Box 9

Scope and Contents From the Collection: These glass negatives mostly contain photographs of the family, children, other friends, as well as nature shots. They provide an intimate look at family in New Jersey in the late 19th century with subjects like "Catherine pulling Clifford's hair)". Additionally, they are an early example of works by a female photographer. The text materials in Box 9 are a family history written by Robert Harold Heller and his wife Margaret Whittington Crane Heller in 1966. This gives lots of...

Scope and Contents

Box tops have some notes on material in negatives but much is unreadable. Notes sometimes say photo includes "me" or "I", so it's likely notes were made by one of the children of Esther, likely Robert Harold, as his daughter made the donation.