Industrial School, Girls Sweeping and Reading a Lesson, 1890-1915

THF38042 / Industrial School, Girls Sweeping and Reading a Lesson, 1890-1915
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Artifact Overview

In 1890, Jenny Young Chandler, 25 years old and recently widowed, began working for the New York Herald. As a photojournalist and feature writer, Chandler captured life in Brooklyn, New York, and vicinity. By 1922, the time of her death, she had produced over 800 glass plate negatives. Her sensitive, insightful photographs depict people from all walks of life and the world in which they lived.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Subject Date

1890-1915

Place of Creation

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

32.351.42

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: 4 in
Width: 5 in

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