Photograph of Harriet Childs and Elsie Packer
Title
Photograph of Harriet Childs and Elsie Packer
Subject
Childs, Harriet
Packer, Elsie
Allen, Mary, 1859-1941
Packer, Elsie
Allen, Mary, 1859-1941
Description
6" x 7 3/4" B/W photographic print, possibly clipped from a publication, mounted on 9 1/2" x 12" cardboard. Stylized photo shows two women looking at letters while sitting near a fireplace. Signed "Mary Allen." Corner is bent and cardboard is discolored.
Accompanying email exchange suggests photo is closely related to Allen sister photograph titled "Dish of Gossip" in the PVMA Memorial Hall collection. The photo may have been intended to represent a scene from Elizabeth Gaskell's 19th century novel, "Cranford."
Accompanying email exchange suggests photo is closely related to Allen sister photograph titled "Dish of Gossip" in the PVMA Memorial Hall collection. The photo may have been intended to represent a scene from Elizabeth Gaskell's 19th century novel, "Cranford."
Creator
Mary Electa Allen (1859-1941) and possibly Frances Stebbins Allen (1854-1941)
Date
1900 ca.
Contributor
Gift of Philip Kantor
Source
CHS
Rights
CHS. Fair use.
Format
jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
CHS-2012-004
Coverage
Western Mass.
Identifier
016
Citation
Mary Electa Allen (1859-1941) and possibly Frances Stebbins Allen (1854-1941), “Photograph of Harriet Childs and Elsie Packer,” Conway Historical Society, accessed February 4, 2025, https://conwaymasshistory.org/items/show/1086.