James Harper papers, 1800-1925

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Series I: Photographs, circa, 1800-1920

This series is composed of three photograph albums with typical nineteenth century photographic portraits, one recording the Harper-Hyde-Meade branch of the family and the others with portraits of the Leale- Copcutt family members. Four folders of this series contain framed pictures from the beginning of nineteenth century, portraits of Philip A. Harper, from the end of nineteenth century, and pictures of various groups of people, including members and friends of the family, from nineteenth century. Philip A Harper's folder contains pictures of family members and of the family residence in Far Rockaway. Some of the portrait pictures are captioned on the back, but the majority of the group pictures are hard to identify because of either the lack of captioning or a mere mention of a familial relationship or date and event. The folders in this series are arranged chronologically.



Box 1 Folder 1 Photo album Harper family, late Nineteenth Century


Box 1 Folder 2 Framed photo, circa, 1800


Box 1 Folder 3 Photos - Philip A. Harper, circa, 1800


Box 1 Folder 4 Photos - Leale-Copcutt family, late Nineteenth - early Twentieth Century



Box 2 Folder 1 Photo album Leale-Copcutt family, Nineteenth Century


Box 2 Folder 2 Various photos, circa 1800 to 1920, 1800, 1920


Box 2 Folder 3 Various photos, 1881-1923



Box 8 James Harper, Oversize photograph portrait, 1869