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1. 1973.098.0014.6 - Photograph

   Small photograph of two Shaker sisters - identified on the back as Sr. Catherine Allen (1852-1922, Central Ministry Eldress) & Sr. Martha Burger (1853-1926), ca. late 1910s). Sister Martha Burger is standing by a large desk, while Sr. Catherine Allen is seated on the other side of the desk in a Shaker rocker. Both sisters are dressed in the traditional Shaker garb - long sleeve dress gathered at the waist and falling into pleats in the skirt. ...

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2. 1973.098.0017 - Photograph

   Photograph of Central Ministry Eldress Catherine Allen (1852-1922) of North Family, Mount Lebanon, NY; picture is mounted on gray cardboard that has a list of photos on back numbered 1-47, this is number 23. She gave J.H. McLean & especially Mr. Cathcart of the Western Reserve Collection many of Shaker items. Sr. Catherine is seated in a Shaker armchair, with a white shawl thrown on its back, in front of a non-Shaker desk. On her right is a non-S...

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3. 1973.098.0021 - Photograph

   Photograph of Sister Catherine Allen (1858-1922), Central ministry eldress (1908-1922); sitting in front of a non-Shaker secretaire on a Shaker chair, with a white shawl thrown over it; standing to her right is Sr. Martha Burger (1853-1926). On Sr. Martha's right is a small non-Shaker table, topped with a white tablecloth and a standing potted plant. A waste basket and a stepping stool are on Sr. Catherine right, in front of a window, with a cur...

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4. 1974.084.0010 - Photograph

   Small photograph of two Shaker sisters - identified on the back as Sr. Catherine Allen & Sr. Martha Burger. One sister is standing by a large desk while the other is seated on the other side of the desk in a Shaker rocker. Both sisters are dressed in the traditional Shaker garb - long sleeve dress gathered at the waist and falling into pleats in the skirt. Both have a silk shoulder scarf draped around their shoulders and are wearing wire rim g...

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5. 1976.044.0001 - Photograph

   Mounted photo of Eldress Lois Wentworth (1824-1897, of the East F., Hancock, MA). Written on back "West Pittsfield Shakers." Taken at B.F. Ogden and Sons, Pittsfield and North Adams Mass., Albany, NY. Eldress Lois is depicted in traditional Shaker dress with head cover, wire rimmed glasses, a white collar and draped scarf over shoulders.

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6. 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)

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7. 1977.006.0008 - Photograph

   Black and white mounted photograph depicting North Family at Mt. Lebanon, NY. Specific view of First and Second Houses. Photo taken by J. E. West as part of series of North Family Shakers, list on back is No. 25

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8. 1978.023.0004.011 - Photograph

   on Back is written Brother Ricardo Belden, Shakers Hancock, West Pittsfield, Ma 9/20/1952 Small black and white photo-written in ink on back is "Brother Ricardo Belden/Shaker, Hancock/West Pittsfield, Mass/September 20, 1952."

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9. 1986-1148 - Photograph

   Dirt road in summer, with electric poles. Building on the right. Ink inscription on the back and attached card. Writer of card is Alice Smith. Shaker Sisters mentioned: Lizzie Belden, Fannie Estabrook, and Hattie Belden. Text of the card: "Tuesday Morning. Dear Lizzie, I'm afraid you will thinki I've forgotten the yarn, but your card reached me Saturday noon after Fannie had mailed the scarf to you & yesterday was a holiday & we supposed no mai...

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10. 1986-2113 - Photograph

    Snapshot of the school house taken by Sister Catherine Dimitrott(?), circa 1925.

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11. 1987-2282 - Photograph

    Sister Jennie Pettiff (Petiff) (36) and Sister Catherine Pepper standing arm in arm on the road. Jennie (Sanuncha) 14 and Rena (Rhyma) Pettiff, Bulgarian girls admitted August 14, 1900. Rena, a "hopeful consumptive" taken charge of by North Adams authorities, died December 17, 1930. Catherine Pepper was at East Family from April 25, 1895. Appointed elder sister there on May 2, 1897.

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12. 1987-2292 - Photograph

    Sr. Catherine Dimitroff and Sr. Anna Delcheff with arbutus, 1926

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13. 1987-2448 - Photograph

    Group of Shaker women and children at summer picnic. Clockwise, from left to right: Jennie Petitt (covered by the bonnet), Alice Smith, Olive Hayden, Clara Burton, Esther Houle, Evelyn Griffin, Catherine Dimitroff, Anna Delcheff, Tillie Schnell, Virginia Palmer, Elizabeth Ashley, Billie Burton, Elizabeth Belden.

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14. 1988-3068 - Postcard

    Front of postcard contains a color photograph of the west room of the Ministry House at Canterbury. There are two doors at the center, to the left is an open cabinet and to the right is a desk. the back of the postcard reads "Built in 1847."

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15. 1988-3069 - Postcard

    Front of postcard contains a color photograph of the Shaker village at Canterbury, N.H. There is a small grassy area in front with multiple buildings in the background.

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16. 1999.020.0007 - Postcard

    Real photo post card, "Office and Store, West Pittsfield, MA"

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17. 2010-7524 - Photograph

    Black and white photograph, depicting the Shaker dormitory of the West Family at Watervliet, N.Y. Single brick building surrounded by trees. Photograph taken by "Noel Vicentini For the Index of American Design WPA Federal Art Project, 1935-1936."

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18. 2010-7631 - Photograph

    Black and white copy photo of Hancock Shakers' grist mill in West Pittsfield, MA. Photo taken looking east, depicting dirt road with fence, river, mill building with another building in the foreground, and a house hidden behind trees located across street from mill building. A lone figure walks down the road.

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19. 2012-7689 - Photograph

    B&W photo of a HABS (Historic American Buildings Survey) plan of the Meeting House Building No 2 at Mt. Lebanon Shaker Village, in Mt. Lebanon, NY. Shows a diagram of the "West Side Elevation."

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20. 2012-7696 - Photograph

    B&W photo of a HABS (Historic American Buildings Survey) plan of the Residence Building No 1 at Mt. Lebanon Shaker Village, in Mt. Lebanon, NY. Shows a diagram of the "West Rear Elevation."

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