 1991.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), and Tom Linn, 1993.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), with Bill Holmes and wife, Apr. 1997.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), with Liza [ ] and Victor [ ], 14 Mar. 1998.
Taken by M. D. Taylor.Linn, Ruby Winslow (b. 1910), and Hazel Wallace, Thanksgiving, Nov. 2000.
Photographer unknown.Linn, Tom and wife, 1993.
Possibly taken by Ruby Winslow Linn.Macomber, Mary T. Pierce (b. 1854), and George Waterman Macomber (b. 1843), ca. 1890-1900.
Photographer unknown.Pasell family, Dec. 1956.
Photographer unknown.Pasell family, 12 June 1966.
Photographer unknown.Pierce, Zillah Borden and Mary T. Pierce (later Macomber) (b. 1854), ca. 1878.
Taken by Gay's Gallery of Art (Fall River, Mass.).From a daguerreotype taken ca. 1856 by an unknown photographer.Winslow, Edward Williams (1875-1966) and Lena Borden Macomber Winslow (1883-1970) in Myricks, Mass., 1950.
Photographer unknown.Color Kodachrome print.Winslow, Edward Williams (1875-1966) and Lena Borden Macomber Winslow (1883-1970) in Myricks, Mass., 1956.
Photographer unknown.Color Kodachrome print.Winslow, Gilbert (1915-1942) and Betty Lee Moment Winslow (d. 1942), 1940.
Taken by Bachrach (Boston, Mass.).Winslow, Lena Borden Macomber (1883-1970) and Florence Emma Macomber, May 1937.
Photographer unknown.Winslow, Lena Borden Macomber (1883-1970) Edward Williams Winslow (1875-1966), and Florence Emma Macomber in Myricks, Mass., ca. 1940s.
Photographer unknown.Unidentified people at clambake at Myricks, Mass., ca. 1910-1920.
Photographer unknown.Unidentified people, ca. 1890-1990s.
Photographers unknown.Includes one tintype and color photographs.B. Views, ca. 1880-1995
Arranged alphabetically by place.
This subseries contains views of various places in the United States of importance to Ruby Winslow Linn and LaVon Parker Linn. Subjects include Simmons College in Boston, Mass.; the Winslow family home in Myricks, Mass.; the Collingwood Library & Museum on Americanism in Alexandria, Va.; and the Old Colony Historical Society in Taunton, Mass., among other places. Most of the photographers are unknown.
Alexandria, Va.: Collingwood Library & Museum on Americanism, Alexandria, Va., ca. 1990-1996.
Arlington, Va.: Unidentified house, possibly LaVon Parker and Ruby Winslow Linn family home, ca. 1990s.
Photographer unknown.Boston, Mass.: Simmons College main campus building, ca. 1990s.
Photographer unknown.Hawaii: Unidentified patio and gardens, Dec. 1956.
Taken by Sophie Tritsch.Myricks, Mass.: Railroad station, ca. 1900.
Photographer unknown.Copy photograph.Myricks, Mass.: Winslow family home, ca. 1880-1900.
Various photographers.Includes duplicate photographs. Also includes photos of Mary T. Pierce Macomber (b. 1854) and George Waterman Macomber (b. 1843).
Myricks, Mass.: Winslow family home, 2 Oct. 1947.
Photographer unknown.Myricks, Mass.: Winslow family home,ca. 1990s.
Photographer unknown.Includes 1 duplicate photograph.
Taunton, Mass.: Construction work on basement climatization project at the Old Colony Historical Society, Oct. 1992.
Photographer unknown.Unidentified location: LaVon Parker Linn's gravestone and view of cemetery, June 1993.
Taken by Ruby Winslow Linn.Unidentified location: Paradise Lodge, ca. 1920.
Photographer unknown.Unidentified location: Milestone, 1982.
Photographer unknown.Includes card from Ardis [ ] to Ruby Winslow Linn.
Unidentified views, ca. 1910-1995.
Various photographers; most unknown.C. Professional work, 1953-1964
Arranged chronologically.
This subseries contains photographs relating to Ruby Winslow Linn's professional career as a dietician with the U.S. Army. Subjects include the American Dietetic Association's 1953 convention in Honolulu, Hawaii; Thanksgiving preparations at the Food Service Division of Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington, D.C. in Nov. 1958; the ceremonies marking Ruby's retirement from the Army in Dec. 1963; and a 1963-1964 brochure of photographs depicting the Army Dietetic Internship at Walter Reed. Photographers include the U.S. Army Signal Corps, among others.
