Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Schantz photographs : album page.
Level of description
File
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Dates of creation area
Date(s)
Physical description area
Physical description
5 photographs : b&w, mounted on paper ; 8 x 14 cm or smaller
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
One loose album page that has been removed from an unidentified photograph album. On the recto is a photograph postcard that is labeled as Samuel Moyer and Emma Bliss Moyer in the Berkshire Hills. On the verso are three images showing A. Abraham Fry with ... »
Notes area
Physical condition
Paper mount is in poor condition, and is brittle. The photographs are coming loose of the paper.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Harold and Lynne Russell in 2011.
Language of material
- English
Availability of other formats
Scanned as TIF file November 2020.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Public Domain
Signatures note
Inscriptions underneath some of the photographs.
Signatures note
Verso of postcard reads: The reverse side of this snapped on us while [rusti-] / cating among the Berkshire Hills last summer. / Samuel and Emma. / Tobias Shantz / Berlin / Ontario / 43 Snyder Ave. / Canada.
Access points
Name access points
- Moyer, Samuel Gross (Subject)
- Moyer, Emma Bliss (Subject)
- Fry, Abraham (Subject)
- Clark, Annie (Subject)
- Clark, Elizabeth Fry (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