Randolph Photos: People of Randolph
Title
Randolph Photos: People of Randolph
Description
Photos and postcards showing Randolph scenes from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s. This collection focuses on portrait photographs of Randolph people and families, particularly from the early days of photography in the late 1800s.
Publisher
Randolph Historical Commission
Contributor
Randolph Historical Commission
Kate Tardiff, archivist intern
Collection Items
Ralph Hutchinson
This tintype in a black leather mount shows a young Ralph Hutchinson, likely in his late teens. He wears a sweater, a suit jacket, and a bow tie and holds a cap in his hand.
Two women with pink cheeks
Two women with dark hair and identical formal, light-colored dresses with black lace on the collar and down the front pose in a photo studio, one standing and one sitting. The standing woman appears in another tintype in the series (1987.3.42), in…
Woman with pink cheeks standing by a chair
A woman with dark hair and a formal, light-colored dress with black lace on the collar and down the front poses with her hand resting on an elaborately carved wooden chair. The tintype has been hand-tinted to add a pink blush to her cheeks. This…
Woman standing by a padded chair
A woman with dark hair and a black choker around her neck wears a white dress and poses next to a padded chair, likely in a photo studio. There is a blue blotch around the area of her neck, which may be discoloration from aging of the photograph or…
Two women in sailor outfits
Two-middle-aged women sit in a photo studio with sand on the ground and an ocean background behind them, wearing sailor-style outfits that may have been bathing costumes. These are likely the same women who appear in the tintype of two women and a…
Two women and a baby
Two middle-aged women sit in a photo studio with a child, likely a toddler, standing between them. It's possible that the child is a young Ralph Hutchinson. These are likely the same women who appear in the tintype of two women in sailor outfits…
Lillian J. Sloan
A picture of Lillian J. Sloan, a young woman in a dark dress with black lapels and buttons. Lillian J. Sloan later married a member of the Hutchinson family; she was the mother of Ralph Hutchinson.
Hutchinson family
Two adult women, two adult men, a boy, a girl, and a dog sit on a porch; behind them is the sea. The back of the photo reads "Hutchinson", making it likely that these people were members of the Hutchinson family. The young boy in the photo may be…
Hutchinson family
Three adult women, a young girl, a young boy, and a dog sit on a porch; the house behind them is also visible. The back of the photo reads "Hutchinson", making it likely that these people were members of the Hutchinson family. The young boy in the…
Two young children with short hair
Two young children pose, one in a white dress on a chair and the other standing next to them in a plaid dress. Both children have short hair.