COLLECTION GUIDES

1861-ca. 1930

Guide to the Photograph Collection


Collection Summary

Abstract

Photographs of General Clarence Ransom Edwards, his family, and his diplomatic and military associates.

Biographical Sketch

Clarence Ransom Edwards (1859-1931) was the eldest son of prominent merchant William and Lucia (Ransom) Edwards of Cleveland, Ohio, and brother of Harry, Lucia, and Kate. Clarence, the nephew of Union Civil War hero Oliver Edwards, seemed destined for a military career. He attended the Brooks Military Academy and graduated from West Point in 1883, ranked 52nd in a class of 52. His lack of academic prowess, however, did not limit his later achievements.

His military career was wide-ranging, beginning with a commission as second lieutenant and a posting at Fort Union, New Mexico, followed by duty at Fort Porter in Buffalo, New York, where he met and married Bessie Rochester Porter in 1889. The couple had one daughter, Bessie Porter Edwards, who died at age 21 while in training to be an army nurse. During the Spanish-American War, Edwards served in the Philippines (1898-1900) and afterwards became Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs (1900-1912). He was politically well connected, and his close associates included future President William Howard Taft and Secretary of War Jacob Dickinson. In 1912, Edwards was assigned to regular army duty, commanding the 6th Brigade at Fort D. A. Russell in Wyoming and Texas City, Texas, before being sent to Hawaii to command the 1st Brigade. In 1915, he was ordered to Panama as commander of U.S. forces there.

After the American declaration of war on Germany in 1917, Edwards was given command of the 26th "Yankee" Division and authorized to gather National Guard troops from New England. He took his division to France, where they saw action against German forces at Chemin des Dames, Bois Brule, Seicheprey, Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel, and the Argonne Forest. Edwards was relieved of duty just seventeen days before the armistice and ordered home by General John J. Pershing who objected to Edwards "unmilitary" style of command. This exile only increased Edwards's popularity with his troops who referred to him as "Daddy." After the war, he was mentioned as a possible candidate for public office.

From 1918 to 1920, Edwards again headed the Northeastern Department of the Army; he was promoted to major general in 1922 and retired from the army and lived out his retirement at "Doneroving," a farm in Westwood, Massachusetts. The general remained in touch with many members of his former Yankee Division and continued to push for official recognition of the division's accomplishments in battle. He was especially active in the movements for universal military training and against prohibition in the 1920s. He also served as chairman of the board of his father's Cleveland business and was a strong proponent of airship commerce. He died from complications resulting from an intestinal obstruction on 14 February 1931 and is buried with his wife and daughter at Arlington National Cemetery.

Sources

Shay, Michael E. Revered Commander, Maligned General: The Life of Clarence Ransom Edwards, 1859-1931. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2011.

Collection Description

The Clarence Ransom Edwards photographs comprise images of Edwards's family, friends, and military and political associates from throughout his life. The collection includes images from Edwards's trips and postings abroad, including photographs of Korea and Japan taken while on tour with William H. Taft; photographs of the Philippines, Panama, California, and other military postings; and many unidentified photographs. Several photographs document the return of Edwards and the Yankee Division from World War I and Edwards's retirement as a gentleman farmer. The collection also includes several unidentified photographs of babies and children, the offspring of "Daddy" Edwards's Yankee Division.

Acquisition Information

Gift of the Clarence Ransom Edwards estate through John W. Hyatt, 1932. Additions were a gift of the Bessie Hale Hawes estate through David Lee, 2002.

Detailed Description of the Collection

I. Portraits

This series contains portraits of Clarence Ransom Edwards and various family members, as well as military and political associates. Unidentified portraits are listed at the end of each section.

