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Kane (Pa.) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Kane family photograph album, approximately 1840-1900

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3190 Series 11 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs found in the second volume of the Kane family photograph album. The photographs depict people and portraits of people known to the Kane family. These include Elizabeth Wood Kane's father, William Wood, and many unnamed people who are presumably Kane or Wood family members, and a single photograph depicting a living room. Materials are largely undated and unlabeled, but presumably date from the mid-19th century to early 20th century.

Dates: approximately 1840-1900

William Wood visiting cards, 1853, approximately 1880

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3190 Series 11 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains two visiting cards found in the pages of a Roman history volume in the Kane family collection. These cards depict D. Chalmers and Chas. Chalmers. Each is addressed to William Wood, and contains a small amount of information about the lives of the subject. The card for Chas. Chalmers is dated 1853; the card for D. Chalmers is undated, but likely dates to the late-19th century.

Dates: 1853; approximately 1880