Large Format Framed Photograph of Hortense Alexander
Scope and Contents
The large oval portrait is framed within its original wooden frame with wood backing. The photo is mounted on a charcoal color board. There is a modern label on the back that says, 'Hortense Alexander, Homecoming Queen, Washington and Lee University, 1893.' The frame has a label for Smith and Allen Furniture, Ennis, Texas. There are four contemporary copies stored within the general prints and photographs collection. The original is stored in the hanging storage area of the Special Collections vault. Hortense Alexander was most likely from Texas.
Dates
- Creation: 1893
Extent
4 Item ; The full dimensions of the framed photograph are 18 3/4" x 22 3/4"
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Alexander, Hortense (Person)
- Washington and Lee University (Organization)
Topical
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives Repository