File 265 - Freeport Academy : teachers and students.

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Freeport Academy : teachers and students.

General material designation

  • Graphic material

Level of description

File

Reference code

SCA118-GA91-8-265

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

  • [ca. 1869] (Photography)

Physical description area

Physical description

1 photograph : sepia toned ; 18 x 23 cm

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Name of creator

Biographical history

The Schantz Family in North America is large and widespread; alternative spellings of the last name includes variations such as Tschantz, Shantz, Shonts, and Schanz. The family descended from Jacob Schanz (June 12, 1710-February 5, 1781) who emigrated to ... »

Scope and content

Group portrait of Freeport Academy teachers and students taken about 1869.

Back row, left to right: Rev. John B. Schlichter, Ezra Weber, Mary Snyder (Mrs. Moses Weaver), Harriet Shupe, Mina Gonder, Miss Bergey, Samuel S. Moyer, Isaac L. Bowman (Principal)... »

Notes area

Physical condition

Photograph was originally housed in an oval frame featuring decorative fruits and leaves.

Immediate source of acquisition

Donated by Dorothy Russell and Harold Russell in 1995.

Language of material

  • English

Availability of other formats

Scanned as TIF file September 2021.

Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

Public Domain

General note

Photograph appeared in the Waterloo Historical Society annual volume for 1924 on page 110.

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Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Described in 1995.
Revised by NM in February 2019.
Revised September 2021 by DR.

Language of description

  • English

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