Individual portraits

OS Box 1#264.378

Albert I, King of Belgium (1875-1934), 1918

OS Box 1#264.379

Allaire, W. H., 1908

Taken by S'Ora, Wien.
Box 1#264.01

Barnes, D. Oliver, June 1924

Box 1#264.02

Bellinger, John B. (1862-1931), November 1922

Front inscribed: "To Betsey and Clarence with love from Johnnie B. February 14th, 1923." Verso inscribed: "John Bellinger Bellinger, Brigadier General, Quartermaster Corps. Taken November 1922."
Box 1#264.03

Bliss, Tasker H. (1853-1930), undated

Inscribed: "Very sincerely Your friend Tasker H. Bliss."
Box 1#264.04

Borah, William E. (1865-1940), ca. 1927

Taken by Harris & Ewing for the Roosevelt Club, Boston.
Box 1#264.05

Boyle, Terence J.,ca. 1920?

Taken by W. R. Harrison, Jersey City.Inscribed: "To Major General Clarence R. Edwards--the soldier and the man--loyal and true--the ideal of my youth and the inspiration of my manhood, with best wishes from one of his old boys at Fordham, Terence J. Boyle S.J."
Box 1#264.06

Brittain, William S., ca. 1917

Taken by F. Green, Boston.Copy of obituary notice pasted to mount.
Box 1#264.07

Carpenter, Fred W., 1908

Taken by Harris & Ewing.Inscribed: "For my friend Mrs. Clarence Edwards. With the sincere regard of Fred W. Carpenter May 1, 1910."
Box 1#264.08

Cary, Dr., undated

Photograph of a man on horseback performing a cavalry maneuver known as "lemon slicing." A label affixed to the back of the print explains the move.

Box 1#264.09

Colgan, George A. J.,1861

Postcard reproduction of a photograph dated April 19, '61.
Box 1#264.10

Cook, Stanley D., ca. 1917

Verso inscribed: "Sergt. Stanley D. Cook, enlisted in 301st F. S. Bat."
Box 1#264.11

Cootes, Harvey N., ca. 191.

Taken by International, Manila.
OS Box 1#264.380

Crabtree, Lotta (1847-1924), ca. 1880

Taken by C. G. Wynn and Co., Detroit, Michigan.
OS Box 1#264.381

Edwards, Bessie Porter (1898-1918), ca. 1917

Box 1#264.12

Edwards, Bessie Rochester Porter (1868-1929), ca. 1922

Taken by Bachrach.
Box 1#264.13

[Unidentified woman, possibly Bessie Rochester Porter Edwards or Lucia Edwards (b. 1869)], ca. 1889

Taken by Theodore Endean, Cleveland, Ohio.
Box 1#264.14-264.15

Edwards, Clarence Ransom (1859-1931), ca. 1883

Taken by Pach Brothers, N.Y.

Cabinet photographs of Edwards as a Cadet at West Point.

Box 1#264.16

Edwards, Clarence R., ca. 1900-1903

Edwards in uniform during his tenure in the Bureau of Insular Affairs.

Box 1#264.17-264.18

Edwards, Clarence R., ca. 1900-1903

Edwards in civilian clothing, sitting behind a desk.

Box 1#264.19-264.24

Edwards, Clarence R., ca. 1900-1903

Taken by Gilbert Studios, Philadelphia Washington & Atlantic City.

Formal portraits of Edwards, different poses, taken at the same sitting.

Box 1#264.25

Edwards, Clarence R., ca. 1905

Photograph of a drawing dated 1905.
Box 1#264.26

Edwards, Clarence R., ca. 1910?

Edwards, in uniform, with horse.

Box 1#264.27

Edwards, Clarence R., ca. 1910?

Box 1#264.28

Edwards, Clarence R., ca. 1915-1917

Photograph affixed to an envelope sent to Edwards while on duty in the Panama Canal Zone.
Box 1#264.29

Edwards, Clarence R., 1917

Taken by Jennings.
Box 1#264.30-264.31

Edwards, Clarence R., ca. 1917-1918

Taken by J. E. Purdy & Co., Boston.
Box 1#264.32

Edwards, Clarence R., ca. 1917-1918

Edwards, in uniform, walks alongside a flag-draped coffin on horse-drawn hearse.

Box 1#264.33-264.34

Edwards, Clarence R., 1919

Edwards, on horseback, leads the 1919 Yankee Division Parade through the streets of Boston.

