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Emerson Family Photographs

ca. 1845-1983; bulk: 1850-1897

Guide to the Photograph Collection

Collection Summary

Title:	Emerson family photographs
Dates:	ca. 1845-1983
Bulk Dates:	1850-1897
Physical Description:	153 photographs in 1 box and 1 volume (cased)
Call Number:	Photo. Coll. 152
Location:	In the Massachusetts Historical Society Photo. Archives.
Repository:	Massachusetts Historical Society 1154 Boylston StreetBoston, MA 02215library@masshist.org

Abstract

This collection contains 153 photographs in one box and one cased volume, most dating from 1850-1867. The bulk of the collection consists of loose formal portrait photographs and informal snapshots of various members of the Emerson, Haven, Forbes, Mott, and Tompkins families.

Biographical Sketches

William Emerson (WmE I) (1769-1811) was the son of William Emerson (1743-1776) and Phebe Bliss (1741-1825). He graduated from Harvard College in 1789, and in 1792 he became minister of the First Congregational Church at Harvard, Mass. From 1799 until his death, he preached at the First Church (Old Brick) in Boston. WmE I was a member of the Massachusetts Historical Society. He was married to Ruth Haskins (1768-1853) of Boston in 1796, and they had eight children: Phebe Ripley (1798-1800), John Clarke (1799-1807), William (WmE II) (1801-1868), Ralph Waldo (RWE) (1803-1882), Edward Bliss (1805-1834), Robert Bulkeley (1807-1859), Charles Chauncy (1808-1836), and Mary Caroline (1811-1814).

William Emerson (WmE II) (1801-1868), the son of William Emerson and Ruth Haskins, married Susan Woodward Haven (1807-1868), daughter of John Haven (1766-1849) and Ann Woodward (1771-1859), in 1833. He graduated from Harvard College in 1818, received his A.M. degree from Harvard University in 1821, and studied theology and philosophy at the University of Göttingen, Germany, from 1824 to 1825. He was appointed attorney and counselor in the state of New York and was named First Judge of the County Courts in the county of Richmond, N.Y. in 1841. He and his wife lived on Staten Island, N.Y., with their three children, William (WmE III) (1835-1864), John Haven (1840-1913), and Charles (1841-1916).

Ralph Waldo Emerson (RWE) (1803-1882) was the son of William Emerson (WmE I) and Ruth Haskins. The well-known poet, preacher, and man of American letters married Ellen Louisa Tucker (d. 1831) in 1829 and Lidian Jackson (1802-1892) in 1835. This second marriage produced four children: Waldo (1836-1841), Ellen Tucker (1839-1909), Edith (b. 1841), and Edward Waldo (1844-1930). RWE was a member of the Massachusetts Historical Society.

Charles Chauncy Emerson (1808-1836) was the son of William Emerson (WmE I) and Ruth Haskins. He graduated with the Harvard class of 1828 and received his A.M. and L.L.B. degrees there in 1832. He served as a lawyer in Boston and was engaged to Elizabeth Hoar (1814-1878) at his death in 1836.

William Emerson (WmE III) (1835-1864) was the son of William Emerson (WmE II) and Susan (Haven). He graduated from Columbia College in 1853 and Harvard Law School in 1856. He was married to Sarah Hopper Gibbons (b. 1835) in 1863. They resided in New York, where he was a member of the bar.

John Haven Emerson (1840-1913) was the son of William Emerson (WmE II) and Susan Woodward Haven. He graduated from Columbia College in 1860 and earned his M.D. degree at the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1864. A successful New York physician, he was published widely in medical journals. He married Susan Titus Tompkins (b. 1840) of Somers, N.Y., in 1868, and they had six children: Ruth (b. 1870), William (b. 1873), Haven (b. 1874), Helena Titus (1877-1967), Elizabeth Hoar (1877-1882), and Julia Titus (b. 1877).

Charles Emerson (1841-1916) was the son of William Emerson (WmE II) and Susan Woodward Haven. He graduated with the class of 1863 at Harvard College, and beginning in 1862, he served in the Civil War. He was married to Theresia ("Terche") Keveschi (b. 1847) of Hungary in 1871, and they settled in Concord, Mass.

Ellen Tucker Emerson (b. 1839) was the daughter of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Lidian Jackson. She resided in Concord.

Edith Emerson Forbes (b. 1841) was the daughter of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Lidian Jackson. She was married to William Hathaway Forbes (1840-1897) in 1865, and they resided in Milton, Mass. Their children were: Ralph Emerson (b. 1866), Edith (b. 1867), William Cameron (b. 1871), John Murray (1871-1888), Edward Waldo (b. 1874), Waldo Emerson (b. 1879), Ellen Randolph (1880-1881), and Alexander (b. 1882).

