Tintype of Addison Pratt, taken by William Shew in San Francisco, 1861
Scope and Contents
Box 1 of the Pratt Family Photograph Collection consists of three framed daguerreotype portraits of Benjamin F. Grouard, Louisa B. Pratt and Lois Pratt Hunt, and three framed tintype portraits of Addison Pratt, Ann Louise Pratt, and John Hunt, Lois Barnes Pratt Hunt, and Ida Hunt. Also included is a gold necklace. The connection between these portraits and the gold necklace is unknown. All of the images were probably taken in California between 1850 and 1865.
Box 2 of the Pratt Family Collection consists of copies of the portraits in Box 1, as well as additional copy photographs of Pratt family relatives and friends, including: Jonathan Crosby, Caroline Barnes Crosby, Alma Crosby, Benjamin F. Grouard, Frank Grouard (Ephraim Pratt), James S. Brown, Philip B. Lewis, and Jane Amanda Stevens Lewis.
No reproductions are allowed from the original images. All reproductions must be made from the copies in Box 2. The original images are stored in the vault. Box 2 of this collection was removed from the Ellsworth Collection. Information enclosed in quotation marks is taken directly from the photograph. Researchers may wish to examine S. George Ellsworth Collection (P0025) and Ellsworth Family Photographs (P0142)
Dates
- Creation: 1861
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Restrictions
Open to public research.
Extent
From the Collection: 2 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
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Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
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