Visual Materials

Woman with long hair

Description: A three-quarters length studio portrait of a woman, probably middle aged, turned partially to the left. She is wearing a dark, possibly black dress with buttons down the front and at the cuffs, and has long, slightly wavy hair that reaches almost to her knees. She is resting her hands on a low pillar-like structure decorated with a vine.
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Call number: photCL 283 (20)
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Unidentified girl

Manuscripts

A full-length studio portrait of an unidentified young girl resting her right forearm on the back of a simple wooden chair. The girl looks like she is about 8 to 12 years old, and is wearing a plaid patterned dress that reaches just past her knees. She is wearing dark boots that lace up about two-thirds of the way to her knees, a pearl-like necklace, and a band that holds her parted hair back.

HM 77755

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Maria de Jesus Shorb

Visual Materials

A three-quarters length studio portrait of Maria de Jesus Shorb, seated in a wooden chair turned partially to the left. She is wearing a floor-length black coat with embroidery on the shoulders, collar, and cuffs, and a fluffy, black hat on her gray hair with long ribbons trailing in the back. She has a long black bow at her throat, a simple ring on each of her ring fingers, is wearing small frame-less glasses, and is holding her black purse in her lap.

photCL 283 (27)

Portrait of Charmian London with necklace and headband

Manuscripts

A three-quarters length seated studio portrait of Charmian London wearing a fancy dress with lace trim, a necklace, and a headband. Her body is turned to the right and her hands are resting on her knees.

mssJL JLP 565

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Annie Wilson

Visual Materials

A full-length photographic studio portrait of Annie Wilson, seated on a "stone" bench, with her cheek resting against her right hand, and her right elbow on the arm of the bench. She is wearing a long, light colored (silk?) dress, with lace at the neck and sleeves and floral accents on the bodice and the lower half of the skirt. She is looking down at an open book held in her left hand.

photCL 283 (50)

Maria de Jesus Wilson

Visual Materials

A full-length studio portrait of Maria de Jesus ("Sue") Wilson (later Shorb), with her body turned to the left and her head turned partially to the left. She is wearing a dark dress with a bustle, small train, bows up the side of the skirt, a large bow at the throat, and long sleeves with white lace sticking out at the cuffs. Her hair is parted in the center and pulled up into a dark hat, and she holds a dark umbrella in her gloved right hand. The background behind her is an illustrated scene with a railing leading downward, the sea in the distance, and the sun or moon in the upper left.

photCL 283 (19)

Ann Wilson

Visual Materials

A full-length studio portrait of Annie Wilson (1858-1931), standing with her body turned very slightly to the left, her head turned partially to the right, and her arms folded across her chest. She is wearing a dress with a checked pattern, buttons along the left side of the bodice, dark bows down the center of her skirt, and dark fringe and ruffles at the bottom of her skirt. Part of a heavy wooden chair is visible on the left.

photCL 283 (40)

Woman with long hair

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