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Studio portraits

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Joseph Blumenthal papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: CSC-0039
Overview

The Joseph Blumenthal Papers contain personal and professional correspondence, research files, photographs, and personal papers documenting the life and career of the American printer, printing historian, and type designer Joseph Blumenthal, and his wife Ann White Blumenthal. While the material does cover some aspects of Blumenthal’s professional activities, there are no business or financial records present for the Spiral Press.

Dates: 1921-1991
Found in: Cary Graphic Arts Collection

Melbourne Spurr photographs

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: R0006624671], Folder: 1
Identifier: RITDSA-0011
Overview

The Melbourne Spurr photographs contains five black-and-white portraits taken by deaf photographer Melbourne Spurr in the 1920's. The subjects are five American silent film actresses from that time period. The collection also includes three postcards featuring Melbourne Spurr's portraits used to advertise an exhibition of his works held in Rochester, NY in 2009.

Dates: circa 1920
Found in: RIT Archives

RIT Portrait collection

 Collection
Identifier: RITArc-0439
Overview

This collection contains portraits of Mechanics Institute (MI), Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (RAMI) and Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) administration, faculty, staff and some students. The portraits comprise many formats and sizes; prints, slides, negatives and contact sheets.

Dates: 1895-2005
Found in: RIT Archives