John H. Tarbell Photographs, 1897, undated

Collection

Identifier: MSS 1860

Staff Only
Not requestable

Scope and Contents

The John H. Tarbell Photographs contain fifty-five black-and-white photographs depicting people and landscapes. The majority of the photographs are unidentified. Several photographs identify the depicted women and girls as Shakers making a rug and interacting with chickens. One photograph identifies the location of a house on Chestnut Street in Salem, Massachusetts. Unidentified photographs depict rural family life and nature scenes, as well as the exterior and interior of suburban buildings. As the collection had no original order, photographs were grouped by subject, and photographs of the same people were placed together.

Dates

Creation: 1897, undated

Creator

Tarbell, John H., 1849-1929 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Biographical / Historical

John H. Tarbell (1849-1929) was a photographer from Groton, Massachusetts, who lived and worked across the East Coast. He worked in Asheville, North Carolina from 1896 to 1901, and in New England from 1902, until his death in 1929. He also lived and had studios in New York City and Washington D.C. In the early 1900’s, his photographs of African Americans appeared in Cosmopolitan and New England Magazine.

Extent

0.209 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Physical Location

Phillips Library Stacks

Provenance

This collection was donated by the Salem Public Library, on November 24, 1971. Salem Public Library received the collection from Louie C. Hardy on November 6, 1971 (formerly cataloged as Fam. Mss. 996).

Bibliography and Related Collections

Cullom, P. (2019). John H. Tarbell Photographic Collection [finding aid]. Chapel Hill, NC: The North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives. Retrieved from https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/P0030/