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Reed and Ketcheson Family photographs

 Collection
Identifier: 1992.0005

Scope and Contents

The collection contains sixteen images in various sizes, including cartes-de-visite, cabinet cards, tintypes, and a large albumen print. It exemplifies the extent to which early photography was used for family portraiture.

Dates

  • Creation: ca. 1860-1890

Access

Collection is open for research, by appointment.

Publication Rights

These photographs are believed to be in the public domain. All requests for permission to publish be submitted in writing to the Curator of Collections.

Biography

The photographs document the extended family of Annis Ketcheson (1811-1901) and her husband David T. Reed (1807-1902).

Extent

14 items

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The collection contains photographs of a Canadian family spanning multiple generations.

Arrangement

Photographs are grouped according to family branch affiliation. The Reed, Reed-Fairman, and Reed-Ketcheson family photographs are in the first folder, Reed-Barnum and Reed-Brenton in the second, and the large group portrait is in the third.

Acquisition Information

The photographs were donated by Helen Freeland and accessioned into the permanent collection in 1992.

Processing

Processed by Rebecca Quon, March 2014

Title
Guide to the Reed and Ketcheson Family Collection
Author
Rebecca Quon
Date
2014
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
No linguistic content; Not applicable
Script of description
Code for unwritten documents
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the California Museum of Photography Repository

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