Photographs Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
10000477 |
Title |
Garden Party, Old Gaol Museum Fundraiser, Perkins House |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Photographer |
Gough, William Nowell, 1862-1932 |
Date |
August 15, 1899 |
Description |
Black and white photograph mounted to board of a group of people dressed in colonial costume at the Mr. Joshua Newton Perkins Jr. and Mrs. Mary (Sowles) Perkins residence, Sewall's Bridge, York, Maine. The group are attendees of a colonial garden party to raise money for the establishment of the Old Gaol museum held on August 15, 1899. The Old Gaol Museum opened to the public the following year on July 4, 1900. Typed caption on back of photograph reads: "Colonial Party given at Mrs. Perkins residence at Sewall's Bridge for the benefit of raising enough money to establish the Old Gaol as a Museum for colonial relics August 15, 1899. Those present: Front Row L to R seated on ground: William Trufant Foster, Louise Burleigh, Elizabeth Marshall, Helen Davidson. Second Row: Minna Field, Florence Paul, Mrs. Howard Junkins, Elizabeth Sewall (Rev. David). Third Row: Jack Burleigh, Fulton? Florence Field, Ethel Cheney Louise Smith, Katherine Marshall, ? Rachael Sewall (Rev. David), Clara Burleigh, Katie Blake, Don Tower. Fourth Row: Gertrude Paul, Martha Barrell, Theodosia Barrell, Burleigh Davidson, Elizabeth Perkins, Maud Preble, Dr. George Barrell, Capt. John Dennett. In Background Mrs. Millard Sewall, Mrs. Paul." Photograph taken by William Nowell Gough. |
Search Terms |
19th century Elizabeth Perkins House Old Gaol Museum Old Gaol Museum Committee York River |
Subjects |
Clothing and dress Colonial revival Costumes Fundraisers Garden parties Groups of people Museums |
People |
Barrell, George, Dr. Barrell, Martha Barrell, Theodosia (née Lyman), 1777-1842 Blaisdell, Beulah Blake, Katie Burleigh, Clara Burleigh, Jack Burleigh, Louise Cheney, Ethel Davidson, Burleigh Davidson, Helen Dennett, John, Capt., 1844-1933 Field, Florence Field, Minna Foster, William Trufant Junkins, Howard, Mrs. Marshall, Adaline Talpey, 1877-1939 Marshall, Elizabeth Walker Marshall, Katherine Eastman Paul, Emma Louiza Perkins, Elizabeth Bishop Perkins, Mary Emily (née Sowles) Sewall, Elizabeth Sewall, Rachel Sewell, Emma Ellsworth (née Guptill) Smith, Louise Tower, Don Grant, Maude (née Preble), 1881-1977 |