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Edmund C. Tarbell papers, circa 1855-circa 2000, bulk 1885-1938

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Series 8: Photographic Material, circa 1845-circa 1990
2.7 Linear feet
Boxes 4-8, 16-17, MGP 1, MGP 5

This series includes photographs, glass plate negatives, and albums that depict Edmund Charles Tarbell, his studio, family, friends, exhibition installations, and artwork. There are three family albums, the oldest of which dates from the 1850s and includes tintypes and black & white photographs of various members of the Tarbell and Souther families along with annotations. There are numerous photographs of the house Tarbell owned in New Castle, New Hampshire, as well as the studio, the surrounding area, and several horses. Most of the material is undated so dates are approximate.
Photographs of Edmund Charles Tarbell are at the beginning of the series, followed by the rest of the photographs which are loosely arranged by subject. Although photographic materials are usually arranged by subject, the nitrate negatives and the bulk of the glass plate negatives were both grouped by format. The nitrate negatives were roughly sorted by subject.
The bulk of this series has been digitized, except for the nitrate negatives, blank versos of photographs, blank pages of photograph albums, and duplicates.
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Edmund C. Tarbell, circa 1864-circa 1938
Includes one daguerreotype of Tarbell and his sister and one tintype of Tarbell as a baby.
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Edmund C. Tarbell in His Studio, circa 1907
Includes one oversized photograph of Tarbell painting outdoors housed in Box 8, Folder 4, and 2 glass plate negatives housed in MGP 5.
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20
Edmund C. Tarbell with Friends and Colleagues, circa 1910-circa 1935
Oversized material housed in Box 8, Folder 5.
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21
Family Album, circa 1859-circa 1870
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Family Album, circa 1890-circa 1905
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Family Album, circa 1910-circa 1938
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Family Photographs - Undated, circa 1905-circa 1940
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Family Photographs - Undated, circa 1910-circa 1950
Oversized material housed in Box 8, Folder 6.
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Family Photographs, 1917-1944
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Family Photograph (Framed), circa 1925
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Family Photograph (Framed), circa 1930
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Family Portraits, circa 1910-circa 1930
2 glass plate negatives housed in MGP 1 and MGP 5.
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Souther Family Photographs, circa 1880-circa 1985
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Foch, Ferdinand, circa 1920
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Frick, Henry Clay and Helen, 1910
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Hartford, Mary Sophia Fernald (Tarbell), circa 1905
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Tarbell, Edmund Arnold, circa 1910-circa 1920
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Tarbell, Edmund Charles II, circa 1926-circa 1954
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Tarbell, Edmund Whitney, circa 1845-circa 1862
Includes one daguerreotype and two ambrotypes, one of which is a Civil War portrait of Edmund Whitney Tarbell in uniform.
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Tarbell, Emeline (Souther), circa 1883-circa 1945
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Tarbell, Josephine, circa 1905-circa 1915
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Tarbell, Mary, circa 1910-circa 1943
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Tarbell, Mercie, circa 1915-circa 1925
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Unidentified People, circa 1890-circa 1920
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Scene Setup Photographs for Going for a Ride Painting, 1912
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Unidentified Tarbell Exhibition Installation, circa 1912-circa 1938
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Boston Museum of Art Exhibition Installation, 1938
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Edward Tarbell Centennial Exhibition Installation, 1962
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Portraits of Women, circa 1938
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Portraits of Men, circa 1938
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Group Portraits, circa 1938
Oversized material housed in Box 8, Folder 7.
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Paintings of Indoor Scenes, circa 1938-1947
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Paintings of Outdoor Scenes, circa 1912-circa 1938
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Paintings of Miscellaneous Subjects, circa 1938
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Transparency of Paint Palette, circa 1990
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House at 24 Alban Street, Dorchester, Massachusetts, circa 1894-circa 1906
