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Description
John "Johnny" Stringer of Hallowell has posed for a studio portrait wearing a large top hat, carrying a woven basket, and holding a cane. Born in England in 1771, Stringer was a cabinetmaker and clothespin maker. He died in Hallowell in 1849. This ca. 1865 tintype is a copy of a daguerreotype by A.F. Morse of Hallowell.
Author Emma Huntington Nason included him as one of the interesting town characters in "Old Hallowell on the Kennebec," published in 1909.
About This Item
- Title: John Stringer, Hallowell, ca. 1848
- Creation Date: circa 1865
- Subject Date: circa 1848
- Location: Hallowell, Kennebec County, ME
- Media: Tintype
- Dimensions: 8.3 cm x 7 cm
- Local Code: 2014.237.021
- Collection: Vickery-Shettleworth collection of early Maine photography
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
People
Other Keywords
- Artisans
- Basket weaving
- Baskets
- Cabinetmakers
- Cabinetry
- Cabinets
- Canes
- Carpentry
- Clothespins
- Craftsmen
- Daguerreotypes
- Furniture
- Hats
- Joinery
- Occupations
- Tintypes
- Top hats
- Trades
- Woodworkers
- Woodworking
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