Women and Rural Stone Cottage, c. 1902-1906
Description
- Mystery Question
- Where was this house located? Who were the people in this photo?[Please answer by clicking on the Comments tab]
- Creator
- Carter & Isaac, Photographer
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- This photograph was taken by local photographers Carter & Isaac in the early 20th century. Three women are standing in the front yard of a small stone house in the country. The house appears to be in good condition featuring a fieldstone exterior and decorative cut stone headers over the windows. A classic crosshead pediment sits over the deep-set front door. Thick ivy is growing up the sides of the home.
The three women appear well-dressed in their light coloured summer dresses. One woman is posing with a horse and buggy to the left of the image. Another woman is seated on the grass with a dog lying at her side. The third woman is standing next to the right near the entryway.
The Carter & Isaac company specialized in outdoor photography, focusing on houses and farmsteads in rural Ontario. William Webster Carter was the photographer and traveled by horse and buggy through the countryside with his camera and other equipment. His wife, Bertha Isaac, processed the glass negatives and made prints for sale. Carter & Isaac took photographs in the St. Marys area between 1902 and 1906 and briefly again in 1908.
This image is a contact print made from the original glass plate negative. The contact identifier number can be seen in the bottom corner of the photograph where Carter & Isaac have scratched it into the emulsion. The number is 1009. This photo is part of a collection of photos which appear to have been taken in the northern part of Oxford County. - Notes
- Condition: Good - Image is clear. Moderate oxidation around outer edge of negative. Oxidation concentrated along upper edge (2.5cm at widest point). Emulsion loss along right and left edges (eight spots, largest 2cm long). Emulsion loss along left edge (15cm long). Deep scratch in emulsion in lower right quadrant (3cm long).
- Dimensions
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Width: 21.5 cm
Height: 16.5 cm
- Image Dimensions
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Image Width: 21.5cm
Image Height: 16.5cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- CI 1009
- Collection
- St. Marys Museum Photo Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Donor
- Robert and Margaret Mountain, 1996
- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- "Women and Rural Stone Cottage, c. 1902-1906", St. Marys Museum, CI 1009.
- Location of Original
- R. Lorne Eedy Archives
- Terms of Use
- Reproduction of digital objects is restricted to fair use for personal research or study; any other use must be done with permission of copyright holder.
- Reproduction Notes
- This image is a watermarked low resolution reproduction. High resolution images are available at the St. Marys Museum for a fee.
- Contact
- St. Marys MuseumEmail:museum@town.stmarys.on.ca
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