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House at 150 Portsmouth Avenue, New Castle, New Hampshire - Interior and Exterior, circa 1906-circa 1985
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House at 150 Portsmouth Avenue, New Castle, New Hampshire - Studio and Environs, circa 1912-circa 1950
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House at 691 Adams Street, Dorchester, Massachusetts, circa 1898-1906
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"Eaglet" with Edmund Arnold Tarbell, circa 1910-circa 1916
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Other Horses, circa 1907-circa 1915
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Velox Developing Paper Sample, circa 1915
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Nitrate Negatives
Nitrate negatives are closed to researchers.
Tarbell Family and Others (1 of 6), circa 1910-circa 1930
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Tarbell Family and Others (2 of 6), circa 1910-circa 1930
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Tarbell Family and Others (3 of 6), circa 1910-circa 1930
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Tarbell Family and Others (4 of 6), circa 1910-circa 1930
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Tarbell Family and Others (5 of 6), circa 1910-circa 1930
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Tarbell Family and Others (6 of 6), circa 1910-circa 1930
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Tarbell House in New Castle, New Hampshire (1 of 2), circa 1910-circa 1930
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Tarbell House in New Castle, New Hampshire (2 of 2), circa 1910-circa 1930
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Glass Plate Negatives
Edmund Charles Tarbell, circa 1910-circa 1920
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Family and Other People, circa 1910-circa 1935
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Horses and People, circa 1910-circa 1935
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Painting by Tarbell, circa 1912
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Tarbell House Interior, circa 1910-circa 1935
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Trees Probably by Tarbell House, circa 1910-circa 1935
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Artwork by Tarbell, circa 1913-1927
Transcribed labels:
  • "Charles W. Wheeler Group Portrait"
  • "Crimson and Gold"
  • "Dr. Benton Portrait"
  • "Dr. Maynard Rees Portrait"
  • "Dr. Maynard Rees' Mother Portrait"
  • "The Dreamer"
  • "Edith Souther Tufts Portrait"
  • "Frank Bemis Esq. Portrait"
  • "George Schrafft Portrait"
  • "Girl at Desk"
  • "Girl Serving - Corcoran Gallery"
  • "Going for a Ride"
  • "I. M. Gaugengigl Portrait"
  • "Josephine Tarbell Portrait"
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Artwork by Tarbell, circa 1911-1927
Titles of artwork transcribed from labels:
  • "The Lesson"
  • "Mancini at Faulkner Farm"
  • "Mancini at Faulkner Farm - Close Up of Face"
  • "Margaret King Portrait"
  • "Mary and Horse"
  • "Mary and Venus - Picture at Artists Guild"
  • "Mother and Mary - Interior at Guild of Boston Artists"
  • "Mr. Fabian Portrait"
  • "Mrs. Henry Howe Portrait"
  • Mrs. P. H. Sprague Portrait"
  • "Mrs. Parker Portrait
  • "Peonies Flower Study"
  • "Portrait of Father and Children (John J. Albright)"
  • "President Coolidge"
  • "President Coolidge - Framed Portrait on Display"
  • "President Hoover Portrait"
  • "President Wilson Portrait"
  • "Professor Williston Portrait"
  • "Rev. A. Z. Conrad Portrait"
  • "Rev. Robelin Portrait"
  • "Samuel D. McCall (sp?) Portrait"
  • "Senator Walsh Portrait"
  • Untitled Painting of Flowers
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Unidentified Portraits of Men, circa 1924-circa 1930
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Unidentified Portraits of Women, 1915-1931
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Tarbell Exhibition at the Guild of Boston Artists, 1927 February 4
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"The Coon Hunt" by J. Alden Weir, 1924
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Oversized Photograph of Edmund Tarbell Painting Outdoors digitized with material from Box 4, Folder 20, circa 1907
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Oversized Photographs of Tarbell with Friends and Colleagues digitized with material from Box 4, Folder 21, circa 1910-circa 1935
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Oversized Photographs of Family digitized with material from Box 4, Folder 26, circa 1910-circa 1950
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Oversized Photograph of Portrait digitized with material from Box 6, Folder 7, circa 1938
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Glass Plate Negative of Family Portrait digitized with material from Box 5, Folder 4, circa 1910-circa 1915
1 Glass plate negative
MGP 1
Glass Plate Negatives of Edmund Tarbell in His Studio scanned with material from Box 4, Folder 20, 1907
2 Glass plate negatives
MGP 5
Glass Plate Negative of Family Portrait digitized with material from Box 5, Folder 4, circa 1910-circa 1915
1 Glass plate negative
MGP 5

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