Barbour-Powell family collection of visual materials, [1860s-1950s, bulk 1900-1930]

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  • Collection ID 1984.0646
  • Creator Names Barbour, Lillian Powell, 1863-1957.
  • Title Barbour-Powell family collection of visual materials [graphic].
  • Dates [1860s-1950s, bulk 1900-1930]
  • Physical description
    • 2 albums (405 photographic prints) : b&w ; 33 x 26 cm. (13 x 10 1/4 in.) or smaller.
    • 20 photographic prints : b&w ; 28 x 45 cm. (17 1/2 x 11 in.) or smaller.
    • 14 photographs : cabinet card ; 17 x 11 cm. (6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.)
    • 8 photographs : carte-de-visite ; 10 x 6 cm. (4 x 2 1/2 in.)
    • 6 photographs : tintype ; 10 x 7 cm. (4 x 2 3/4 in.)
    • 3 photomechanical prints : b&w ; 26 x 17 cm. (10 1/4 x 6 3/4 in.) or smaller.
    • 1 album (photomechanical prints) : b&w ; 30 x 22 cm. (11 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)
  • Access and usage restrictions To examine the tintypes, 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 Material from the Barbour-Powell family of Chicago, especially Lillian Powell Barbour and her daughters Lillian and Elizabeth. Includes formal and informal photographs of family members, among these cartes-de-visite of Lillian Powell as child and later, cabinet card portraits of her children; views of the summer home at Eagle Lake, Wisconsin; and scenes of Elizabeth Barbour at dance camps near Saginaw, Michigan and Steamboat Springs, Colorado in 1918 and 1920. The text of one scrapbook is in French.
  • Location of Other Archival Materials Note Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the Lillian Powell Barbour papers and a collection on early 20th century entertainers (postcards & scrapbooks) known as the Elizabeth Barbour collection of visual materials on theatrical productions.
  • Finding Aids Note Container list available (1984-646-1).
  • Acquisition information Gift of the estate of Lillian Barbour, 1984 (1984.0646).
  • Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Credit photographer(s).
  • Names
    • Barbour, Lillian Powell, 1862-1957 Portraits.
    • Barbour, Lillian, 1891-1984 Portraits.
    • Barbour, Elizabeth, 1897- Portraits.
    • Barbour family Portraits.
    • Lake Forest College Photographs.
  • Subjects
    • Dancers Michigan 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Dancers Colorado 1910-1919. lctgm
    • Recreation Wisconsin Eagle River. lctgm
    • Children Clothing & dress Wisconsin Eagle River 1910-1919.
    • Children Clothing & dress Illinois Chicago 1890-1939.
    • Families Illinois Chicago 1890-1939. lctgm
    • Women Clothing & dress Colorado 1910-1919.
    • Women Clothing & dress Wisconsin Eagle River 1910-1919.
    • Women Clothing & dress Illinois 1890-1939.
    • Women Clothing & dress Michigan 1910-1919.
    • Education Illinois Lake Forest 1890-1939. lctgm
    • Universities & colleges Illinois Lake Forest 1890-1939. lctgm
    • Interior views Colorado. aat
    • Interior views Wisconsin Eagle River. aat
  • Geographic coverage Chicago (Ill.) Social life and customs.
  • Genre
    • Group portraits. gmgpc
    • Interior views. aat
    • Portrait photographs. gmgpc
    • Photograph albums. gmgpc
    • Cabinet photographs. gmgpc
    • Cartes de visite. gmgpc
    • Tintypes. gmgpc
    • Albumen prints. gmgpc
    • Gelatin silver prints. gmgpc
  • Finding aid URL Finding aid available online http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/1984/646-1.htm