Florence Buying Hyacinths, New York City, circa 1900
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Artifact Overview
Photojournalist Jenny Young Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity from around 1890 to 1920. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived. Here, a schoolgirl enjoys the welcome sight and aroma of early spring flowers crowding the window of an urban flower shop, as she buys a potted hyacinth to take home.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Negative (Photograph)
Subject Date
circa 1900
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
32.351.112
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Betty R. K. Pierce.
Material
Glass (Material)
Technique
Gelatin dry plate process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 5 in
Width: 5 in
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