Antique Family Reunion
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Antique Family Reunion Photograph in Oval Convex Glass Frame, c. 1900 - With Original Identification Notes
A remarkable turn-of-the-century group portrait: some fifty family members gathered in a side yard, arranged in rows from the eldest seated in front to small children on the grass, all in their Sunday best beneath the summer trees. The photograph is delicately hand-tinted in soft greens and preserved beneath its original convex "bubble" glass in a dark-stained oval wood frame.
What sets this apart is the documentation. Tucked in an envelope affixed to the reverse are handwritten notes identifying the subjects by name and row - Light, Kay, McBride, McAdow, Corum, Gantz, Kerr, Maynard - along with the setting: taken about 1900 in the side yard at Fount Light's house near Freedom. A second handwritten letter, chatty and warm, describes a windstorm, a ball game, and neighbors dropping by until it turned out to be quite a party.
A rare thing in the antiques world: a photograph whose people still have their names.
Convex glass intact. Frame shows wear, chipping to lower edge, and cracking to backing board. Original documentation included. Sold as-is.
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