File 93 - Schantz, Orpheus and friend.

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Schantz, Orpheus and friend.

Level of description

File

Reference code

SCA118-GA232-4-93

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

  • [ca. 1885] (Photography)

Physical description area

Physical description

1 photograph : tintype ; b&w ; 9 x 7 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

Full length studio portrait of Orpheus Moyer Schantz (at left) with left arm around the shoulders of an unidentified friend. The two are shown seated in front of a backdrop of a door to a house and are holding an upside sign that reads "two for 5¢."

Notes area

Physical condition

Dirty and scratched.

Immediate source of acquisition

Donated by Harold and Lynne Russell in 2013.

Arrangement

Originally on page 36 bottom right of album 3.

Language of material

  • English

Availability of other formats

Scanned as TIF file October 2021.

Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

Public Domain

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Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Described by JB in 2013.
Revised by NM in January 2019.

Language of description

  • English

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