Edward Waldo Emerson (1844-1930) was the son of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Lidian Jackson. He married Annie Shepherd Keyes (b. 1847) in 1874. Their children were: William (b./d. 1875), Charles Lowell (1876-1880), John (1878-1879), Ellen Tucker (b. 1880), Florence (b. 1882), William Forbes (b. 1884), and Raymond (b. 1886).

For more biographical and genealogical information on the Emerson family, see Benjamin Kendall Emerson, The Ipswich Emersons (Boston: David Clapp & Son), 1900.

Collection Description

The Emerson family photographs consist of one box of loose photographs and one cased volume, as well as glass photographs stored separately from the collection. The collection spans the years ca. 1845 to 1983, with the bulk of the photographs dating from 1850-1897.

Most of the collection consists of formal and informal portraits of Emerson family members. One box contains loose tintype, carte de visite portraits, cabinet cards, and other paper-based portraits of various Emerson, Haven, Forbes, Mott, and Tompkins family members. Subjects include William Emerson II; John Haven Emerson; Ralph Waldo Emerson, Lidian Jackson Emerson, and their children; Annie Shepherd Keyes Emerson and her children; and Edith Emerson Forbes and her children, among others. One album also contains carte de visite and tintype portraits of various Emerson family members. There are also a small number of loose photographs of various Emerson and Haven family homes in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

The Emerson family photographs also include a number of daguerreotypes and one ambrotype stored separately apart from the collection by format in the Daguerreotype collection (Photo. Coll. 1) and Ambrotype collection (Photo. Coll. 2). These cased glass photographs include portraits of various Emerson, Haven, Mott, and Tompkins family members. See the Photograph List for details and request these photographs based on the call numbers listed in bold there.

Photographers represented in this collection include Edward Waldo Emerson, Jeremiah Gurney and Rockwood (both of New York, N.Y.), and James Wallace Black, John Adams Whipple, and Southworth & Hawes (all of Boston, Mass.).

Acquisition Information

This collection was removed from the Emerson family papers, which were deposited at the Massachusetts Historical Society in May 1993 by Dr. Michael Wortis, great-great-grandson of William Emerson. The papers were given to the Society by Dr. Wortis in Aug. 2003.

Detailed Description of the Collection

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I. Glass photographs

Arranged alphabetically.

#2.15#152.1

Emerson, Charles, 31 Mar. 1860.

Taken by Davis & Company (Boston, Mass.).Ninth-plate ambrotype.This photograph is stored separately in the MHS Ambrotype Collection (Photo. Coll. 2).
To request this item, follow this link to the MHS catalog and click on the red "Place Request" button.

#1.333#152.2

Emerson, Ellen Tucker (1839-1909), ca. 1850.

Photographer unknown.Sixth-plate daguerreotype in leather case.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.

#1.334#152.3

Emerson, Ellen Tucker (1839-1909), 1860.

#1.335-336#152.4

Emerson, Ellen Tucker (1839-1909), ca. 1853-1860.

Taken by Rufus Anson (New York, N.Y.).2 identical hand-colored sixth-plate daguerreotype in one leather case.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.

#1.337#152.5

Emerson, John Haven (1840-1913), ca. 1849.

#1.338#152.6

Emerson, Ruth Haskins (1768-1853), ca. 1840-1850.

#1.339#152.7

Emerson, Susan Woodward Haven (1807-1886), ca. 1852-1854.

Taken by Jeremiah Gurney (New York, N.Y.).Hand-colored quarter-plate daguerreotype in leather case.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.

#1.340#152.8

Emerson, Susan Woodward Haven (1807-1886), ca. 1854-1855.

Taken by Charles R. Rees (New York, N.Y.).Hand-colored ninth-plate daguerreotype in brass preserver.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.

#1.332#152.9

Emerson, Susan Woodward Haven (1807-1886) and Charles Emerson (1841-1816), ca. 1850.

Photographer unknown.Hand-colored sixth-plate daguerreotype in leather case.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.

#1.341#152.10

Emerson, William (1801-1868), ca. 1851-1853.

Taken by Samuel Root (New York, N.Y.).Hand-colored half-plate daguerreotype in leather case.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.

#1.342#152.10a

Emerson, William (1801-1868), ca. 1851-1853.

Taken by Marcus Aurelius Root and Samuel Root (New York, N.Y.).Hand-colored quarter-plate daguerreotype in leather case.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.

#1.343#152.11

Emerson, William (1801-1868), ca. 1858.

Taken by Charles DeForest Fredricks (New York, N.Y.).Sixth-plate daguerreotype in leather case.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.

#1.344#152.12

Gordon, Sarah, ca. 1850-1854.

Photographer unknown.Sixth-plate daguerreotype in leather case of a portrait painting by an unknown artist.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.

Inscription: "Sarah Gordon, elder sister of Ray, daughter of David."

