Walter Hussey's Children Playing Marbles

Description:

Glass plate negative by Walter J. Hussey. Three boys and two girls in a yard. Two of the boys are playing marbles. These are the photographer's children. L. to R.:Horace, Curtis, Margaret, Elizabeth, John.

The collection in the Photographic History Collection consists of over two hundred glass plate negatives made by Walter J. Hussey (1865-1959). These glass plate negatives consist of daily life in and around Mount Pleasant, Ohio, Mr. Hussey's friends and family, studio portraits, his trips to the Washington, D.C. area, and Florida.

Maker: Hussey, Walter J.

Location: Currently not on view

See more items in: Work and Industry: Photographic History, Walter J. Hussey Collection, Photography

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Credit Line: Gift from Walter John Hussey

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2011.0090.50Catalog Number: 2011.0090.50Accession Number: 2011.0090

Object Name: glass plate negative

Physical Description: glass (overall material)Measurements: overall: 5 in x 7 1/4 in; 12.7 cm x 18.415 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-97f3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1424752

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