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  1. 1974.084.0001 - Photograph

    Photograph of a Shaker woman done on relatively heavy cardboard. Written on back in pencil is "Collins-Eldress Sarah Collins-South Family, N. Lebanon, N.Y." However, this source is incorrect. Our collection has photographs of Sarah Collins from a young girl through old age and there is little physical resemblance. This unidentified Shaker woman is dressed in the traditional Shaker garb of high button neck dress and her hair is pulled tightly b...

    Record Type: Photo

    Photograph
  2. 1974.084.0002 - Photograph

    Portrait of Eldress Sarah Ann [Jane] Collins (1855-1947), in charge of the chair industry of the South Family at Mt. Lebanon, NY, for over 60 yrs, and personally involved in seating the chai frames. She was appointed eldress when she was only 20yrs old. She is seated in a chair with a cane back and she is facing to the left. She has on a dress with a pleated skirt and the high white collar which is traditional Shaker. She has leather gloves on...

    Record Type: Photo

    Sarah Collins, South Family, Mt. Lebanon
  3. 1977.006.0007 - Photograph

    Photograph of dining room, Mt. Lebanon, North Family, one of series by J.E. West and is No. 12 according to list on back of mounted photo. Black and white photo shows tables set in dining room, 3 sisters seated and 4 standing in room. The sisters L-R are: Helen Park, Mazella Gallup (1852-1944) (?), Lucy Moore, unknown, Martha Ann Burger (1853-1926), Sarah Jane Burger (1855-1933), Leila Sarah Taylor (1854-1923) ( (MGH ID)

    Record Type: Photo

  4. 1978.023.0001.017 - Photograph

    Sarah Morgan, photo 1897 (?). At Church F. Hancock, MA 1885-1894. Left in 1894, age 19

    Record Type: Photo

  5. 1978.023.0004.008 - Photograph

    Small black and white photograph showing a Shaker woman outside a building. Written in pencil on back is "Sarah Collins/Mt. Lebanon, N.Y."

    Record Type: Photo

  6. 1980.064.0001 - Photograph

    Photograph of Sr. Sarah Collins. In front of North Family, Mt. Lebanon ca. 1924

    Record Type: Photo

  7. 2010-7556 - Photograph

    Black and white. Sister Sarah Collins weaves the taped seat of a chair in the Mt. Lebanon chair shop.

    Record Type: Photo

    Sister Sarah chair shop
  8. 2010-7557 - Photograph

    Black and white. Sister Sarah weaves a seat in the chair shop. Her head is a bit blurry though most of her body is in focus.

    Record Type: Photo

    Sister Sarah chair shop
  9. 2010-7558 - Photograph

    Black and white. Sister Sarah weaving a chair seat in the Mt. Lebanon chair shop. The caption on the back reads "Sister Sarah braiding chairs." This photograph is a close up on her work.

    Record Type: Photo

    Sister Sarah chair shop
  10. 2010-7559 - Photograph

    Black and white. Sister Sarah in Mt. Lebanon chair shop with a finished (or nearly so) chair.

    Record Type: Photo

    Sister Sarah and chair in shop
  11. 2010-7560 - Photograph

    Black and white. Sister Sarah looking off to her left. She is smiling a bit. The focus on her face is a bit blurry. The photograph frames on her head and upper torso. The caption on the back calls her "Eldress Sarah Collins."

    Record Type: Photo

    Sister Sarah smiles
  12. 2010-7561 - Photograph

    Black and white. Sister Sarah looks off to her left. She is frowning slightly. The photograph frames her head and upper torso but the whole image is slightly out of focus. She is wearing a cloak.

    Record Type: Photo

    Sister Sarah frowns left
  13. 2010-7562 - Photograph

    Black and white. Sister Sarah dressed in a cloak in front of drawers. She is looking directly at the camera in this one and the focus is sharp.

    Record Type: Photo

    Sister Sarah looks front
  14. 2010-7563 - Photograph

    Black and white. Sister Sarah is wearing a cloak and standing in front of a set of double doors. The building is unknown but the color appears to be a pale shade. The image frames the whole door.

    Record Type: Photo

    Sister Sarah and bulding
  15. 2010-7564 - Photograph

    Black and white. Sister Sarah stands in front of an unknown building. There is a wooden gate in front of her and she has her hands resting on it. This photograph is similar to 2010-7593 but is cropped out farther.

    Record Type: Photo

    Sister Sarah and gate
  16. 2010-7565 - Photograph

    Black and White. Sister Sarah standing at the railing of the carriage landing, wearing a cloak and bonnet. The railing projects into the right foreground.

    Record Type: Photo

    Sister Sarah and railing
  17. 2010-7566 - Photograph

    Black and white. Sister Sarah stands on the carriage landing in a cloak and bonnet. The image shows the entire carriage landing. The background is out of focus.

    Record Type: Photo

    Sister Sarah carriage landing
  18. 2010-7567 - Photograph

    Black and white. Sister Sarah stands on the carriage landing and peers over the edge. She is wearing a cloak and bonnet. The trees in the background are almost too blurry to identify. There are two copies of this image.

    Record Type: Photo

    Sister Sarah peers over
  19. 2010-7593 - Photograph

    Black and white. This is a duplicate image of Sister Sarah with her hands folded on a gate in front of an unknown building. The image, 2010-7564, is almost identical except for the cropping; this print is cropped a bit closer and is a little darker than the other.

    Record Type: Photo

    sister sarah hands gate

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