Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Kathryn & Marjorie in her go cart on our front walk |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Photographer |
Benedict, Coleman |
Date |
ca. 1902 |
Collection |
Coleman Benedict Photograph Collection |
Description |
B&W copy print, probably made from the original negative. Kathryn (Britton) Benedict, wife of the photographer, stands outdoors, next to an ornate wicker baby carriage with a parasol. The infant in the carriage is her daughter Marjorie. Inscription on the reverse identifies this as "Kathryn & Marjorie in her go cart on our front walk." Photo by Coleman Benedict. (Keywords: New York City, Early Twentieth Century) |
Print size |
6.875 x 5 |
Acquisition |
Gift of Grace Benedict Hyland |
Ownership and History |
This photograph was taken by Coleman Benedict (1874-1932), an amateur photographer. His profession was jeweler, working with his father and other family members at the Benedict Brothers jewelry and clock business that was founded in 1819 by his grandfather, Samuel Ward Benedict. Coleman Benedict's obituary in the New York Times noted that "he was regarded as a gem expert and an experienced clock maker." |
Earliest Date |
1901 |
Latest Date |
1902 |
Subjects |
Children Children & adults Baby carriages |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Benedict, Coleman Benedict, Kathryn (Britton) |
Catalog Number |
75.040.0014 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Great Kills Woman's Club, August 2017. |
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. |