Call Number:

PH-02988

Collection Name:

Herbert E. (Herbert Edward) Palmer Literary File Photography Collection

Creator:

No. of Items:

19 photographs

Span Dates:

circa first half of 20th century

Description:

The collection consists of nineteen photographs related to poet and critic Herbert E. (Herbert Edward) Palmer (British, 1880-1961). Included are portraits of Palmer in 1925 (P1) and as an older man (P2A-P2H); a portrait of Mary Morrison (P3); group portraits of a cricket team (P4) and a soccer team (P5); views of Barcelona (P6A-P6D); portraits of a young woman and a young man, and a cropped snapshot of two children in a lake (980:0045:0001-0003). Identified photographers include: A. W. De Ath (P5); F. A. Swaine (P1); and Witcomb & Son (P4).

This collection forms a part of the Literary Files Photography Collection is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally includes portraits and images by, collected by, of, and/or related to those entities.

Location(s):

Paa-Pass Lit File Box (P1-P6D; 980:0045:0001-0003)
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See Also:

Herbert Edward Palmer Collection: Related manuscript materials, from which these photographs were withdrawn, can be found in the Herbert Edward Palmer Collection (MS-03153).