#1.345#152.13

Haven, Ann Woodward (1771-1849), ca. 1849.

#1.346#152.14

Haven, John (1766-1849), ca. 1850-1854.

Photographer unknown.Quarter-plate daguerreotype in leather case of an 1824 portrait painting by Gilbert Stuart.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.

#1.347#152.15

Haven, Joseph Woodward (b. 1803), ca. 1851-1853.

Taken by Marcus Aurelius Root and Samuel Root (New York).Hand-colored half-plate daguerreotype in leather case.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.

#1.348#152.16

Mott, Marianna Pelham (1825-1872), ca. 1850-1854.

Hand-colored quarter-plate daguerreotype in leather case.Photographer unknown.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.

#1.349#152.17

Mott, Marianna Pelham (1825-1872), ca. 1850-1854.

#1.350#152.18

Mott, Marianna Pelham (1825-1872) with Isabel Mott Parish (b. 1846), and Emily Mott Shaw (b. 1848), ca. 1852.

Photographer unknown.Hand-colored half-plate daguerreotype in leather case.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.

#1.351#152.19

Parrish, Joseph, ca. 1856-1857.

Taken by Charles M. Ising (Philadelphia, Penn.).Hand-colored sixth-plate daguerreotype in leather case.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.

#1.352-353#152.20

Tompkins, Helena Titus (1839-1924), ca. 1853-1860.

Taken by Rufus Anson (New York, N.Y.).2 identical hand-colored ninth-plate daguerreotypes in leather cases.These photographs are stored separately in the MHS Daguerreotype Collection (Photo. Coll. 1).
To request Photo. 1.352, follow this link to the MHS catalog and click on the red "Place Request" button. For Photo 1.353, follow this link.

#1.354#152.21

Tompkins, Susan Titus (1840-1926), ca. 1854.

Taken by Rufus Anson (New York, N.Y.).Hand-colored sixth-plate daguerreotype.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.

#1.355#152.22

Unidentified boy, ca. 1850-1860.

Photographer unknown.Hand-colored ninth-plate daguerreotype in brass preserver.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.

#1.356#152.23

Unidentified man, ca. 1854-1860.

#1.357#152.24

Unidentified woman, ca. 1850-1860.

Photographer unknown.Quarter-plate daguerreotype in brass preserver.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.

Close I. Glass photographs

II. Loose photographs

A. Individual portraits

Arranged alphabetically.

Box 1#152.25

Cheever, Daniel, ca. 1880-1890.

Photographer unknown.

Box 1#152.26

Emerson, Annie Shepherd Keyes (b. 1847), Nov. 1897.

Taken by James E. Purdy (Boston, Mass.).

Box 1#152.27

Emerson, Charles Chauncy (1808-1836), July 1983.

Taken by David Chase (Concord, Mass.).

Photograph of plaster medallion of CCE on the mantelpiece of the northeast bedroom of the Emerson House, Concord, Mass. Note enclosed describing the origins of the photograph.

Box 1#152.28

Emerson, Charles (1841-1916), Summer 1861.

Taken by Rockwood (New York, N.Y.).

Box 1#152.29

Emerson, Charles (1841-1916), 15 Apr. 1862.

Photographer unknown.

Box 1#152.30

Emerson, Charles (1841-1916), ca. 1863-1865.

Taken by Antoine Sonrel (Boston, Mass.).

Box 1#152.31

Emerson, Ellen Tucker (1839-1909), ca. 1870s.

Photographer unknown.

Box 1#152.32

Emerson, Ellen Tucker (1839-1909), ca. 1870s.

Taken by Elliott & Fry (London, England).

Box 1#152.33

Emerson, Ellen Tucker (1839-1909), ca. 1900.

Photographer unknown.

Box 1#152.34

Emerson, Ellen Tucker (b. 1880), May 1891.

Taken by Allen & Rowell (Boston, Mass.).

Box 1#152.35

Emerson, Haven (b. 1874) [?], ca. 1874.

Taken by S. A. Thomas.

Box 1#152.36-37

Emerson, John Haven (1840-1913), June 1863.

Taken by Duchochois & Klauser (New York, N.Y.).2 cartes de visite (one cropped).

Box 1#152.38-39

Emerson, John Haven (1840-1913), ca. 1890.

Taken by Hargrave & Gubelman (New York, N.Y.).2 cabinet cards (one cropped).

Box 1#152.40

Emerson, John Haven (1840-1913), ca. 1897.

Photographer unknown.

[There is no Photo #152.41.]

Box 1#152.42

Emerson, Lidian (1802-1892), ca. 1860-1862.

Taken by James Wallace Black (Boston, Mass.).

Box 1#152.43

Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882), ca. 1860-1862.

Taken by James Wallace Black.

Box 1#152.44

Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882), ca. 1870s.

