Group portraits
Subject
Subject Source: Thesaurus For Graphic Materials
Scope Note: Portraits in which two or more people are shown. Includes groups assembled through photomontage, combination printing techniques, or an artist's imagination.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
William Glasgow Bruce Carson Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P0968
Scope and Contents
The William Glasgow Bruce Carson Photograph Collection contains photographs and two albums showing members of Carson's extended family from ca. 1860 to ca. 1982, with most photos taken between 1870 and 1935. William G.B. Carson's family is descended from St. Louis's first mayor, William Carr Lane, and family members were involved in prominent social circles. Most of the images are individual studio portraits, often of children, and family group portraits and snapshots. Many of the portraits...
Dates:
ca. 1860-ca. 1982; Majority of material found within 1870-1935
J. Harry Pohlman Collection
Collection
Identifier: P1009
Scope and Contents
The J. Harry Pohlman Collection contains two photographs documenting the St. Louis Board of Education and the St. Louis Public Schools Patrons Alliance. One photograph shows a group portrait of the St. Louis Board of Education, circa 1940s. The other photograph shows four men, probably including Director of Physical Education Arthur Anderson, posed behind a table of Public Schools Patrons Alliance trophies awarded in 1937. J. Harry Pohlman was a long-time member of the St. Louis Board of...
Dates:
ca. 1937-1949
Rolla Wells Streett and Mary Lees Kennard Wedding Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P0978
Scope and Contents
The Rolla Wells Streett and Mary Lees Kennard Wedding Photograph Collection contains four photographs showing Mary Lees Kennard, Rolla Wells Streett, and their bridal party on April 22, 1931. Members of the large bridal party are identified. The bride is wearing a veil and a long-sleeved, satin wedding dress with a train, which was purchased at Scruggs, Vandervoort, and Barney. The wedding was held at St. Michael and St. George Church, and the reception took place at the bride's...
Dates:
1931
Dorothy Yawitz and Samuel Roth Wedding Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: P0973
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 2 photographs showing Dorothy Yawitz, Samuel Roth, and their wedding party on December 18, 1924. The wedding party includes a best man, maid of honor, and two flower girls. Yawitz is wearing a flapper-style wedding dress with flower-shaped embroidery and heavy beading, as well as a long, tulle veil. The dress was purchased for Dorothy in France by a buyer from Famous-Barr.
Dates:
1924
Henry Ziegenhein Family Portrait Collection
Collection
Identifier: P0952
Scope and Contents
The Henry Ziegenhein Family Portrait Collection contains one framed family portrait photograph of Henry Ziegenhein, his wife Catherine Henkle Ziegenhein, and their nine children. The photograph was taken ca.1890. Adele Ziegenhein Blank is standing in the back row, second from the right.
Dates:
ca. 1890