Miller-Barnard family photograph album collection, ca. 1880-1944, bulk 1880-1920.

  • Collection ID 1986.0082
  • Creator Names Miller, Jeanette, 1894-1957.
  • Title Miller-Barnard family photograph album collection [graphic].
  • Dates ca. 1880-1944, bulk 1880-1920.
  • Physical description
    • 3 albums (170 photographic prints) : b&w ; 42 x 19 cm. (16 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.) or smaller.
    • 1 negative : cellulose nitrate ; 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.
    • 1 item of photographic ephemera : envelope ; 17 x 12 cm. (6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
    • 1 folder of non-graphic material.
  • Access and usage restrictions
    • Nitrate negatives restricted from access, see reference copies instead.
    • To examine the album containing a tintype, it is necessary to make an advance appointment by email to Research@chicagohistory.org or by U.S. mail to the Research Center. Tintypes may be handled only by conservation staff of Chicago History Museum.
  • Collection summary Albums consist mainly of cabinet cards and cartes-de-visite portraits of the Miller-Barnard family and their friends. Also includes some informal snapshots of family groups.
  • Biographical or Historical Note Frederick Barnard (1838-ca. 1914) came to Chicago in 1857 from England and set up, with the Miller family, a successful law printing office. His daughter, Albertine, married John Jacob Miller. They had a daughter, Jeanette.
  • Acquisition information Gift of Jeanette A. Miller, 1958 (1986:0082).
  • Names
    • Barnard, Frederick, 1838-ca. 1914.
    • Miller, Albertine (Albertine Barnard)
    • Miller, Alice Jeanette, 1894-1957.
    • Miller, John J.
  • Subjects
    • Children Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Clothing & dress Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Families Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Hairdressing Illinois Chicago. lctgm
    • Publishing industry Illinois Chicago. lctgm
  • Genre
    • Group portraits. gmgpc
    • Photograph albums. gmgpc
    • Cabinet photographs. gmgpc
    • Cartes de visite. gmgpc
    • Cellulose nitrate negatives. gmgpc
    • Gelatin silver prints. gmgpc
    • Tintypes. gmgpc
  • Finding aid URL Nitrate reference copies available online http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_pp/id/1450