Taken by Elliott & Fry (London, England).2 duplicate cabinet cards.

Box 1#152.45

Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882), 1879.

Taken by Horatio G. Smith (Boston, Mass.).3 duplicate cabinet cards of Daniel Chester French's portrait bust of RWE.

Box 1#152.46

Emerson, Ruth Haskins (1768-1853), Dec. 1946.

Photographer unknown.2 duplicate photographs of portrait painting by [Francis?] Alexander.

Box 1#152.47

Emerson, Ruth (b. 1870), ca. 1871.

Taken by Bogardus & Bendann Brothers (New York, N.Y.).

Box 1#152.48

Emerson, Ruth (b. 1870), ca. 1880s.

Photographer unknown.Tintype.

Box 1#152.49

Emerson, Sarah Hopper Gibbons (b. 1835), ca. 1860s.

Taken by J. Gurney & Son (New York, N.Y.).

Box 1#152.50

Emerson, Susan Titus Tompkins (b. 1840), ca. 1860.

Taken by Rockwood (New York, N.Y.).

Box 1#152.51

Emerson, Susan Titus Tompkins (b. 1840), ca. 1880s.

Taken by L. Alman & Co. (New York, N.Y.).

Box 1#152.51a

Emerson, Susan Woodward Haven (1807-1868), n.d.

Photographer unknown.Photograph of miniature portrait by Thomas Cummings Seir, 1833.

Box 1#152.52

Emerson, Susan Woodward Haven (1807-1868), Sep. 1861.

Taken by J. Gurney & Son (New York, N.Y.).

Box 1#152.53

Emerson, Theresia ("Terche") Keveschi (b. 1847), ca. 1860s.

Taken by J. Tourtin (Paris, France).

Box 1#152.54

Emerson, Theresia ("Terche") Keveschi (b. 1847), May 1874.

Taken by J. Tourtin (Paris, France).

Box 1#152.55

Emerson, Theresia ("Terche") Keveschi (b. 1847), July 1882.

Taken by Elliott & Fry (London, England).

Box 1#152.56

Emerson, William (1769-1811), ca. 1860-1862.

Taken by James Wallace Black (Boston, Mass.)Photograph of silhouette made ca. 1800.

Box 1#152.57

Emerson, William (1801-1868), ca. 1860s.

Photographer unknown.

Box 1#152.58

Emerson, William (1801-1868), Apr. 1862.

Taken by A. A. Turner (New York, N.Y.).2 duplicate cartes de visite.

Box 1#152.59

Emerson, William (1801-1868), 1863.

Taken by A. A. Turner (New York, N.Y.).

Box 1#152.60

Emerson, William (1801-1868), ca. 1980s.

Photographer unknown.Photograph of miniature portrait by Thomas Seir Cummings, ca. 1833.

Box 1#152.61

Emerson, William (1835-1864), ca. 1860s.

Taken by either Duchochois & Klauser (New York, N.Y.) or J. Gurney & Son (New York, N.Y.).2 duplicate cartes de visite.

Box 1#152.62

Emerson, William (b. 1873), ca. 1874.

Taken by Folsom (Katonah, N.Y.).

Inscription on back of photo: "Wm Emerson of 159 Brattle St. Architect."

Box 1#152.63

Forbes, Edith Emerson (b. 1841), 1861.

Photographer unknown.Hand-colored tintype.

Box 1#152.64

Forbes, Edith Emerson (b. 1841), Mar. 1865.

Taken by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Gallery (Washington, D.C.).

Box 1#152.65

Forbes, Edith Emerson (b. 1841), 1870.

Taken by John Adams Whipple (Boston, Mass.).

Box 1#152.66

Gordon, Sarah Ann (1805-1856), ca. 1892.

Taken by Strauss (St. Louis, Mo.).Photograph of portrait painting.

Box 1#152.67

Haven, Ann Woodward (1771-1849), n.d.

Photographer unknown.Photograph of portrait painting by Gilbert Stuart, 1824.

Box 1#152.68-69

Haven, John (1766-1845), n.d.

Photographers unknown.Two photographs of portrait paintings by unknown artists.

Box 1#152.70

Haven, John (1766-1845), n.d.

Photographer unknown.Photograph of portrait painting by Gilbert Stuart, 1824.

Box 1#152.70a

Haven, Joseph (1698-1776), June 1933.

Taken by Edward Waldo Forbes.Photograph of miniature portrait. 3 duplicate copies.

Box 1#152.71

Haven, Samuel (1727-1806), n.d.

Photographer unknown.Photograph of portrait drawing by unknown artist.

Box 1#152.72

Mott, Marian and her dogs, ca. 1900-1910.

Photographer unknown.

Box 1#152.73

Mott, Thomas, ca. 1860s.

Taken by Walery (Paris, France).

