Brick House with Family, 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. The photo features a rural family posed in front of a brick house in the country. The family includes an older women, possibly the mother, two young women, two young men and a little girl. A dog is lying in the grass in front of the family.
The house has a front verandah, central dormer and a half-tower. There is ginger breading along the roof peaks and the porch. Many plants are sitting out on the verandah and exterior window ledge. A bicycle is leaning against the front of the porch. A small wood frame building is behind the house, seen to the left 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 1061. This photo is part of a collection of photos which appear to have been taken in the northern part of Oxford County. - Notes
- Condition: Poor - Image is somewhat clear. Tiny chip out of upper left corner of glass plate. Minor signs of oxidation in upper right corner (<1cm). Three areas of emulsion loss and damage. Largest area in the centre (length: 16cm, width: 3.3cm at widest point). Second area of damage in upper left quadrant (length: 3cm, width: <1cm). Last area of damage in lower left corner (length: 2.2cm, width: 1.4cm).
- 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 1061
- 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
- "Brick House with Family, c. 1902-1906", St. Marys Museum, CI 1061.
- Location of Original
- R. Lorne Eedy Archives
- Terms of Use
- Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal study or research; any other use must be done with permission of the 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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