Photographs of the Carr family, Late 19th century?
- Call Number:
- MSS 8
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Title(s):
- Photographs of the Carr family
- Date:
- Late 19th century?
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series III: Photographs, etc.
- Part of Collection:
- 3, folder 13
- Provenance:
- Acquired 2009, Paul Mellon Fund.
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- Loose photographs, collected in a contemporary file labeled "Documents & old letters relating to the Carrs: photographs and paintings." The photographs have been removed to two new folders; the original file is retained. Many of the photo subjects or sitters are unidentified. There are numerous photographs of painted portraits of Carr ancestors. Identifiable people include: Thomas Carr, d. 1793 (painting); Thomas Woodward, Sheriff of Bristol, 1636 (painting); Frances Carr, née Morton; Arthur Saplé Webb; T.W. Carr in 1838; a sketch by Andrew Morton of T.W.C. circa 1825; Francis Woodward MD at Bath; Rebecca Carr (painting); Sarah Morton (painting); Sir William Ogle (painting); and Margaret and Lucy Carr at St. John’s College, 1890. Identifiable places (in the second folder) include: the Pont Marengo in the French town of Carcassonne; San Sebastian, Interior de la Iglesia Santa Maria; Bayonne, la Théatre; Cairo (?); Haddon Hall; several beach scenes, including Biarritz; the Crescent, Buxton; and Ludchurch.
- Physical Description:
- circa 50 photographs : albumen and b&w prints ; 19 x 12 cm, and smaller
- Genre:
- Portraits, Albumen prints, Photographs, Travel photography, Pictorial works, Diaries, Genealogies, Scrapbooks, Sketchbooks, Landscape drawings, Views, Travel sketches, Charcoal drawings, Engravings (prints), Graphite drawings, Wash drawings, and Watercolors (paintings)
- Subject Terms:
- ChronGrand tours (Education)HistorySocial life and customsWomen artistsWomen travelers
- Subject Period:
- 1824-1899
- Associated Places:
- EuropeFranceGreat BritainItalyNorthumberland (England)Pisa (Italy)Switzerland
- Associated People/Groups:
- Carr family
- Finding Aid Title:
- Carr family collection of travel sketches, scrapbooks, and genealogical material
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/24.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3326
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3326?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1