Box 1#264.35

Edwards, Clarence R., July 1920

Box 1#264.36-264.38

Edwards, Clarence R., 1920

Taken by R. W. Sears, Boston.

Edwards performing various tasks around his farm.

Box 1#264.39-40

Edwards, Clarence R., 1920s

Taken by the Boston Transcript.

Edwards working on the farm.

Box 1#264.41

Edwards, Clarence R., 1922

Box 1#264.42

Edwards, Clarence R., 1922

Taken by Marceau Studios, Boston.Inscribed: "To my friend Lindsay Hale ... Aug. 1922 ... C. R. Edwards."
Box 1#264.43

Edwards, Clarence R., Nov. 1922

Verso inscribed: "Taken at the steps of the Beta Tau house, Tufts College, Massachusetts, November 17, 1922."
Box 1#264.44

Edwards, Clarence R., ca. 1920s

Photograph of a print or painting.
OS Box 1#264.382-264.383

Edwards, Clarence R., ca. 1920?

Taken by Underwood & Underwood, Washington, D.C.
OS Box 1#264.384

Edwards, Clarence R., in uniform, standing with horse, ca. 1918

OS Box 1#264.385

Edwards, Clarence R., in uniform, seated, 1922

Taken by Marceau, Boston.
OS Box 1#264.386

Edwards, Clarence R., seated by a fireplace, late 1920s

Small photograph of stone cabin pasted on mat.
Box 1#264.45-264.46

[Unidentified man, probably Harry Ransom Edwards (b. 1862)], ca. 1885

Taken by Theodore Endean, Cleveland, Ohio.
Box 1#264.47

Edwards, Lucia Ransom (1833-1914), ca. 1890s

Box 1#264.48

Edwards, William (1831-1898), undated

Col. William Edwards driving a horse drawn carriage.

Box 1#264.49

Farley, John H., undated

Inscribed: "To General Edwards. A specimen of that funny thing called a Jesuit--John [illegible] Farley, S.J."
Box 1#264.50

Forbes, W. Cameron (1870-1959), 1904

Taken by J. E. Purdy, Boston, Mass.Inscribed: "To Col. Clarence R. Edwards with the respects of W. Cameron Forbes."
Box 1#264.51

Greenlaw, Albert E., ca. 1919

Taken by G. Frank Radway for the Boston American.
Box 1#264.52

Griart, Monsieur de, undated

Taken by Langdon, Chicago.
OS Box 1#264.387

Haller, Jozef (1873-1960), 1923

Box 1#264.53

Harbold, Robert P., ca. 1919?

Taken by R. W. Sears.
Box 1#264.54

Harbord, James Guthrie, 1910

Taken by International, Manila.Inscribed: "Yours faithfully J. G. Harbord Asst. Chief P. C. Manila 1910."
Box 1#264.55

Harwood, Ralph W., 1917-1918

Verso inscribed: "Ralph W. Harwood Barre, Mass. 2nd Lieut. 102d Inf., 26th Division A.E.F."
Box 1#264.56

Infant son of Clarence Elmer Heller, after 1919

Taken by Wagner, Philadelphia, Penn.Inscribed to Edwards by Clarence Elmer Heller, who served with Edwards during World War I.
OS Box 1#264.388

Herzog, Stanley J., 1918

Box 1#264.57

Hiroyasu, Prince Fushimi (1875-1946), undated

Taken by R. Maruki, Japan.
Box 1#264.58

Hodge, Leslie R., 1917

Inscribed: "Sergt. Leslie R. Hodge Co. F. 101st Inf. A.E.F. Killed in action, Sep. 12, 1918 St. Mihiel France. YD"
Box 1#264.59

Irving, Isabel, 1900

Taken by Sarony, New York.
Box 1#264.60

Lawton, Henry Ware (1843-1899), [ca. 1890]

Taken by Falk, New York.
OS Box 1#264.389

Lawton, Henry Ware, 1898 or 1899

Box 1#264.61

Lind, Jenny (1820-1887), undated

Photograph of a ca. 1850 engraving.
Box 1#264.62

Mallory, John Skinner (1857-1932), 1917

Taken by L. M. Williams, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Box 1#264.63

McDonald, John Bacon (1859-1927), [ca. 1917]

Box 1#264.64

Miller, Oliver C., [ca. 1900?]

