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  1. 1973.098.0016 - Photograph

    Picture of a woman visitor of North Family at Mount Lebanon, N.Y., August 20th 1938, in the center; Sr. Emma Neal (?), on the right, may be the visitor, from the Church Family at Mount Lebanon. Mounted on gray cardboard with 47 pictures listed on back; this is number 39, Visitor's Dining Room; "A. Rosetta Stephens New Lebanon, N.Y. August 20th 1938" is written in ink on back. (Central Ministry 2nd Eldress Annie Rosetta Stephens (1860-1948) was th...

    Record Type: Photo

    Visitor's Dining Room
  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...

    Record Type: Photo

  3. 1973.098.0018 - Photograph

    Picture of "The Kitchen" at Mount Lebanon, N.Y.; depicting 3 sisters L to R: Leila Taylor (1854-1923, North Family associate eldress, coauthor with Eldress Anna White of "Shakerism: Its Meaning and Message"); with a kitchen towel in her hand, at the sink, containing metal pales; Associate Central Ministry Eldress Annie Rosetta Stephens (1980-1948),working on corn; and Cecilia M. DeVere (1836-1912, visionist, poet, cook), with a pot in her hand. ...

    Record Type: Photo

    In the Kitchen
  4. 1973.098.0019 - Photograph

    Photograph owned by Rosetta Stephens; in writing on back is, "A. Rosetta Stephens New Lebanon, N.Y. August 20th 1938: this is number 19 from a list of 47 pictures listed on back

    Record Type: Photo

  5. 1973.098.0020 - Photograph

    Photograph of Deaconess Eliza Rayson (1834-1909), of North Family, Mount Lebanon, NY; seated in a Shaker armchair next to a side table, with a cushion on top of a carpet, on the floor in front of her; several prints on the wall, and a hanging plant on her right. Photo is mounted on gray cardboard; list of 47 photographs on back side, this is number 36.

    Record Type: Photo

  6. 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...

    Record Type: Photo

  7. 1973.098.0022 - Photograph

    Black and white photo of the fenced off Kitchen Garden at North Family of Mt. Lebanon, NY occcupying two thirds of the picture. Trees on the left side and center, buildings on the right. A list of 47 pictures is on back of photo, this is number 38; mounted on gray cardboard

    Record Type: Photo

    The Kitchen Garden
  8. 1973.098.0023 - Photograph

    Photograph of Elder Daniel Offord (1843-1911, of the North Family, Mount Lebanon, NY, co-compiler of two volumes of Shaker Music, 1884, 1893) with a tiller, or mower. Mounted on tan cardboard; on back of photo is a list of 39 photographs; this is number 32; numbers 1-29 are listed on back, and #30-39 are on a separate sheet of paper, pasted on bottom.

    Record Type: Photo

  9. 1973.098.0024 - Photograph

    Photograph of Elder Richard Bushnell (S. Paterwic info); he is sitting in an armchair next to a table with a book on it; a sister is standing behind him but is only partially visible [Eldress Antoinette Doolittle, of North Family, Mount Lebanon]. On back is stamped, "Shaker Village, Mt. Leb---"; the right upper corner is cut off making the end of "Lebanon" absent; photo is mounted on orange cardboard with a pink back. This one half of a stereopti...

    Record Type: Photo

  10. 1973.179.0001 - Photograph

    Photograph is of Shaker baskets; wooden frame is unstained with two small nail holes on either side of the frame; picture is covered with plexiglas; on other side of photograph is piece of white cardboard, held in place with 8 small tin hooks; the photograph itself is of 9 Shaker baskets sitting on a piece of cloth; five of the baskets have handles and two are standing on edge; one by itself and the other propped up against another basket; under...

    Record Type: Photo

  11. 1973.245.0022 - Photograph

    Photo of Elder Henry Blinn

    Record Type: Photo

  12. 1974.060.0003 - Photograph

    Photo of Eldress Sophia Helfrich (1834-1920), cloakmaker of the Second Family in Hancock, MA, and sister of Hancock Bishopric Eldress Caroline Helfrich.) Grey face of cardboard with fancy border around picture, edges of cardboard are cut on an angle. Sitter is on a chair near a garden with 2 partial buildings in the background.

    Record Type: Photo

    Sophia Helfrich Second Family
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 1974.084.0003 - Photograph

    Photograph of a large tree which has been glued onto heavy black construction paper. The tree is the dominant object in the photograph, but there are several surrounding smaller ones. There are large brances on the tree and many leaves. There is a small wooden bench with no back sitting in front of the tree. The photograph is not attached to the construction paper on the two bottom corners.

    Record Type: Photo

  16. 1974.084.0008 - Photograph

    Photograph of Joseph Holden which is enclosed within an oval wooden frame. The biggest part of the frame is brown wood with a small black border extending all the way around the outside of the frame. Portrait is covered with glass. The photograph shows just his head and shoulders. He has on a jacket and white shirt with a turned over collar and a bow tie. He has a short haircut, parted on the left side and oval wire rimmed glasses. Back of ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Overall view
  17. 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...

    Record Type: Photo

    Photograph
  18. 1974.084.0011 - Photograph

    Large photograph depicting a group of Shaker (?) brethren within a large grove of trees. There are eight men in the picture, partially standing in the road and on the bank by the trees. There is a small boy standing with one of the men in the picture. A wagon and a team of horses is being driven down the road by a man and a small boy. The people themselves look extremely small because of the tremendous size of the trees. Cardboard mount read...

    Record Type: Photo

    Photograph
  19. 1975.022.0001 - Photograph

    Photograph of Frances Mary Langford, marked to back "18 years, Mar. 1884." Posed leaning with elbow against couch, heavy drapery hanging over couch. Frances Mary came with her mother, Ann Maria Whitehouse Langford, and her brother Edward, as all three were applying to enter Shaker society at Mt. Lebanon in 1883. Frances Mary left to get married to a man named Longbridge in 1886. Was originally matted and framed, note attached to back of frame r...

    Record Type: Photo

    Frances Mary Langford, Mt. Lebanon
  20. 1975.243.0001 - Photograph

    Black and white photograph of Canterbury, NH eldress Emma B. King (1873-1966), sitting in rocking chair in front of built-in drawers and cupboard (at the Church Family, Hancock Trustees Office), wearing flower print dress with shoulder cape, net bonnet and black high lace shoes. She was Canterbury 2nd eldress (1913), 1st eldress (1918- until her death) and Central Ministry Eldress (1946-1966). She was instrumental in selling Hancock, MA to Amy ...

    Record Type: Photo

    Eldress Emma B. King - Canterbury, NH

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