Box 1#152.74

Parish, Isabel Mott (b. 1846), ca. 1860s.

Taken by Broadbent & Co. (Philadelphia, Penn.).

Box 1#152.75

Titus, John (1783-1861), n.d.

Taken by O'Neil (New York, N.Y.).Photograph of portrait painting by Charles Freeman.

Box 1#152.76

Tompkins, [unidentified woman], ca. 1870s.

Taken by Morse (San Francisco, Calif.).

Box 1#152.77

Tompkins, Daniel D., n.d.

Taken by Rockwood (New York, N.Y.).Photograph of portrait painting by unknown artist.

Box 1#152.78

Tompkins, Ethel, n.d.

Photographer unknown.

Inscription on back of photo: "Ethel Tompkins Calif."

Box 1#152.79

Tompkins, Hannah Minthorne, n.d.

Taken by Rockwood (New York, N.Y.).Photograph of portrait painting by unknown artist.

Box 1#152.80

Tompkins, Jonathan Griffin, n.d.

Taken by Charles DeForest Fredricks (New York, N.Y.).Photograph of a portrait painting by an unknown artist.

Box 1#152.81

Tompkins, Julia, ca. 1870-1880.

Taken by John A. Todd (San Francisco, Calif.).

Box 1#152.82

Webster, Edith Forbes (b. 1867), ca. 1890s.

Photographer unknown.

Box 1#152.83

Unidentified man, n.d.

Taken by Willet Studios (New York, N.Y.).Photograph of portrait painting by unknown artist.

Typescript note from William Cameron Forbes to John Murray Forbes regarding photograph is included.

Box 1#152.84

Unidentified man, ca. 1860s.

Taken by Erwin Hanfstaengl (Paris, France).

Box 1#152.85

Unidentified man, ca. 1860s.

Taken by Hanns Hanfstaengl (Dresden, Germany).

Box 1#152.86

Unidentified man, ca. 1860s.

Taken by Rockwood (New York, N.Y.).

Box 1#152.87

Unidentified woman, ca. 1857-1861.

Taken by Southworth & Hawes (Boston, Mass.).

Box 1#152.88

Unidentified woman, ca. 1857-1861.

Taken by Southworth & Hawes (Boston, Mass.).

Inscription on back of photograph: "Charles Emerson - December 15, 1853."

B. Group portraits

Arranged alphabetically.

Box 1#152.89

Appleton, Sophia Haven (1808-1896) with her children, Sarah Fayerweather Appleton (b. 1839), Augusta Isabella Appleton (1841-1910), and Sophia Louisa Appleton (b. 1836), ca. 1880s.

Photographer unknown.From a daguerreotype by an unknown photographer taken ca. 1846.

Box 1#152.90

Emerson, Annie Shepherd Keyes (b. 1847) with Raymond Emerson (b. 1886), Aug. 1887.

Taken by Edward Waldo Emerson.

Inscription on back of photograph in hand of Edward Waldo Emerson: "Annie & Raymond Coffin Beach August 1887 / For Susy; this the best result of my camera with wishes for a Merry Christmas - EWE."

Box 1#152.91

Emerson, Annie Shepherd Keyes (b. 1847) with Raymond Emerson (b. 1886) and William Forbes Emerson (b. 1884), Aug. 1887.

Taken by Edward Waldo Emerson.

Inscription on back of photograph in hand of Edward Waldo Emerson: "For Helena - William, aged 3 yrs. Raymond, aged 9 months Coffin Beach Aug. 1887."

Box 1#152.92

Emerson, Ellen Tucker (b. 1880), Florence Emerson (later Forbes) (b. 1882), Raymond Emerson (b. 1886), and [William Forbes Emerson (b. 1884)?], 1905.

Taken by James [H. Johnson?].

Inscription on back of photograph: "A.S.E. July 1905."

Box 1#152.93

Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882) with Samuel Bradford (1803-188?), and William Henry Furness (1802-1896), ca. 1860s.

Taken by F. Gutekunst (Philadelphia, Penn.).

Box 1#152.94

Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882) with Ralph Emerson Forbes (b. 1866), 30 May 1868.

Taken by John Adams Whipple (Boston, Mass.).

Box 1#152.95

Emerson, Susan Titus Tompkins (b. 1840) with Ruth Emerson (b. 1870), ca. 1900.

Photographer unknown.

Box 1#152.96

Forbes, Edith Emerson (b. 1841) with William Hathaway Forbes (1840-1897), ca. 1865.

Taken by Brady's National Photographic Galleries (Washington, D.C.).

Box 1#152.97

Forbes, Edith Emerson (b. 1841) with Ralph Emerson Forbes (b. 1866), Mar. 1867.

Taken by John Adams Whipple (Boston, Mass.).

