Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Schantz family.
General material designation
- Graphic material
Level of description
File
Reference code
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
Physical description area
Physical description
1 photograph : sepia ; 17 x 11 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
Studio portrait of (left to right) Luella Jane, Mary, Homer LeRoy, Abram Shantz. The family later moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Notes area
Physical condition
Small circular indentation on recto, bend in lower left corner.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Harold and Lynne Russell in 2011.
Language of material
- English
Availability of other formats
Scanned as TIF file September 2021.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Public Domain
General note
Inscription date incorrect. Luella was born in 1878 and is much older than two years of age in the photo. Date range based on Schellhous' operating period on Monroe St. in Grand Rapids and Luella's death in Colorado Springs in 1893.
Signatures note
Inscribed in pencil, verso, top centre: Uncle Abram / Aunt Mary / + family
Signatures note
Inscribed in pen, verso, lower left: Uncle Abram Schantz / Aunt Mary (Anthony) / Homer LeRoy Shantz / Luella Jane Shantz / Later to Colorado Springs, Colorado. / 1880
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Schellhous (Photographer)
- Shantz, Abraham Kolb (Subject)
- Shantz, Mary Ankony (Subject)
- Shantz, Homer LeRoy (Subject)
- Shantz, Luella Jane (Subject)
Genre access points
Control area
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
- Described by JB in 2012.
- Revised by NM in January 2019.
Language of description
- English