American Dietetic Association post-convention tour, Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 1953.
Photographer unknown.Thanksgiving preparations at the Food Service Division, Walter Reed General Hospital, Washington, D.C., ca. 1958.
Taken by the U.S. Army Signal Corps.Ceremonies marking Ruby Winslow Linn's retirement from the U.S. Army, Dec. 1963.
Taken by the U.S. Army Signal Corps.Includes duplicate photographs.
Brochure (disbound): Army Dietetic Internship, Water Reed General Hospital, Washington, D.C., 1963-1964.
Taken by the U.S. Army Signal Corps.Disbound; includes photocopy of original bound brochure.
D. Travel, 1922-1990
Arranged alphabetically by place.
This subseries contains snapshot photographs, mostly taken by Ruby Winslow Linn, of her travels to Nova Scotia in May-June 1938, through Puerto Rico during her work there in 1941-1944, of her travels to Turkey, Greece, Syria, and Israel in 1944, and also of Germany, Austria, and Italy in 1990. There is also one photograph of an automobile trip to Cape Cod in 1922. Most of the photographs are black and white; the photographs from her 1990 trip are color. Most of the photographs were taken by Ruby Winslow Linn.
Cape Cod, Mass., Aug. 1922.
Photographer unknown.Automobile trip around Cape Cod from Pembroke, Mass.
Nova Scotia, 1938.
Taken by Ruby Winslow Linn.Puerto Rico, ca. 1941-1944.
Most taken by Ruby Winslow Linn; other photographers unknown.Includes 1 film photonegative.Rhodes, Greece, ca. 1944.
Taken by Ruby Winslow Linn.Damascus, Israel, ca. 1944.
Taken by Ruby Winslow Linn.Haifa, Israel, ca. 1944.
Taken by Ruby Winslow Linn.Jerusalem, Israel, ca. 1944.
Taken by Ruby Winslow Linn.Istanbul, Turkey, ca. 1944.
Taken by Ruby Winslow Linn.Germany, Austria, and Italy, 1990.
Most photographs taken by Ruby Winslow Linn; other photographers unknown.E. Organizations, 1977-ca. 1990
Arranged alphabetically by organization.
This subseries contains color snapshot photographs of the events and meetings of the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) and the National Sojourners, the two organizations in which Ruby Winslow Linn and LaVon Parker Linn were involved. These photographs were taken between 1977-ca. 1990s. Some of the photographs were taken by Ruby Winslow Linn and LaVon Parker Linn; most of the photographers are unknown.
Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.): Historian's tour, Columbia Chapter/Livingston Manor Chapter meeting, Yorktown, Va., Oct. 1981.
Taken by Ruby Winslow Linn and LaVon Parker Linn.Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) event, Apr. 1984.
Photographer unknown.Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.): Other events (unidentified), ca. 1980s-1990s.
Photographers unknown.Includes loose 35mm film photonegative.Most photographs are undated.
National Sojourners events (unidentified), 1977-ca. 1990s.
Some taken by Ruby Winslow Linn; most photographers unknown.Most photographs are unidentified.
National Sojourners events (unidentified), 1977-ca. 1990s.
Some taken by Ruby Winslow Linn; most photographers unknown.Most photographs are unidentified.
F. Philanthropy, 1986-ca. 2000
Arranged chronologically.
This subseries contains color snapshot photographs pertaining to the philanthropic work in which Ruby Winslow Linn was involved between 1986-ca. 2000. Subjects include Simmons College in Boston, Mass.; exhibitions sponsored by Ruby at the Old Colony Historical Society in Taunton, Mass. and the Berkeley Historical Society in Berkeley, Mass.; and the Ruby Winslow Linn Home Management Cottage at the Tamassee D.A.R. School in Tamassee, S.C. Photographers include David F. Gouveia, Bob Wyatt, and Gail Terry, among other unidentified photographers.
Winslow Luncheon, Simmons College, Boston, Mass., Oct. 1986.
Taken by Molly Kinhara.Includes letter from Molly Kinhara to Ruby Winslow Linn.
Old Colony Historical Society, Taunton, Mass. and donations from Ruby Winslow Linn for exhibit on Taunton history, ca. 1990s.
