Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Schantz, Elisabeth.
General material designation
- Graphic material
Level of description
File
Reference code
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
Physical description area
Physical description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 10 cm
Archival description area
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
Head and shoulders studio portrait of Elisabeth Schantz (nee Snyder) seen looking at camera.
Notes area
Physical condition
Cabinet card.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Harold and Lynne Russell in 2017.
Language of material
- English
Availability of other formats
Scanned as TIF file October 2021.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Public Domain
Signatures note
Inscribed in pencil, verso, top centre: Cousin Lizzie Snyder / taken about 1897 or /98 / Nov. 6 1901 / given to me Nov. 6. 1901 / when packing upt to / leave their house to board
Signatures note
Inscribed in pen, verso, top centre: Cousin Lizzie Snyder / taken about 1897 or /98 / Nov. 6 1901 / Arthur B. Schantz worked for Green + Co. in Berlin (now Kitchener) in the years before going to Alberta to homestead there.
Signatures note
The inscription in pen is superimposed over the inscription in pencil.
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Green & Co. (Photographer)
Genre access points
Control area
Status
Final
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Described by NM in May 2018.
Language of description
- English