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Collection
Wails Family Photograph Collection
Object ID
WA-02-02-26
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Wails Family Photograph Collection
Description
Photo album #2. Carte de visite. Seth Kinman and his grizzly bear chair.
Provenance
Gift of Richard and Gretchen Sheppard
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Kinman, Seth
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Grizzly bears
Hunters
Chairs
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
2 x 4 inches
Condition
Excellent
Object ID
WA-02-02-26
Notes
Small red leather album, clasp intact. Floral design imprinted on edges of pages.
Images
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Collection
Lorentz Family Album
Object ID
A-14-01-36
Date Range
c. 1865
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Lorentz Family Album
Description
The Grizzly Bear Chair. Presented September 8, 1865 to Andrew Johnson, President U. S., by Seth Kinman, the California hunter and trapper.
Provenance
This album may have belonged to the family of John Lorentz or his son John Lorentz, Jr. The names of Susan Lorentz and Christie Lorentz are written on the inside back cover and C. Lawrence is embossed on the front cover. Also, "Presented to Kate Christmas 1864 JSL" is written on the inside front cover. Album contains carte de visites and tintypes. Most are unidentified.
Date Range
c. 1865
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
People
Kinman, Seth
Studio
M. W. Brady & Co., National Photographic Portrait Galleries
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Grizzly bears
Hunters
Chairs
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
2 x 4 inches
Object ID
A-14-01-36
Notes
Stored in Archives North
Images
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