Woman with Farm House, c. 1902-1906
Description
- Mystery Question
- Where was this house located? Who was the woman in the 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. A woman is posed in the front yard of a small board and batten farm house. She is standing in front of a wire fence with a wooden gate that encloses the property behind her. Maple trees and small spruce trees dot the property, along with lilies planted near the fence and a lilac bush to the left of the cottage.
The house is unsophisticated in its design and style. It appears to have been built for function over form. It has a simple gable roof with a rain trough sitting just below the eaves. The front door is plain with no windows or additional decorative elements. This style of house would have been inexpensive to build but would have suited a farming family's needs. Wooden barn buildings are in the background to the right.
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 1017. This photo is part of a collection of photos which appear to have been taken in the northern part of Oxford County. - Notes
- Condition: Very Good - Image is very clear. Little to no damage to glass plate. No major signs of oxidation. Very small amount of emulsion loss. Light surface scratch on negative (12cm). Slight emulsion deterioration in upper left quadrant (width: 1.3cm, length: 5cm). Large area in lower left quadrant covered in unknown residue (width: 4.4cm, length: 13cm).
- 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 1017
- 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
- "Woman with Farm House, c. 1902-1906", St. Marys Museum, CI 1017.
- 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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