Mrs. Swan Photograph ca. 1900

Access and use

Location of collection:
Thomas Balch Library
Thomas Balch Library
208 West Market Street
Leesburg, Virginia 20176
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Alexandra S. Gressitt
Phone: (703) 737-7195
Fax: (703) 737-7195
Restrictions:

Collection open for research .

Terms of access:

Visual materials may require special handling.

Preferred citation:

Mrs. Swan Photograph, ca. 1900 (VC 0036), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA..

Summary

Creator:
Lori Kimball
Abstract:
One 4"x 5.75" unidentified black and white photographic portrait, circa 1900, mounted on 6"x9" paperboard of a woman identified on the verso as "Mrs. Swan/ex-slave from Leesbug, Va/ Assoc with the Dickinson family."
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Mrs. Swan Photograph, ca. 1900 (VC 0036), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA..

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of one 4"x 5.75" unidentified black and white photographic portrait, circa 1900, mounted on 6"x9" paperboard. Penciled at the bottom right of the photograph on the paperboard is "Lea."

Biographical / historical:

The subject of the portrait, an elderly African-American woman sitting outside in front of a closed door, wearing a dark dress with white collar and white head wrap, is unidentified. The caption on the verso in an unidentified hand reads "Mrs. Swan/ex-slave from Leesbug, Va/ Assoc with the Dickinson family."

Acquisition information:
Lori Kimball, Leesburg, VA
Processing information:

Processed by Beth Schuster, 6 May 2010

Accruals:

2010.0164

Physical / technical requirements:

Electronic media