Portraits and photographs
| Reference | AFC 405-S9 |
| Title | Portraits and photographs |
| Physical Description | 6 drawings : charcoal and chalk sketches 23 photographs : tintypes 14 photographs : b&w cartes de visite 17 photographs : b&w cabinet cards 15 photographs : b&w postcards 430 photographs : b&w prints 197 photographs : b&w negatives 2 photographs : b&w slides 3 photo albums (155 photographs : b&w prints) |
| Dates | [ca. 1858-1960] |
| Level of Description | Series |
| Scope | Series consists of portraits of the Wawanosh family (both sketches and photographs) and photographs received by various members of the family. Included are portraits of family members, ministers and missionaries, friends and other (sometimes unidentified) individuals whose relation to the family is unclear. Also included are photographs depicting the life of Agnes and John Phillips Mern. Included are images of their life in Marcy, New York, their travels through New York State and Ontario and their life in Sarnia - specifically pictures of life at the Wawanosh homestead and the Wawanosh Post. Also included are personal photographs of J. P. Mern of his time in the navy, his time serving during WWI and his son. A variety of photographic processes are represented in the series, including tintypes, cartes de visite, cabinet cards, postcards and prints.
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| Forms Part Of | Click Here |
| Consists Of |
Wawanosh family portraits Wells family portraits Miscellaneous portraits Agnes and John Mern photographs Portraits of missionaries, clergymen and their families John Phillips Mern photographs |
| Box | AFC 405-4 AFC 405-5 |
