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Mrs. J.C. Kendall album

00-2011-51-0

 Collection
Identifier: 00-2011-51-0

Scope and Contents

The Mrs. J.C. Kendall album (2011-51-0) contains quotations from Tennyson's "Song of the Brook." The item was produced in 1907, and is illustrated with twelve images by Mrs. J.C. Kendall. The illustrations are color souvenir postcards which were created from original photographs by Mrs. J.C. Kendall.

Dates

  • created: 1907
  • Other: Date acquired: 12/05/2012

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Biographical or Historical Information

Marie Hartig Kendall was born in 1854 in Alsace Lorraine, the daughter of a French mother and a German father. She emigrated to the United States in 1872 with her siblings. By 1880, she was married to Dr. John C. Kendall of Norfolk, Connecticut. Marie Hartig Kendall was a talented photographer, who took artistic views of the countryside of northwestern Connecticut, particularly the area around Norfolk. Some of these images were issued as postcard sets and some were used as publicity by the New Haven Railroad. These works were signed “Mrs. J.C. Kendall.”

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Extent

0.00 Linear Feet

1 item other_unmapped

Language of Materials

English

Source of Acquisition

Donor unknown.

Method of Acquisition

Found in collection.

Existence and Location of Originals

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Related Materials

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Other Descriptive Information

This collection was processed with support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Title
Mrs. J.C. Kendall album
Date
01/05/2013
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Litchfield Historical Society Repository

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