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Some of the oldest items in the Gertrude Sanford Legendre papers are daguerreotypes, tintypes, cabinet cards, and sketches created in the early 19th century. Daguerreotypes and tintypes represent some of the earliest known versions of photography, and were used primarily from the 1840s-1870s.
Unknown painting, September 28th, 1813
Shown with pencil for scale
Sarah Jane Cochran Sanford (Gertrude’s paternal grandmother) cabinet card
Stephen Sanford (Gertrude’s paternal grandfather), undated
Tintype image case
Leather tintype image case
Ethel Sanford (Gertrude’s mother), undated (mid 1800s)
Ethel Sanford, undated (mid 1800s)
Both Gertrude and her mother, Ethel Sanford, commissioned their finest garments from designers in Paris and New York. Take a look at these beautiful hand-drawn patterns, complete with original swatches!
New York, c. 1930
New York, c. 1930
Paris, c. 1880
Paris, c. 1880
Paris, c. 1880