Women with Large Brick Home, c. 1902-1906
Description
- Creator
- Carter & Isaac, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- This photograph was taken by local photographers Carter & Isaac in the early 20th century. The photo features a large two-storey brick house that appears to be in the country. Two women are sitting outside of the home. An older woman is sitting in a chair on the grass, while a younger woman is seated on the steps. The house has a long covered front porch with fanciful ginger bread details. The base of each porch post is carved with a small flower motif. Decorative painted brackets sit under the roof eaves. Wire fencing is visible on the right side of the photo.
The Carter & Isaac company specialized in outdoor photography, focusing on houses and farmsteads in rural Ontario. William Webster Carter was the photographer and traveled by horse and buggy through the countryside with his camera and other equipment. His wife, Bertha Isaac, processed the glass negatives and made prints for sale. Carter & Isaac took photographs in the St. Marys area between 1902 and 1906 and briefly again in 1908.
This image is a contact print made from the original glass plate negative. The contact identifier number can be seen in the bottom corner of the photograph where Carter & Isaac have scratched it into the emulsion. The number is 971. This photo is part of a collection of photos which appear to have been taken in the northern part of Oxford County. - Notes
- Condition: Good - Image is very clear. Little to no damage to glass plate. Oxidation along outside edges of negative. Oxidation more severe at left and bottom edges (1.6cm at widest points). Two moderately sized smudges on emulsion in bottom half. Residue along top edge (11cm long). Damage to negative/emulsion on right edge, emulsion disintegration and discolouration (rust colour) - width: 1.2cm and length: 2cm.
- Dimensions
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Width: 21.5 cm
Height: 16.5 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 21.5cm
Image Height: 16.5cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- CI 971
- Collection
- St. Marys Museum Photo Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Donor
- Robert and Margaret Mountain, 1996
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- "Women with Large Brick Home, c. 1902-1906", St. Marys Museum, CI 971.
- Location of Original
- R. Lorne Eedy Archives
- Terms of Use
- Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal research or study; any other use must be done with permission of copyright holder.
- Reproduction Notes
- This image is a watermarked low resolution reproduction. High resolution images are available at the St. Marys Museum for a fee.
- Contact
- St. Marys MuseumEmail:museum@town.stmarys.on.ca
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