Family With "Friendly Visitor"

 

Name
Beals, Jessie Tarbox (Photographer)
Community Service Society of New York (Former owner,Issuing body)
Title
Family With "Friendly Visitor"
Collection Name
Community Service Society records
Shelf Location
Box no. 12, Folder no. 100, Item no. 51, Photograph no. 1638
Subjects
Women; Twins; Interior architecture; Nurses; Mothers; House furnishings; Girls; Children; Boys; Infants; New York (N.Y.)
Format
photographs
Genre
photographs
Date
between 1879 and 1950
Note (Date note)
Date based on the date range (1879-1950) of the photographic portion of the Community Service Society Collection.
Note
The white strip down the center of this photo is not a defect. The twin the nurse is holding has bare legs and head, and if you look closely you can see the mother is (with notable lack of enthusiasm) removing the swaddling clothes from the bonneted t win in her lap.)
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/h297-3b68