Box 1#152.98

Forbes, Edith Emerson (b. 1841) with her children, Apr. 1877.

Taken by Metcalf & Welldon (Boston, Mass.).

Box 1#152.99

Tompkins, Minthorne (1836-1919) with two of his children, ca. 1866-1874.

Taken by Bradley & Rulofson (San Francisco, Calif.).

Box 1#152.100

Two unidentified girls, ca. 1900-1910.

Photographer unknown.

Box 1#152.101

Unidentified woman and child, ca. 1930.

Photographer unknown.

C. Family homes

Arranged alphabetically by place name.

Box 1#152.102

Concord, Mass.: "Old Manse," Emerson family home, ca. 1880.

Originally taken by A. W. Hosmer.2 duplicate photomechanicals.

Box 1#152.103

Ipswich, Mass.: Thomas Emerson house, n.d.

Photographer unknown.

Box 1#152.104

Portsmouth, N.H.: Dr. Samuel Haven house, ca. 1880s.

Taken by L. V. Newell & Co. (Portsmouth, N.H.).

Box 1#152.105

Portsmouth, N.H.: William Haven house (the Walden Inn), n.d.

Photographer unknown.

Close II. Loose photographs

III. Emerson family carte de visite album

Arranged and numbered in the order in which the pages appear in the album.

Vol. 1p. 1#152.106

Emerson, William (1801-1868), 1863.

Taken by A. A. Turner (New York, N.Y.).

Vol. 1p. 2#152.107

Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882), ca. 1860-1862.

Taken by James Wallace Black (Boston, Mass.).

Vol. 1p. 3#152.108

Emerson, Lidian Jackson (1802-1892), ca. 1860-1862.

Taken by James Wallace Black (Boston, Mass.).

Vol. 1p. 4#152.109

Emerson, William (1769-1811), ca. 1860-1862.

Taken by James Wallace Black (Boston, Mass.)Photograph of silhouette made ca. 1800.

Vol. 1p. 5#152.110

Unidentified man, n.d.

Taken by A. Gregory (Portsmouth, N.H.).

Vol. 1p. 6#152.111

Emerson, John Haven (1840-1913), June 1863.

Taken by Duchochois & Klauser (New York, N.Y.).

Vol. 1p. 7#152.112

Emerson, Susan Titus Tompkins (b. 1840), ca. 1860.

Taken by Rockwood (New York, N.Y.).

Vol. 1p. 8#152.113

Emerson, Sarah Hopper Gibbons (b. 1835), ca. 1860s.

Taken by J. Gurney & Son (New York, N.Y.).

Vol. 1p. 9#152.114

Emerson, William (1835-1864), ca. 1860s.

Taken by either Duchochois & Klauser (New York, N.Y.) or J. Gurney & Son (New York, N.Y.).2 duplicate cartes de visite.

Vol. 1p. 10#152.115

Unidentified woman, ca. 1857-1861.

Taken by Southworth & Hawes (Boston, Mass.).

Vol. 1p. 11#152.116

Unidentified woman, ca. 1863-1860.

Taken by Antoine Sonrel (Boston, Mass.).

Vol. 1p. 12#152.117

Unidentified man (possibly John Haven), ca. 1860s.

Photographer unknown.

Vol. 1p. 13#152.118

Unidentified woman, ca. 1860-1861.

Taken by Black & Batchelder (Boston, Mass.).

Vol. 1p. 14#152.119

Unidentified man, ca. 1860s.

Photographer unknown.

Vol. 1p. 15#152.120

Unidentified woman, ca. 1860s.

Taken by J. Gurney & Son (New York, N.Y.).

Vol. 1p. 16#152.121

Unidentified boy, ca. 1860s.

Photographer unknown.

Vol. 1p. 17#152.122

Unidentified child, ca. 1860s.

Photographer unknown.

Vol. 1p. 18#152.123

Unidentified child, ca. 1860s.

Photographer unknown.

Vol. 1p. 19#152.124

Unidentified child, ca. 1860s.

Photographer unknown.

Vol. 1p. 20#152.125

Dubois, [Mrs. Cornelius], ca. 1860s.

Photographer unknown.Hand-colored tintype.

Vol. 1p. 21#152.126

Washington, George (1732-1799), n.d.

Taken by David Nichols (Boston, Mass.).Photograph of a drawing by an unknown artist.

Inscription on back of photograph: "This was done in New York 1790 and is acknowledged by all to be a very strong likeness / B Goodhue."

Vol. 1p. 22#152.127

Emerson, Charles (1841-1916) in military uniform, 1863.

Taken by Anderson & Blessing (New Orleans, La.).

Vol. 1p. 23#152.128

Unidentified woman, ca. 1858-1862.

Taken by Silsbee, Case & Co. (Boston, Mass.).

