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Title |
Rachel (Way) Swain, circa 1865 |
Catalog Number |
ia-0551-album1-0013 |
Description |
Vignetted bust portrait of a woman wearing a snood (hairnet). Based on other photographs in the collection, she has been identified as Rachel (Way) Swain (1835-1919). She was born a birthright Quaker in Randolph County, Indiana to parents Anthony Way and Rhoda Lane. On October 27, 1860 she married Theron Swain (1834-1869) in Wayne County, Indiana. She became a doctor and operated a home sanatarium in Indianapolis from the 1880s until about 1910. Another print from this negative (image ia-0551-album2-0006) is marked by Swain Brothers, Indianapolis. |
Provenance |
One of fifty carte de visite portraits contained in an album probably assembled by Theron and Rachel (Way) Swain. Swain was a photographer originally from Union County, Indiana. |
Subjects |
Women Portrait photographs Physicians Hairnets |
Date of Original |
1865, circa |
Year Range Begin |
1860 |
Year Range End |
1870 |
Process |
Albumen prints |
Format |
Cartes de visite |
Type |
still image |
Collection Name |
Swain-Brown Family Collection |
Search Terms |
Swain-Brown Family Collection |
Copyright |
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Rights |
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Terms of Use |
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Catalog date |
2025-01-28 |