Taken by Imperial Studio, San Francisco.
Box 1#264.65

Newell, John III at six weeks, 1925

Box 1#264.66-264.68

O'Brien, Joseph P., ca. 1917-1922

Box 1#264.69-264.70

Parker, Lieutenant, 1917

Two snapshots of Lieutenant Parker jumping with his horse Doughboy.

Box 1#264.71

Pendleton, Andrew L., ca. 1920

Taken by Thurston Hatcher, Atlanta.
Box 1#264.72-264.73

Phipps, Frank H., 1900

Box 1#264.74

Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919), 1918

Copyright, Baker Art Gallery.
OS Box 1#264.390

Root, Elihu (1845-1937), ca. 1920?

Box 1#264.75

Satterlee, Herbert, 1909

OS Box 1#264.391

Schwartz, Joe, 1908

Box 1#264.76

Taft, William Howard (1857-1930), ca. 1905

Box 1#264.77

Torres, Antonio C., 1925

Taken by C. M. Bell, Washington, D.C.
Box 1#264.78-264.79

Wheelwright, John Brooks (1897-1940), undated

Box 1#264.80

Williams, George, 1922

Box 1#264.81-264.82

Young, William H. (1844-1934), 1912

Two postcard portraits of William H. Young, also known as "Apache Bill."

Box 2#264.83-264.84

Unidentified baby, 1925

Taken by Edwardson.

Two studio photographs of a baby identified only as "Baby Connie at eight months."

Box 2#264.85

Unidentified boy wearing doughboy uniform and holding a flag, ca. 1917

OS Box 1#264.392-264.395

Unidentified Filipino soldiers, ca. 1898-1899

Four different colored photographs of Filipino troops in uniform.
Box 2#264.86-264.89

Unidentified girls

OS Box 1#264.396

Unidentified man, 1900s

Box 2#264.90-264.98

Unidentified men, military

Box 2#264.99-264.102

Unidentified men, non-military

Box 2#264.103

Unidentified toddler, 1920s

Taken by J. E. Purdy, Boston.
Box 2#264.104-264.111

Unidentified women

OS Box 1#264.397

Unidentified woman standing underneath a palm tree, 1915

OS Box 1#264.398

Unidentified woman, 1890s

Taken by Lallie Charles, Mayfair.
OS Box 1#264.399

Unidentified woman, 1910-1920

OS Box 1#264.400

Unidentified woman in wedding gown, 1920s

Mat inscribed: "To dear General and Mrs. Edwards with love from Cecilia."

Group portraits

OS Box 2#264.401

American Legion, Massachusetts Department Officers, 1923-1924

Box 2#264.112

Baker Field Kitchen, no. 1, ca. 1917

Taken by Hawksley.

Photograph of a truck fitted out as a military field kitchen with black driver and cook.

Box 2#264.113

Company F of 23rd Regiment receiving colors, Hotel Galvez, 4 July 1913

Taken by M. E. Verkin.
Box 2#264.114

"Cushing girls," undated

Snapshot of three girls dressed in Dutch costume. Inscribed on verso: "Merry Christmas from some Cushing girls."

Box 2#264.115

Dewey, George (1837-1917), Henry Ware Lawton, Clarence R. Edwards, and unidentified officer, 1898 or 1899

Taken by B. W. Kilburn.
Box 2#264.116

Dickinson, Jacob M. (1851-1928) and others, including Clarence Edwards & family, 1910

Group photograph in unidentified location of the party accompanying Secretary of War Dickinson on his world tour which began in June of 1910.

Box 2#264.117

Edwards, Bessie (1868-1929), and unidentified woman, Fort Clark, April 1897

Box 2#264.118

Edwards, Clarence R. and Bessie, in stadium, [ca. 1919?]

