Box 31
Container
Contains 4 Results:
Small box, B.F. Burgess & Son, Manufacturers of Hair Work, 303 Washington St., Boston, containing hairwork of "Aunt Mary, 1863
File — Box: 31, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Michael McDowell Death Collection is comprised of 76 boxes, and spans the years 1616 – 2005. The collection was assembled by McDowell based on his interest in the subject matter, and includes correspondence, photographs (including photographic prints, daguerreotypes, tintypes, ambrotypes, and stereographs), memorial cards, jewelry, hairwork, scrapbooks, ledgers, newsclippings, and artifacts. In most cases the items in this collection were purchased by McDowell, or were given to him by...
Dates:
1863
Small box, C.F. Gunther, Confectioner, Chicago, containing hairwork, “Hattie’s curl, cut 1882 Sept 4, 1882
File — Box: 31, Folder: 2
Identifier: Folder 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Michael McDowell Death Collection is comprised of 76 boxes, and spans the years 1616 – 2005. The collection was assembled by McDowell based on his interest in the subject matter, and includes correspondence, photographs (including photographic prints, daguerreotypes, tintypes, ambrotypes, and stereographs), memorial cards, jewelry, hairwork, scrapbooks, ledgers, newsclippings, and artifacts. In most cases the items in this collection were purchased by McDowell, or were given to him by...
Dates:
1882
Small framed display box with hairwork wreath, “Hair of Sister Emilia, drowned when only 3 years old, in the year of 1877”, 1877
File — Box: 31, Folder: 3
Identifier: Folder 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Michael McDowell Death Collection is comprised of 76 boxes, and spans the years 1616 – 2005. The collection was assembled by McDowell based on his interest in the subject matter, and includes correspondence, photographs (including photographic prints, daguerreotypes, tintypes, ambrotypes, and stereographs), memorial cards, jewelry, hairwork, scrapbooks, ledgers, newsclippings, and artifacts. In most cases the items in this collection were purchased by McDowell, or were given to him by...
Dates:
1877
Small framed display box with hairwork loops, from members of the Wilson family, approximately 1870s
File — Box: 31, Folder: 4
Identifier: Folder 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Michael McDowell Death Collection is comprised of 76 boxes, and spans the years 1616 – 2005. The collection was assembled by McDowell based on his interest in the subject matter, and includes correspondence, photographs (including photographic prints, daguerreotypes, tintypes, ambrotypes, and stereographs), memorial cards, jewelry, hairwork, scrapbooks, ledgers, newsclippings, and artifacts. In most cases the items in this collection were purchased by McDowell, or were given to him by...
Dates:
approximately 1870s