Clara Steinmetz Photograph Album, 1880-1920
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German-born Charles Steinmetz moved to the United States in 1889 to work as an electrical engineer. His sister Clara, a poet and painter, followed sometime around 1897. The siblings remained close, visiting one another and corresponding regularly until Charles' death in 1923. This album, likely assembled by Clara, documents important aspects of Charles' life during his rise to influence in the American electrical industry.
German-born Charles Steinmetz moved to the United States in 1889 to work as an electrical engineer. His sister Clara, a poet and painter, followed sometime around 1897. The siblings remained close, visiting one another and corresponding regularly until Charles' death in 1923. This album, likely assembled by Clara, documents important aspects of Charles' life during his rise to influence in the American electrical industry.
Artifact
Photograph album
Date Made
1880-1920
Subject Date
1880-1920
Keywords
United States, New York, New York
United States, New York, Niagara Falls
United States, New York, Schenectady
Steinmetz, Charles Proteus, 1865-1923
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
36.773.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 11.75 in
Length: 2 in
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