Children's Games, School, 1902
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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
1902
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
32.351.118
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: 7 in
Width: 5 in
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