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Bell, William
American (b. England, 1830-1910)

TITLE ON OBJECT: Mary J. Castner
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE: Mother, Mary Agnes Dougherty Castner, holding baby Mary J. Castner (b. February 23, 1869)

ca. 1869
albumen print carte-de-visite
9.2 x 5.8 cm.
Gift of 3M Company: ex-collection Louis Walton Sipley
GEH NEG: 34919
79:0774:0004

NON-GEH NUMBER: 440310 (SIPLEY)

INSCRIPTION: mount recto-(printed) "Bell, Photographer." "'Porcelain' Photographs. Fowxs' Patent. April 29, 1869." mount verso-(printed) "E.G. Fowxs' Patent 'Porcelain' Photographs, Beautiful, New." "Bell, Photographer, 1200 Chestnut Street, Having the sole right to make this beautiful style of Picture." (in pencil) "about Nov 8th or 12th 1869" "Mary J Castner"

NOTES: Catalogued 10/2000, DZ. Mary J. Castner (born February 23, 1869) with her mother, Mary Agnes Dougherty Castner, first wife of Samuel Castner, Jr. [Information from J. Struble, GEH]

SUBJECTS:
portrait, baby / Castner, Mary J.
portrait, female / Castner, Mary Agnes Dougherty

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