Rural Family with Horses and Farm House, c. 1902-1906
Description
- Mystery Question
- Where was this house located? Who were the people in this photo?[Please answer by clicking on the Comments tab]
- 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. A group of nine people are posed in front of a board and batten farm house. Two older women are seated for the photo with a young boy standing between them. An older man and a young man are standing behind the women, with two girls to their right and two to their left. Three horses stand near the family, two are harnessed and yoked together.
The house is a storey and a half with an arched Romanesque window in the central dormer. The door is deep-set with sidelights and a transom window. Two lightning rods can be seen on the roof of the home. A small addition is at the back of the house, possibly used as a summer kitchen. Potted plants have been placed on the interior window sills and on the ledge above the foundation on the outside of the house. The ledge is a sign of preparation for the exterior to possibly be bricked in the future.
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 1054. This photo is part of a collection of photos which appear to have been taken in the northern part of Oxford County. - Notes
- Condition: Excellent - Image is very clear. Little to no visible damage to glass plate. No major signs of oxidation. Spot of emulsion loss in lower right corner (length: 3cm, width: 1.2cm). Some scratches on emulsion surface (longest 3.5cm). Flaw in the emulsion/bubbling in upper left quadrant.
- 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 1054
- 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
- "Rural Family with Horses and Farm House, c. 1902-1906", St. Marys Museum, CI 1054.
- 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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