Wilkins and Abbott Family Carte de Visite Photograph Collection

Title:

Wilkins and Abbott Family Carte de Visite Photograph Collection

Creator:

Wilkins Family
Abbott family

Accession / Call Number:

2015.073

Object ID:

2015.073

Type of Material:

graphic material

Physical Description:

1 box

Scope and Content:

Carte de visite photographs of members of the Wilkins and Abbott families, who lived in various cities across southern New Hampshire. The photographs are labeled with a number that corresponds to an index created by James Wilkins on September 17, 1933. The members of the Wilkins family including James Wilkins, Sarah Fulton Wilkins, Lieutenant Gawn Wilkins, James Wilkins, Lieutenant George May Wilkins, and Henrietta Wilkins lived around Deering and Henniker. The children of James and Sarah Wilkins, Oliver Pillsbury and Sarah Wilkins Pillsbury, also lived around Deering. The Abbott family members included in the collection primarily lived in and around Manchester and Henniker. This includes Oscar D. Abbott (two photographs), Ezekel Abbott, Phoebe Abbott, Minnie Abbott Parsons, Anne Abbott, and Egbert O.A. Abbott.

Subjects:

Carte de visite photographs , Portrait photography

Locations:

Deering, NH
Henniker, NH
Manchester, NH

People:

Eaton, A.B. , Colby, Lyman W. , Furnald, D.O. , Newman, Solon, 1832-1904 , Simons, D.A.

Organizations:

A.D. Stark's Picture Palace
Carr & Heald
Piper & Sanborn

Credit Line:

Gift of Adam Levine in October 2015.
Gift of Adam Levine in December 2015.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Collection