Box 2#264.119

Edwards, Clarence, and Bessie, in horse-drawn carriage, [ca. 1890?]

Box 2#264.120

Edwards, Clarence R. and Bessie at "Doneroving," 1920s

Taken by the Boston Transcript.
Box 2#264.121

Edwards, Clarence R. and Bessie at "Doneroving," with horse, 1920

Taken by Richard W. Sears.
Box 2#264.122

Edwards, Clarence R. and Bessie, 1920s

OS Box 2#264.402

Edwards, Clarence R. and Bessie, with an unidentified man in an open car, 1920s

OS Box 2#264.403

Edwards, Clarence R. and Bessie, 1920s

OS Box 2#264.404

Edwards, Clarence R. and Bessie, at home, 1929

OS Box 2264.405

Edwards, Clarence R. and Bessie, with two unidentified men holding Yankee Division flags, 1927

Taken by Warren C. King, Portland, Maine.Backing signed by members of the Yankee Division Club of Portland.
Box 2#264.123

Edwards, Clarence R. and Captain Chandler on Commonwealth Pier, watching the Winifredian coming in, April 1919

Taken by G. Frank Radway.
Box 2#264.124

Edwards, Clarence R. and William Edwards Otis, December 1918

Inscribed on verso: "The general and his nephew William Edwards Otis, who Ran Away to Join the Navy. Dec. 27, 1918."

Box 2#264.125

Edwards, Clarence R. and Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War, ca. 1917

Taken by G. Frank Radway.
Box 2#264.126

Edwards, Clarence R. with Jacob M. Dickinson and Igorotti Chiefs and families, ca. 1898

Box 2#264.127

Edwards, Clarence R., Governor Samuel McCall and Governor-Elect Calvin Coolidge at the State House, 1918

Box 2#264.128

Edwards, Clarence R., Pierre S. DuPont & Elizabeth Harris, 1930

Box 2#264.129

Edwards, Clarence R. & Moro Chiefs, 1899-1900

Box 2#264.130

Edwards, Clarence R. and unidentified veterans, July 1921

Snapshot. Inscribed on verso: "Our General and some of his lads. Plymouth, Mass. July 3, 1921. 120 [degrees] in the sun."

Box 2#264.131

Edwards, Clarence R. and members of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co. of Boston, 1921

Box 2#264.132

Edwards, Clarence R. and others visiting a child in hospital, 1917 or 1918

Box 2#264.133-264.134

Edwards, Clarence R. and others at a graduation ceremony, 1920s

Taken by W. E. Corbin, Florence, Mass.
Box 2#264.135

Edwards, Clarence R. and unidentified man, both on horseback, undated

Box 2#264.136

Edwards, Clarence R. and wounded veterans, 1919

Taken by Jack Williams.
Box 2#264.137-264.138

Edwards, Clarence R. and others on shipboard, undated

Box 2#264.139

Edwards, Clarence R. and troops aboard the Agamemnon, 1919

Taken by G. Frank Radway.
Box 2#264.140-264.142

Edwards, Clarence R., unidentified soldiers, and young woman, probably daughter Bessie, 1917

Box 2#264.143

Edwards, Clarence R. and two unidentified men, one a naval officer, 1920s

Box 2#264.144

Edwards, Clarence R. and unidentified schoolgirls, 1920s

Box 2#264.145-264.146

Edwards, Clarence R. with unidentified soldiers and women, possibly Bessie and Young Bessie, undated

Box 2#264.147

Edwards, Clarence R. and two unidentified men, one an army officer, ca. 1899

Box 2#264.148

Edwards, Clarence R. and unidentified soldier, 1919?

Box 2#264.149

Edwards, Clarence R. and unidentified soldier, July 1918

Box 2#264.150

Edwards, Clarence R. and unidentified soldiers, 1919?

