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Ferrotype photograph possibly of Harriet, Thomas L. Kane's oldest child. It is a very small picture of "Harrie." Embossed around the picture are leaves and berries. She is wearing a black high collared dress and long black earrings. Her hair is pulled up on the sides. On the back is written "Harrie from Lottie April 1868." The photograph was taken by A. K. P. Trask's New Ferrotype Gallery in Philadelphia.

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Ferrotype photograph of a woman, most likely Elizabeth Kane, wearing a large black hat tied around her chin and a ruffled black dress. The picture is within a pink embossed paper frame which folds into a card. Inside the card is the writing, "Given to me as a farewell gift 6/22/1872," along with a pressed violet flower. The photograph was taken June 22, 1872 by Estabrooke's Ferrotypes in New York.

Scope and Contents This is a portrait of Irene with a chain around her neck. She has long, wavy hair halfway pulled up and streaming down her shoulders. She is wearing a white dress with a dark bow around her neck and a light ribbon around her waist. It has been hand-painted over the top of the tintype .NOTE: This photograph has been previously identified as Edith Irvine, but further investigation has led us to conclude that it is Edith's mother, Irene. Several factors have been considered in...