Title	Formal girl portrait
Subject	Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934) Portrait photography--United States--History Girls
Time Period	1890s 1900s
Place	Ohio West Virginia
Description	Taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912, this photograph shows a seated girl posing sideways on a chair in front of a hanging backdrop. Like most of Ewing's work, it was likely taken in southeastern Ohio or central West Virginia. Born in 1870 in Washington County, Ohio, near Marietta, Ewing most likely began his photography career in the 1890s. The 1910 US Census and a 1912-1913 directory list him as a photographer. A negative signed "Ewing Brothers" and a picture with his younger brother, Frank, indicate that Frank may have joined the business. After 1916, directories list Albert as a salesman. He died in 1934. The Ewing Collection consists of 5,055 glass plate negatives, each individually housed and numbered. Additionally, the collection includes approximately 450 modern contact prints made from the glass plate negatives. Subjects include infants and young children, elderly people, families, school and religious groups, animals and rural scenes. In 1982, the Ohio Historical Society received the collection, still housed in the original dry plate negative boxes purchased by Albert J. Ewing. A selection of the original glass plate negatives were exhibited for the first time in 2013 at the Ohio Historical Center.
Creator	Ewing, Albert J., 1870-1934 (Photographer)
Date of Original	1896-1912
Searchable Date	1896; 1897; 1898; 1899; 1900; 1901; 1902; 1903; 1904; 1905; 1906; 1907; 1908; 1909; 1910; 1911; 1912
Collection	Albert J. Ewing Collection
Source	AV 71; Box 16, Folder 1087
Format	Picture; glass plate negative
Submitting Institution	Ohio History Connection
Rights	Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/collections--archives/digital-collections--services/rights--reproduction
File Name	AV71_B16_F1087.tif
Image Height	4157
Image Width	2933
File Size	36601288 Bytes

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