Photograph album of Allston family and other portraits
date: label: Date
content: 1880s-1910
name: label: Compiled by
content: Unidentified
label: Manufactured by
content: Edward Posen & Co.
label: Distributed by
content: J.H. McKinnon and Co., American, 1884 - 1892
notes: label: Description
content: A photograph album containing thirty (30) portraits and one (1) memorial card, dating from the 1880s to the early 20th century.
label: Description
content: The photograph album has a dark brown, textured padded cover. The interior covers have an emerald green paper with a gold gilt design of repeating leafy flowers. A pink paper label adhered to the inside front cover reads "J.H. McKINNON & Co. / STATIONERS PRINTERS / AND / BLANK BOOK MANUF'RS / WATERBURY, Conn." The front page of the interior has a gilt design of a floral vine around a white window that contains gild flowers. Below the window is a shield with a lion holding a shield containing the letters "E P & Co." The word "ALBUM" in gilded letters inside a banner runs across the upper portion of the window. The outer edges of each paged are gilded. The album closes with a metal clasp on the right side. Inside the album are pages with windows for cabinet cards, which slide into place through a slit below the window.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Photography
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Photograph album of Allston family and other portraits
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of Keith M. Jones in honor of Lonnie Bunch
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2009.31
objectType: label: Type
content: photograph albums
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: paper and linen with bonded leather, batting and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (abc): 10 1/2 × 8 × 3 in. (26.7 × 20.3 × 7.6 cm)