Vol. 1p. 24#152.129

Emerson, Susan Woodward Haven (1807-1868), Sep. 1861.

Taken by J. Gurney & Son (New York, N.Y.).

Vol. 1p. 25#152.130

Unidentified woman, ca. 1860s.

Taken by Gihon & Rixon (Philadelphia, Penn.).

Vol. 1p. 26#152.131

Unidentified man, ca. 1860-1864.

Taken by John Adams Whipple (Boston, Mass.).

Vol. 1p. 27#152.132

Unidentified woman, ca. 1860s.

Taken by Rintoul & Rockwood.

Vol. 1p. 28#152.133

Unidentified woman, ca. 1860s.

Taken by Rockwood (New York, N.Y.).

Vol. 1p. 29#152.134

Unidentified woman, ca. 1860s.

Taken by Levitsky (Paris, France).

Vol. 1p. 30#152.135

Unidentified child, ca. 1863-1869.

Taken by Antoine Sonrel (Boston, Mass.).

Vol. 1p. 31

[No photograph on this page.]

Vol. 1p. 32#152.136

Forbes, Edith Emerson (b. 1841), Mar. 1865.

Taken by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Gallery (Washington, D.C.).

Vol. 1p. 33#152.137

Two unidentified children, ca. 1860s.

Photographer unknown.Hand-colored tintype.

Vol. 1p. 34

[No photograph on this page.]

Vol. 1p. 35#152.138

Emerson, John Haven (1840-1913) and two unidentified men, ca. 1860.

Taken by Bogardus (New York, N.Y.).

Vol. 1p. 36#152.139

Unidentified woman, ca. 1860s.

Taken by M. H. Kimball (New York, N.Y.).

Vol. 1p. 37#152.140

Unidentified woman, n.d.

Taken by Gurney & Son (New York, N.Y.).Hand-colored carte de visite of a portrait painting by an unknown artist.

Vol. 1p. 38#152.141

Unidentified girl, ca. 1860s.

Taken by Gurney & Son (New York, N.Y.).Hand-colored.

Vol. 1p. 39#152.142

Unidentified child, n.d.

Photographer unknown.

Vol. 1p. 40#152.143

Unidentified woman, ca. 1860s.

Photographer unknown.

Vol. 1p. 41#152.144

Unidentified man, ca. 1860s.

Photographer unknown.

Vol. 1p. 42#152.145

Unidentified man, ca. 1863-1869.

Taken by Antoine Sonrel (Boston, Mass.).

Vol. 1p. 43#152.146

May, Samuel Joseph (1797-1871) and unidentified man, ca. 1863-1869.

Taken by Antoine Sonrel (Boston, Mass.).

Inscription on back of photograph: "Condemned -"

Vol. 1p. 44#152.147

Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882), ca. 1858-1862.

Taken by Silsbee, Case & Co. (Boston, Mass.).

Vol. 1p. 45#152.148

Unidentified girl, ca. 1860s.

Taken by Hinckley & Meske (Sharon Springs, N.Y.).

Vol. 1p. 46#152.149

Emerson, Susan Woodward Haven (1807-1868), Sep. 1861.

Taken by J. Gurney & Son (New York, N.Y.).

Vol. 1p. 47#152.150

Emerson, William (1801-1868), ca. 1860s.

Photographer unknown.

Vol. 1p. 48

[No photograph on this page.]

Vol. 1p. 49#152.151

Unidentified African American man, ca. 1860-1870.

Taken by John Loeffler (Staten Island, N.Y.).

Vol. 1p. 50

[No photograph on this page.]

Close III. Emerson family carte de visite album

Preferred Citation

Emerson family photographs, Photo. Coll. 152, 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:

Black, James Wallace, 1825-1896, photographer.

Emerson, Annie Shepherd Keyes, b. 1847--Photographs.

Emerson, Edward Waldo, 1844-1930, photographer.

Emerson, John Haven, 1840-1913--Photographs.

Emerson, Lidian Jackson, 1802-1892--Photographs.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882--Photographs.

Emerson, William, 1801-1868--Photographs.

Emerson family--Homes and haunts--Massachusetts--Photographs.

Emerson family--Homes and haunts--New Hampshire--Photographs.

Emerson family--Photographs.

Forbes, Edith Emerson, 1841-1929--Photographs.

Forbes family--Photographs.

Gurney, Jeremiah, 18122-1895, photographer.

Haven family--Homes and haunts--Massachusetts--Photographs.

Haven family--Homes and haunts--New Hampshire--Photographs.

Haven family--Photographs.

Mott family--Photographs.

Tompkins family--Photographs.

Whipple, John Adams, 1822-1891, photographer.

Organizations:

Rockwood, photographer.

Southworth & Hawes, photographers.

Subjects:

Cabinet photographs.

Card photograph albums.

Cartes de visite.

Portrait photographs.