Box 2#264.151-264.155

Edwards, Clarence R. and unidentified soldiers, 1920

Taken by de Forest.
Box 2#264.156

Edwards, Clarence R. and members of the Signal Corps, 94th Division, 1922

Taken by Richard W. Sears.
OS Box 2#264.406

Edwards, Clarence R. pinning medal on coat of Capt. Paul Hines of the 102d Infantry, 26 Sep. 1918

OS Box 2#264.407

Edwards, Clarence R. and staff, 1916

Taken by Jennings.
OS Box 2#264.408

Edwards, Clarence R. and New England politicians, drafting cable to General Pershing requesting that all former 26th division troops be returned home, Feb. 1919

Taken by Jack Williams.Label affixed to photograph identifies all those present.
OS Box 2#264.409

Edwards, Clarence R., George Dewey, Henry Ware Lawton, and others, 1898 or 1899

OS Box 2#264.410

Edwards, Clarence R., William H. Taft, Archie Butt, and Jonathan Bourne on a golf course, 1909

OS Box 2#264.411

Edwards, Clarence R. and unidentified man at funeral, 15 May 1920

OS Box 2#264.412-264.413

Edwards, Clarence R. and others in open car along parade route, 1919?

OS Box 2#264.414

Edwards, Clarence R., William Howard Taft, and others, 1907?

Photograph inscribed: "We back the Secretary Your Korean friend R. S. Dunn."
OS Box 2#264.415

Edwards, Clarence R. and unidentified man in front of Booker T. Washington monument at Tuskegee, ca. 1922

Taken by L. G. Hyman.
OS Box 2#264.416

Edwards, Clarence R. and unidentified Scottish officer, 1920s?

OS Box 2#264.417

Edwards, Clarence R., Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) and Grace Coolidge (1879-1957), 1923

Taken by F. A. George.
OS Box 2#264.418

Edwards, Clarence R., Mayor John F. Cronin, Louise A. Callahan, and winners of prizes in the U.S. Army Contest, Holyoke, Massachusetts, 1920s

Taken by Gordon, Holyoke, Mass.
Box 2#264.157

Edwards, William (1831-1898), Lucia Ransom Edwards (1833-1914) and others at the Glenville track, undated

Taken by de Forest.
OS Box 2#264.419-264.420

Eighth Army Corps officers, en route to the Philippine Islands, 1898

Taken by J. D. Givens, San Francisco, Calif.
OS Box 2#264.421

Foot, Isaac and three unidentified men, 1921

Taken by E. P. McLaughlin, Plymouth, Mass.
Box 2#264.158

Fordham University military recruits performing calisthenics, ca. 1917

Taken by Central News Photo Service.
OS Box 3#264.455

Fordham University military exercises, ca. 1917

Taken by Central News Photo Service.
OS Box 2#264.422

Harvard College, Class of 1883, ca. 1883

Taken by Pach Brothers, New York.
OS Box 2#264.423

Hasty Pudding Club, ca. 1883

Taken by Pach Brothers, New York.
OS Box 2#264.424

Massachusetts National Guard 3rd Infantry Band, 1921

OS Box 2#264.425

Military guard outside the tomb of Garfield, 1886

Taken by H. B. Reeves, Cleveland, Ohio.
OS Box 2#264.426-264.431

Mounted officers, Fort Clark, 1897

OS Box 2#264.432

Officers at Fort Tampa, 1898

Box 2#264.159

Porter, Julia with A. G. Porter and dog, 1910

Box 2#264.160

Porter, Mrs. [Julia] and Miss, undated.

Box 2#264.161

Roosevelt, Theodore & Russell J. Coles, 1917

Inscribed on verso: "Col. Theodore Roosevelt & Russell J. Coles on Devilfish harpooning expedition on coast of Fla. March 26th 1917."

Box 2#264.162

Roosevelt, Theodore & Russell J. Coles, 1918

Inscribed on verso: "Just after the degree Doctor of Science had been conferred on Col. Theodore Roosevelt & Russell J. Coles by Trinity College Hartford Conn., June 18th 1918."

OS Box 3#264.433

Root, Elihu, and military officers, ca. 1898?

