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Albrecht family photograph album and diaries, 1888-1889.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 476
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- Format:
- Other
- Author/Creator:
- Albrecht family.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American diaries--19th century--Specimens.
- American diaries--Women authors--19th century.
- American diaries--Women authors.
- American diaries.
- Japan--Pictorial works.
- Japan.
- Japan--Description and travel.
- Genre:
- Pictorial works.
- diaries
- photograph albums
- photographs
- Manuscripts, American.
- Manuscripts, Digital.
- Specimens.
- Penn Provenance:
- Photograph album a gift from Emil Albrecht to Tony (probably Emil's brother Anthony L. Albrecht), inscribed and dated April 6, 1889 (inscription inside upper cover).
- Photograph album and diaries a gift of Otto E. Albrecht (nephew of Emil, son of Anthony), ca. 1982.
- Physical Description:
- 3 volumes (photograph album + 2 diaries)
- Place of Publication:
- 1888-1889.
- Biography/History:
- Emil P. Albrecht, 1863-1932, was president of the Philadelphia Bourse from 1917-1932, president of the Port of Philadelphia, and a director of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce.
- Summary:
- Photograph album containing 48 contact prints made on glass plate negatives taken in Japan with a large format camera, each measuring 16 x 21 cm. Photographs are captioned in English and include images of work boats, workers in rice paddies, landscapes, waterfalls, temples, and villages, taken by Emil P. Albrecht from February-August 1888. With diary of the trip written by his wife, Florence Josephine Craig Albrecht, in two notebooks, dated February 4-August 25, 1888.
- Notes:
- Obituary for Emil P. Albrecht filed with collection.
- OCLC:
- 155925278
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