• Collection ID 1987.0010
  • Title Pullman family photograph collection [graphic].
  • Dates [1867-1914, bulk 1880s].
  • Physical description
    • 96 photographic prints : albumen ; 31 x 36 cm. (12 x 14 in.) or smaller.
    • 46 photographic prints : b&w ; 41 x 49 cm. (16 x 19 in.) or smaller.
    • 45 photographic prints : stereograph ; 9 x 18 cm. (4 1/4 x 7 in.) or smaller.
    • 4 albums (120 photographic prints) : albumen ; 36 x 28 cm. (14 x 11 in.) or smaller.
  • Collection summary Primarily portraits of George Pullman, his family and relatives. Most of the photographs are formally posed group portraits taken outdoors on the grounds surrounding Castle Rest, the Pullman summer estate on Pullman Island located in the Thousand Islands in the St. Lawrence Seaway near Alexandria Bay, N.Y. Also includes interior and exterior views of Castle Rest, as well as Camp Royal and other buildings on the island. A few images show Fairlawn, another Pullman residence in Elbion, N.J.; unidentified groups in carriages outside homes on Prairie Avenue in Chicago; and interior and exterior views of Pullman's private railroad car.
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include photoprints in the Image file and Image flat-file arranged by persons' name; the Pullman, Lowden, Miller families photograph collection (2002.0259.2), Pullman family photographs (1987.0625), and Pullman family and Miller family papers.
  • Finding Aids Note Container list available (1987-010).
  • Acquisition information Gift of Mrs. C. Phillip Miller, 1957-1972 (1987.0010).
  • Names
    • Pullman, George Mortimer, 1831-1897 Portraits.
    • Pullman, Harriett Sanger, 1842-1921.
    • Pullman, Emily C. M. (Emily Caroline Minton), d. 1888.
    • Pullman, Royal H.
    • Lowden, Florence Pullman, 1868-1937 Portraits.
    • Carolan, Harriet Pullman, 1869-1956 Portraits.
    • Pullman, George Mortimer, 1875-1903.
    • Pullman, Walter Sanger, 1875-1905.
    • Miller, Florence Lowden, 1898-1988.
    • Castle Rest (Pullman Island, N.Y.)
    • Camp Royal (Pullman Island, N.Y.)
  • Subjects
    • Women Clothing & dress New York (State)
    • Children Clothing & dress New York (State)
    • Upper class New York (State) lctgm
    • Islands New York (State) lctgm
    • Mansions New York (State) lctgm
    • Mansions New Jersey Elbion. lctgm
    • Estates New York (State) lctgm
    • Children & adults New York (State) lctgm
    • Leisure New York (State) lctgm
    • Families New York (State) lctgm
    • Rivers New York (State) lctgm
    • Rowboats New York (State) lctgm
    • Ferries New York (State) lctgm
  • Geographic coverage
    • Pullman Island (N.Y.) Pictorial works.
    • Pullman Island (N.Y.) Social life and customs.
    • Elbion (N.J.) Pictorial works.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Biography.
    • Thousand Islands (N.Y.) Pictorial works.
    • Saint Lawrence River Pictorial works.
  • Genre
    • Interior views. aat
    • Photograph albums. gmgpc
    • Snapshots. gmgpc
    • Portrait photographs. gmgpc
    • Albumen prints. gmgpc
    • Card photographs. tgm
    • Gelatin silver prints. gmgpc
    • Stereographs. gmgpc
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid available online for main collection http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/1987/10.htm