Family with Rural Brick Home, 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 four people are posing in front of a rural brick house. A man and a woman are sitting in chairs with a little girl standing between them, possibly their daughter. A dog is sitting in the grass nearby and a man is seated on the edge of the porch.
The house features a large front verandah with decorative details under the roof. There is elaborate bargeboard on the roof peaks and a finial on the roof of the central dormer. The stone entryway to the cellar of the home can be seen on the far left. Two rocking chairs are sitting on the front porch and a hammock is tied across the right side of the porch. Numerous potted plants have been placed on the exterior window sills.
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 1080. This photo is part of a collection of photos which appear to have been taken in the northern part of Oxford County. - Notes
- Condition: Fair - Image is clear. No visible signs of damage to glass plate. Severe oxidation around outer edges of negative. Most severe near upper right corner (3.7cm at widest point) and in upper left corner (3.6cm at widest point). Fingerprint in upper left quadrant. Minor emulsion loss along outer edges. Large spot of emulsion loss in lower left quadrant (length: 5cm, width: 1.5cm).
- 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 1080
- Collection
- Carter & Isaac
- 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
- "Family with Rural Brick Home, c. 1902-1906", St. Marys Museum, CI 1080.
- 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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