Albrecht family photograph album and diaries, 1888-1889

Contributor:

Albrecht, Anthony L. (former owner); Albrecht, Otto E. 1899-1984 (former owner)

Name:

Albrecht family; Albrecht, Emil P., 1863-1932; Albrecht, Florence Craig, 1865-1951

Timespan:

19th century

Date:

1888

Description:

Photograph album containing 48 contact prints made on glass plate negatives taken in Japan with a large format camera, each measuring 16 x 21 cm. Photographs are captioned in English and include images of work boats, workers in rice paddies, landscapes, waterfalls, temples, and villages, taken by Emil P. Albrecht from February-August 1888. With diary of the trip written by his wife, Florence Josephine Craig Albrecht, in two notebooks, dated February 4-August 25, 1888.

Language:

English

Provenance:

Photograph album a gift from Emil Albrecht to Tony (probably Emil's brother Anthony L. Albrecht), inscribed and dated April 6, 1889 (inscription inside upper cover).; Photograph album and diaries a gift of Otto E. Albrecht (nephew of Emil, son of Anthony), ca. 1982.

Subject:

American diaries -- 19th century -- Specimens; American diaries -- Women authors -- 19th century; American diaries -- Women authors; American diaries

Form/Genre:

Pictorial works; Diaries; Photograph albums; Photographs; Manuscripts, American; Manuscripts, Digital; Specimens

Physical Description:

3 volumes (photograph album + 2 diaries)

Geographic Subject:

Japan -- Pictorial works; Japan; Japan -- Description and travel

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Emil P. Albrecht, 1863-1932, was president of the Philadelphia Bourse from 1917-1932, president of the Port of Philadelphia, and a director of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce.; Obituary for Emil P. Albrecht filed with collection.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 476