Arabella Chapman. Tintype. Album 2. Page 30. On verso, 2 cent stamp circa 1864, called with name of photo studio “Radley & Van Derzee, 51 State St.”
Continue Reading... No Comments.Arabella Chapman & Harriet Chapman. Tintype. Album 2. Page 15. This portrait of Arabella and her mother Harriet is captioned by Alfarata “Ma and Grandma.” Harriet Chapman was born in 1833 in Paterson, New Jersey. Whether she was born enslaved or free we cannot say; slavery was not wholly abolished in that state until the ratification […]
Continue Reading... No Comments.Arabella Chapman, John R. Chapman, John T. Chapman. Tintype. Album 2. Page 9. This studio portrait features (l. to r.) Arabella Chapman, her father John R. Chapman, and her brother John T. Chapman Jr. This examples illustrates how the album changed hands over time, likely being passed down from Arabella to her daughter Alfarata. Note […]
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Continue Reading... 1 Comment.2.02. Inscription. Presented to Miss Bella Chapman By R.H. Bundy Albany, October 3rd, 1878. 193 Elm Street 68 LaFayette 70 LaFayette From this handwritten inscription, we assume that this album was a gift to Arabella in the year 1878. She would have been just shy of 20 years old. It turned out to be a […]
Continue Reading... No Comments.Arabella Chapman. Tintype. Album 1. Page 60. Same as Album 1. Page 13.
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