COLLECTION GUIDES

ca. 1896-1900

Guide to the Photograph Collection


Collection Summary

Abstract

Photographs of members of the Massachusetts General Court between 1896 and 1900.

Sources

A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators, 1896-1900, vol. 5-9. Stoughton: A. M. Bridgman, 1896-1900.

Collection Description

Cabinet photographs of 139 members of the Massachusetts House and Senate during the years 1896-1900. Most are identified by inscriptions on the photograph. The collection also includes a few miscellaneous portraits. Identified photographers include Elmer Chickering and Notman Photographic Company of Boston.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Dianne Cross and Robert Jefferson, January 2018.

Detailed Description of the Collection

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Preferred Citation

Massachusetts General Court photographs, Photo. Coll. 263, 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:

Chickering, Elmer, photographer.

Organizations:

Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives--Photographs.
Massachusetts. General Court--Photographs.
Massachusetts. General Court. Senate--Photographs.
Notman Photographic Company (Boston, Mass.), photographers.

Subjects:

Cabinet photographs.
Legislators--Massachusetts--Photographs.
Politicians--Massachusetts--Photographs.

Materials Removed from the Collection

Printed materials from this collection have been removed to the MHS printed collection.

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