File 172 - Schantz photographs : album page.

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Schantz photographs : album page.

Level of description

File

Reference code

SCA118-GA215-7-172

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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.

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Dates of creation, revision and deletion

  • Described by JB in 2012.
  • Revised by NM in January 2019.

Language of description

  • English

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