Tintypes.

Collection processed by Megan K. Friedel, Jan. 2003.

Revised 26 Apr. 2021

Encoded by Michael Rush, March 2004

COLLECTION GUIDES

Table of Contents

Emerson Family Photographs

ca. 1845-1983; bulk: 1850-1897

Guide to the Photograph Collection

Collection Summary

Abstract

Biographical Sketches

Collection Description

Related Materials

Acquisition Information

Detailed Description of the Collection

I. Glass photographs

Emerson, Charles, 31 Mar. 1860.

Emerson, Ellen Tucker (1839-1909), ca. 1850.

Emerson, Ellen Tucker (1839-1909), 1860.

Emerson, Ellen Tucker (1839-1909), ca. 1853-1860.

Emerson, John Haven (1840-1913), ca. 1849.

Emerson, Ruth Haskins (1768-1853), ca. 1840-1850.

Emerson, Susan Woodward Haven (1807-1886), ca. 1852-1854.

Emerson, Susan Woodward Haven (1807-1886), ca. 1854-1855.

Emerson, Susan Woodward Haven (1807-1886) and Charles Emerson (1841-1816), ca. 1850.

Emerson, William (1801-1868), ca. 1851-1853.

Emerson, William (1801-1868), ca. 1851-1853.

Emerson, William (1801-1868), ca. 1858.

Gordon, Sarah, ca. 1850-1854.

Haven, Ann Woodward (1771-1849), ca. 1849.

Haven, John (1766-1849), ca. 1850-1854.

Haven, Joseph Woodward (b. 1803), ca. 1851-1853.

Mott, Marianna Pelham (1825-1872), ca. 1850-1854.

Mott, Marianna Pelham (1825-1872), ca. 1850-1854.

Mott, Marianna Pelham (1825-1872) with Isabel Mott Parish (b. 1846), and Emily Mott Shaw (b. 1848), ca. 1852.

Parrish, Joseph, ca. 1856-1857.

Tompkins, Helena Titus (1839-1924), ca. 1853-1860.

Tompkins, Susan Titus (1840-1926), ca. 1854.

Unidentified boy, ca. 1850-1860.

Unidentified man, ca. 1854-1860.

Unidentified woman, ca. 1850-1860.

II. Loose photographs

A. Individual portraits

Cheever, Daniel, ca. 1880-1890.

Emerson, Annie Shepherd Keyes (b. 1847), Nov. 1897.

Emerson, Charles Chauncy (1808-1836), July 1983.

Emerson, Charles (1841-1916), Summer 1861.

Emerson, Charles (1841-1916), 15 Apr. 1862.

Emerson, Charles (1841-1916), ca. 1863-1865.

Emerson, Ellen Tucker (1839-1909), ca. 1870s.

Emerson, Ellen Tucker (1839-1909), ca. 1870s.

Emerson, Ellen Tucker (1839-1909), ca. 1900.

Emerson, Ellen Tucker (b. 1880), May 1891.

Emerson, Haven (b. 1874) [?], ca. 1874.

Emerson, John Haven (1840-1913), June 1863.

Emerson, John Haven (1840-1913), ca. 1890.

Emerson, John Haven (1840-1913), ca. 1897.

[There is no Photo #152.41.]

Emerson, Lidian (1802-1892), ca. 1860-1862.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882), ca. 1860-1862.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882), ca. 1870s.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882), 1879.

Emerson, Ruth Haskins (1768-1853), Dec. 1946.

Emerson, Ruth (b. 1870), ca. 1871.

Emerson, Ruth (b. 1870), ca. 1880s.

Emerson, Sarah Hopper Gibbons (b. 1835), ca. 1860s.

Emerson, Susan Titus Tompkins (b. 1840), ca. 1860.

Emerson, Susan Titus Tompkins (b. 1840), ca. 1880s.

Emerson, Susan Woodward Haven (1807-1868), n.d.

Emerson, Susan Woodward Haven (1807-1868), Sep. 1861.

Emerson, Theresia ("Terche") Keveschi (b. 1847), ca. 1860s.

Emerson, Theresia ("Terche") Keveschi (b. 1847), May 1874.

Emerson, Theresia ("Terche") Keveschi (b. 1847), July 1882.

Emerson, William (1769-1811), ca. 1860-1862.

Emerson, William (1801-1868), ca. 1860s.

Emerson, William (1801-1868), Apr. 1862.

Emerson, William (1801-1868), 1863.

Emerson, William (1801-1868), ca. 1980s.

Emerson, William (1835-1864), ca. 1860s.

Emerson, William (b. 1873), ca. 1874.

Forbes, Edith Emerson (b. 1841), 1861.

Forbes, Edith Emerson (b. 1841), Mar. 1865.

Forbes, Edith Emerson (b. 1841), 1870.