Jenny Young Chandler Collection
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Archival Collection Overview
Historical Note
Jennie Randolph Young was born on September 3, 1865 in New Jersey. Her father, William Young, worked as the city editor for the New York Sun, which facilitated the family's move to Brooklyn, New York when Jennie was a child. As a young woman, Jennie also took up photography as a hobby, mastering the technical skills as well as artistry. In April 1888, Jennie married William Goodnow Chandler and the couple welcomed a son in 1890. About two months after young William's birth, on Decembe...
Scope and Content Note
The Jenny Young Chandler photographs consist of several hundred photographic prints and nearly 800 glass plate photographic negatives ranging from 4x5 inches to 6x9 inches. The photographs are arranged into the following series: Photographic Prints (1.6 cubic ft.), 4x5 Glass Plate Negatives (0.4 cubic ft.), 5x7 Glass Plate Negatives (3.2 cubic ft.) and 6x9 Glass Plate Negatives (2.0 cubic ft.) Each series is organized alphabetically by subject, based on Chandler's original topics. Within the pho...
Collection Details
Object ID
32.351.0
Creators
Inclusive Dates
1890-1910
Size
1.6 cubic ft. of photographic prints; 5.6 cubic ft. of glass plate negatives
Language
English
Item Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Access Restrictions
The photographs are open for research.
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Betty R. K. Pierce.
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Digitized Artifacts From This Collection
Canarsie, Roundup of Fishing Fleet, 1890-1915
Roslyn, Bull, 1890-1915
Schlegel Orchids, Lily Land, 1890-1915
Interior Church, President St., Brooklyn, N.Y., 1890-1915
Interior/Italian Church, 1890-1915
Interior, Mr. and Mrs. Van Saun, 1890-1915
Young Woman's Portrait, 1890-1915
Key from Old Hall of Records - N.Y., 1890-1915
