Photograph of Mary, Adah and Frank Oberle
Date1889
MediumPhoto emulsion on paper, mounted on cardstock
DimensionsOverall: 16.5 x 10.8cm (6 1/2 x 4 1/4in.)
Credit LineGift of the Moyer Family in memory of their mother, Gerry Godwin Moyer, and her mother Adah Oberle Godwin
Object number2015.510.1
DescriptionBlack and white photograph of three children. The middle child (Adah Oberle) is seated on top of a tree stump and is flanked by her brother (Frank) to the viewer's right and her sister (Mary) to the left. The bottom margin gives the name of the photography studio in Germantown, Pennsylvania. On the reverse is a manuscript label stating the names of the children and the date of the photograph as 1889.ProvenanceThe photograph descended through the family to the sitters' grandson/ great-nephew who was our donor.
1860-1880
Possibly 1834
Mid-18th century
ca. 1775
Ca. 1830
ca. 1832