Box 2#264.163

Taft, William H., Alice Roosevelt, Nicholas Longworth and others aboard the Manchuria,, 1905

OS Box 3#264.434-264.443

Taft, William Howard and others, 1905

Group photographs taken in China, Japan, and Manila during William H. Taft's trip to those countries. Neither individuals nor exact locations are identified.

Box 2#264.164-264.165

Unidentified army officers and schoolchildren, undated

Box 2#264.166

Unidentified, banquet, 1920s

Box 2#264.167

Unidentified men, Boston, Mass., 1922

Taken by de Forest.
Box 2#264.168

Unidentified group, Boston Common, 5 June 1922

Taken by Richard W. Sears.
Box 2#264.169

Unidentified group of men and women on horseback, undated

Box 2#264.170

Military dress parade, unknown location, undated

Box 2#264.171

Military and naval officers, ca. 1919?

Box 2#264.172

Soldiers and two women at a military recruiting office, ca. 1917

Taken by Harris & Ewing, Washington, D.C.
Box 2#264.173

Unidentified military men aboard ship, undated

Five unidentified military officers, the face of one cut out of the picture. Partially identified on verso as "Sage, Treat, Morton & Treble."

OS Box 3#264.446

Unidentified military officer and woman, 1900s?

OS Box 3#264.447

Unidentified military officers in camp, undated

Taken by Pach Brothers, New York.
Box 2#264.174

Unidentified officers on horseback, review of 104th Infantry, Harreville, January 1918

Box 2#264.175a/b

Unidentified group of men and women, probably San Juan, undated

Taken by A. Moscioni.
Box 2#264.176

Unidentified Sixth Brigade officers, undated

Box 2#264.177

West Point, Class of 1883, 1883

Box 2#264.178

West Point cadets in camp, ca. 1883

Box 2#264.179

West Point cadets and young women in camp, ca. 1883

OS Box 3#264.448

West Point cadets and young women in camp, ca. 1883

Taken by Pach Brothers, New York.
OS Box 3#264.449

West Point cadets, ca. 1883

Taken by Pach Brothers, New York.
OS Box 3#264.450

West Point cadets in camp, ca. 1883

Taken by Pach Brothers, New York.
OS Box 3#264.451

West Point Class of 1883, ca. 1883

Taken by Pach Brothers, New York.
Box 2#264.180

West Point Class of 1883 reunion, undated

OS Box 3#264.452

Yankee Division Veterans' Association banquet to Clarence Edwards, 1925

Taken by Shutz.
Box 2#264.181

Yankee Division Club of Portland, Maine, decorating a grave on Memorial Day, 1920s

Box 3#264.182

Unidentified boating party aboard the Nancy, ca. 1905-1910

Taken by H. W. MacDonald.
OS Box 3#264.444

Unidentified children, 1922

Taken by Morrall.
Box 3#264.183

Unidentified man and woman, ca. 1890?

Box 3#264.184

Unidentified dignitaries, Budapest, ca. 1920?

Taken by Reich, Budapest.Last names of some of the men written in ink on the photograph.
Box 3#264.185-246.188

Unidentified family, 1890s

Box 3#264.189

Unidentified family at Glenellen, 1880s

Box 3#264.190a-c

Unidentified girls working in a garden, ca. 1910?

Box 3#264.191

Unidentified men with horses, 1880s

Taken by Sweeny, Cleveland, Ohio.
Box 3#264.192

Unidentified men on ship, ca. 1900

Box 3#264.193-264.194

Unidentified military inspection, probably 1919

Box 3#264.195

Unidentified group, undated

Box 3#264.196-264.197

Unidentified groups at the beach, undated

Box 3#264.198

Unidentified group in horse drawn carriage, ca. 1880s

Box 3#264.199

Unidentified group in pony cart, ca. 1880s

Box 3#264.200

Unidentified group on ship, ca. 1900?

OS Box 3#264.445

Unidentified men in open carriage, undated

Box 3#264.201

Unidentified women, ca. 1900?

