P 27 McCook Family Collection

              P 27
McCook Family Photograph Collection
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OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Manuscripts/ Audiovisual Collections
P 27
McCook Family Photograph Collection
Ca. 1860- 1900
OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION
Number:
P 27
Title:
McCook Family Photograph Collection
Creator:
McCook Family
Dates:
Ca. 1860 to 1900
Media:
Photographs, prints
Quantity:
0.33 cubic foot
Location:
Ohio Historical Center
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE COLLECTION
Daniel and John McCook, born in Pennsylvania in 1798 and 1806 respectively, settled at Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio, in 1826. Shortly thereafter, Daniel moved to Carrollton, Carroll County, and several years later, John moved to Steubenville. Both men were prominent in their communities; Daniel served as Carroll County’s first clerk of the court of common pleas, and John practiced medicine at Lisbon and Steubenbville. During the Civil War, Daniel sent eight of his sons, and all five of John’s sons joined the Union Army. The families became known as “ The Fighting McCooks”.
Source:
Rodabaugh, James H. “ The Fighting McCooks.” Civil War History, volume 3, 1957.
SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION
The McCook Family Photograph Collection consists of 179 items, including cabinet card portraits, cartes de visite portraits, boudoir and other styles of card portraits depicting members of the Daniel and John McCook families. The collection contains both original photographs dating from ca. 1860s to 1900 and modern reproductions. The appendix contains a list of identified photographers represented in the collection. Items of note include photographs of John McCook’s daughter, Mary Gertrude, with her brothers; and portraits of George McCook, a brother of Daniel and John, and his wife and daughter. The John McCook house in Carrollton, Ohio also is depicted in photographs and postcards in the collection. Additionally, the collection contains photographs of the painting " The Fighting McCooks" by Charles T. Webber.