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Metadata
Title |
[Portrait photograph of Barnett Egbert, Jr.] |
Collection Name |
Benjamin Family Papers |
Date |
ca. 1880 |
Description |
This is an individual item contained within archival collection MS260.000, Benjamin Family Papers. Portrait photograph, carte-de-visite format on cream mount with rounded corners and gold edges. Bust portrait of Barnett Egbert, Jr.; he wears a dark coat over a lighter waistcoat or vest and white shirt with dark necktie. He has a mustache and side whiskers with clean-shaven chin. Printed inscription on the reverse of the mount: "Dana / PORTRAITS, / 196 Fulton Street, / BROOKLYN." Handwritten inscription on the reverse of the mount: "Barnett Egbert Jr. / b. 1837 d. 1916 / about 1880." (Keywords: New York) |
Biography and History |
Barnett Egbert Jr. (1837-1916) and his wife Alice E. Hillyer (1841-1915) lived in Richmond, Staten Island. They were the parents of six children. In the 1880s and 1890s, Barnett operated a grocery store with his brother-in-law James A. Hillyer under the name Hillyer & Egbert. The store was frequently mentioned in the Richmond County Advance newspaper. The "Jottings" column of the paper on July 10, 1886, stated "Our coffees and teas are giving universal satisfaction. Our creamery butter is luscious. Our pastry flour cannot be surpassed, and our prices were never as low as to-day. So say Hillyer & Egbert." |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |
Physical Extent |
4.125" H x 2.5" W |
Acquisition |
Gift of Joanna Pendleton |
Catalog Number |
12.005.0004 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Archival Description Level |
Item |
Parent Record |
MS260.000 |
Subjects |
Portrait photographs |
Earliest Date |
1875 |
Latest Date |
1885 |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Egbert, Barnett, Jr. |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by Barbara Newington, April 2018. |