Box 3#264.202-264.203

Unidentified women and children in cabins, undated

Photograph album

Box 3Vol. 1#264.462-264.523

Clarence Ransom Edwards photograph album, ca. 1890s-1910

An album containing black and white snapshots, largely unidentified. The album includes photographs of families, animals, houses and military bases, and a number of photographs of William Howard Taft. For loose photographs removed from album, see Photo. 264.364-264.370.

Scrapbook

Box 4#264.524-264.577

Clarence & Bessie Edwards scrapbook, ca. 1923-1931

A dismantled scrapbook album containing snapshots and newspaper clippings, documenting Edwards's retirement years at Doneroving farm in Westwood, Massachusetts. The album includes photographs of Clarence and Bessie Edwards, farm animals, and snapshots of unidentified people, likely taken at the farm.

II. Views

United States

Box 3#264.204-264.211

California: Fort Barry, ca. 1910

Box 3#264.212

Massachusetts: Atlantic Film Corporation of New England, undated

OS Box 3#264.453-264.454

Massachusetts: Boston Common, 1919?

Box 3#264.213-264.220

New Jersey: Camp Dix, 1920

Photographs taken during the 1st Division reunion in November of 1920.

Box 3#264.221-264.223

New York: Niagara Falls, undated

Box 3#264.224-264.244

South Carolina: Charleston, undated

Taken by George W. Johnson, Charleston, S.C.
Box 3#264.245-264.254

Unidentified views, probably United States

These photographs include views of houses, probably lived in by Edwards and his family in their various postings around the country.

OS Box 3#264.458

Unidentified house, interior, undated

Foreign

Box 3#264.255-264.259

Panama: miscellaneous views, ca. 1915

Box 3#264.260-264.266

Panama: Panama Golf Club, ca. 1915

OS Box 3#264.457

Panama: Headquarters, U.S. Army, Panama Canal Zone, ca. 1915

Box 3#264.267-264.268

Philippines: Laguna Provincial Building, undated

Box 3#264.269

Philippines: Spring and building used as small pox hospital by insurgents at Sibul, ca. 1899

Box 3#264.270-264.271

Philippines: Monument to General Henry Ware Lawton, 1903

Box 3#264.272-264.296

Puerto Rico: Miscellaneous views, probably during the visit of William H. Taft, 1907

Taken by A. Moscioni.
Box 3#264.297-264.308

Unidentified views, possibly Philippines

Box 3#264.309-264.337

Unidentified views

OS Box 3#264.459

Unidentified military base, undated

OS Box 3#264.460

Unidentified ruins, possibly France, 1917-1919

III. Miscellaneous photographs

Animals

Box 3#264.338

Miss Ransom, 1906

Taken by J. E. Iserigg, Chicago.

Portrait of a dog in the field.

Box 3#264.339-264.342

Photographs of artwork featuring horses and dogs

OS Box 3#264.461

Horse, undated.

Bridges

Box 3#264.343

Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, 1925

Photograph of a proposed design for the Golden Gate Bridge signed H. D. Jenkins, 1925.

OS Box 3#264.456

Golden Gate bridge, San Francisco, 1924

Photograph of perspective drawing signed H. D. Jenkins, 1924.

Postcards

Box 3#264.344-264.363

Postcards, ca. 1900-1929

Postcards, some sent to Clarence Edwards from family and friends, others unused.

Zeppelins

Box 3#264.364-264.377

Zeppelins, ca. 1900-1929

Photographs of military and civilian zeppelins, including plans and drawings.

Preferred Citation

Clarence Ransom Edwards photographs, Photo. Coll. 264, 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:

Dickinson, J. M. (Jacob McGavock), 1851-1928--Photographs.
Edwards, Clarence Ransom, 1859-1931--Photographs.
Edwards family--Photographs.
Lawton, Henry Ware, 1843-1899--Photographs.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919--Photographs.
Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930--Photographs.

Organizations:

United States. Army--Officers--Photographs.
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 26th--Photographs.

Subjects:

California--Photographs.
Japan--Photographs.
Korea--Photographs.
Panama--Photographs.
Philippines--Photographs.
Soldiers--Photographs.
Westwood (Mass.)--Photographs.
World War, 1914-1918--Participation, American--Photographs.