Night-flowering catchfly / Edwin Hale Lincoln
Scope and Contents
Matted platinum print by Edwin Hale Lincoln, titled "Night-Flowering Catchfly." Materials dated 1905.
Dates
- Creation: 1905
Creator
- Lincoln, Edwin Hale (photographer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research. Item kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Edwin Hale Lincoln was born on January 2, 1848, in Westminster, Massachusetts to Emeline Sprague and Varnum Lincoln. His family moved to the Cape Cod area later in his childhood. When Edwin was fourteen years old, he got reluctant permission from his father to join the Massachusetts 5th Volunteer Infantry as a drummer boy and surgeon's helper. He served nine months primarily in North Carolina. In 1876, Edwin began his photographic career in a studio in Brockton, Massachusetts. He relocated to the Berkshires in 1893. Edwin used an 8x10 box camera and a lens with no mechanical shutter which he had to cover with a blanket. Working primarily in platinum printing, Edwin gained a national reputation for his work on Wild Flowers of New England. He had five children with his second wife Hattie Beulah Kemp while they lived in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Edwin was killed in an automobile accident in Pittsfield on October 15, 1938.
Extent
1 photograph : black and white, platinum ; 24 x 19 cm, with mat 51 x 41 cm
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Purchased from the Lee Gallery on December 8, 2015.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Lee Gallery, Inc.; December 8, 2015.
Appraisal
Photographic Archive
Processing Information
Processed; Jamie Wiser; December 9, 2024.
Subject
- Lincoln, Edwin Hale (Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Register of Night-flowering catchfly / Edwin Hale Lincoln
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Jamie Wiser
- Date
- 2024 December 9
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States