Taken by David F. Gouveia and other unknown photographer(s).Include typewritten description of exhibit.
Dedication of the Ruby Winslow Linn, '32 Track at Simmons College, Boston, Mass., 28 Sep. 1991.
Photographer unknown.Includes letter from Mary Ellen Collins, Office of Development, Simmons College to Ruby Winslow Linn. Also includes program for the Dedication.
Construction of the Ruby Winslow Linn Home Management Cottage, Tamassee DAR School, Tamasse, S.C., May 1993.
Possibly taken by Ruby Winslow Linn.Ruby Winslow Linn Home Management Cottage, Tamassee DAR School, Tamasse, S.C., May 1993.
Taken by Bob Wyatt.Includes letter from Barbara Anne Wyatt to Ruby Winslow Linn.
Berkeley Historical Society, Berkeley, Mass.: Donations from Ruby Winslow Linn for exhibit, ca. 2000.
Taken by Gail Terry.Includes card from Gail Terry, President of the Berkeley Historical Society, to Ruby Winslow Linn.
G. The Fairfax, 1990-ca. 2000
This subseries contains color snapshots taken by Ruby Winslow Linn and other unidentified photographers of the Fairfax in Fort Belvoir, Va., a planned community developed for retired officers of the U.S. Armed Forces and their spouses. Ruby moved to the Fairfax in 1990. The photos depict the grounds of the community, as well as its residents. There are also photographs of Ruby Winslow Linn at Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations at the Fairfax in 1990, shortly after she moved in. Some of the photographs were taken by Ruby Winslow Linn and Francis May; other photographers are unidentified.
H. LaVon Parker Linn photographs, 1933-ca. 1940
This subseries contains photographs owned by LaVon Parker Linn that relate to his service with the U.S. Army, 1933-ca. 1940. Some of the photographs depict Col. Russell Reeder's visit to Fleet Air Base in Panama in 1933, taken by an unknown photographer. These photos include attached annotations and descriptions in LaVon's hand. The rest of the photographs relate to LaVon's military service in Japan in the 1940s. These photos depict LaVon on an unidentified military base with Japanese citizens, as well as portraits of various Japanese people and unidentified views of Japan. Some of these photographs may have been taken by LaVon Parker Linn, but the photographer is unidentified.
I. Miscellaneous copy photographs
This subseries contains two copy photographs, one of a wooden chest and the other of four family photographs belonging to Ruby Winslow Linn. The photographers are unknown.
J. Oversize loose photographs
This subseries contains oversize loose portraits and views. Includes one portrait of Ruby Winslow Linn in her U.S. Army lieutenant's uniform, ca. 1943; one portrait of Ruby and LaVon Parker Linn, taken ca. 1975; and one photograph of the railroad depot in Myricks, Mass., ca. 1880. Also included are three photographs, mounted on a board, of Edward W. Winslow, Ruby Winslow, and Lena Macomber Winslow, taken in 1911. Photographs in this subseries were taken by various photographers, some unknown.
III. Negatives
This series contains one loose safety-film photonegative of a portrait of Ruby Linn, taken ca. 1950 by an unknown photographer, as well as loose 35mm color film photonegatives taken ca. 1980s. These negatives correspond to photographs within the collection.
IV. Postcards
NOTE: These postcards are stored apart from the collection by format, in the Ruby Linn postcard collection (Postcard Coll. 16.2).When requesting postcards, please use these call numbers, NOT Photo. Coll. 38.
This series includes 52 postcards collected by Ruby Winslow Linn of various hotels and sights visited on her travels in Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Texas, and Virginia, as well as a number of postcards of the Tamassee D.A.R. School in Tamassee, S.C. and of various rooms at Memorial Continental Hall, National Society D.A.R. in Washington, D.C. There are also a number of postcards of views of Japan, probably collected by LaVon Parker Linn.
Japan.
United States: Illinois.
United States: Kentucky.
United States: Maryland.
United States: Massachusetts.
United States: Rhode Island.
United States: Tamassee, South Carolina (Tamassee D.A.R. School).
United States: Texas.
United States: Virginia.
United States: Washington, D.C.
Includes postcards of Memorial Continental Hall, National Society D.A.R.
United States: Unidentified.
Preferred Citation
Ruby Winslow Linn photographs, Photo. Coll. 38, 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.