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Francis Stewart Deekens and Two Mastiffs, Frostburg, circa 1890

 File — Box: 1

Dates

  • circa 1890

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Extent

1 Items : Albumen print ; 13.5 x 20.6 cm. mount; 11.6 x 19.5 cm. image

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of one box containing six cased photographs, eight folders with 85 uncased photographs, and one album with 24 images. Subjects are portraits of the Cover, Deekens, Long, and Lamar families, with many locations in Allegany County including Cumberland and Mount Savage. There are images of the estate "Strathmoor", and the Woodland Tennis Club in Frostburg. Other subjects include recreational activities such as tennis, bicycling, and a picnic in the Mount Savage coal mine.

The album, from the Civil War-era, contains carte-de-visite portraits of Harry Gilmor and Robert E. Lee, as well as Long, Lamar, and Deekens family portraits.

The collection also includes one folder with four pieces of printed ephemera, which are two valentines and two envelopes.

Repository Details

Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository

Contact:
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750