Item 57a-b: Two Photographs of the McClintock Dining Room, Staged for the Centennial Celebration (removed to Oversized Box #1), 1926

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 57

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Two Photographs of the McClintock Dining Room, Staged for the Centennial Celebration (removed to Oversized Box #1), 1926

Dates

Created: 1926

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Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Type of Material:

Photograph

Condition Note:

Good.

Measurements:

A: 14 x 11 in.; B:14 x 11 in.

Description:

The following item depicts two photographs of the McClintock family’s dining room being staged for the Centennial Celebration of 1926, conducted by the historical society. The Centennial Celebration of 1926 indicated by McClintock most likely refers to the region’s celebration for the American Revolutionary War’s two hundred year anniversary. However, there was also a nationwide celebration for the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of American Independence, Sesquicentennial of American Independence and the Thomas Jefferson Centennial Commission of the United States. June 18, 1926. The Library of Congress has a digitized edition of an Official Plan for the latter. There is an annotation and note by Gilbert Stuart McClintock, which explains the reasoning of the staging but focuses more on the five-piece dining set present at the center of the room. His note mentions that the set once belonged to his grandfather’s mother-in-law, Andrew Todd McClintock and Sarah Anne Hollenback Cist Butler. It was sold as a set with the sale of their house in 1951. The dates for Bruce Payne could not be found at present, however, we have ascertained that he was the president of the Payne Coal Company, established in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. His wife, Marion Hillard Payne is addressed by McClintock, along with Charles Miner’s wife, Letitia Wright Miner.

Location:

44 South River Street, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania

Transcription:

A: The photograph depicts a formal dining room, with ornate, floral wallpaper, draped curtains on the threshold and windows at the background of the frame, and paintings lining each of the three walls. In the center of the frame sits a mahogany, five piece table and chair dining set. Annotated on the Back:

Mrs. Bruce Payne Mrs. Charles Miner Done m

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My large 5 piece dining room table which belonged to Jacob Cist wife as it appeared in Historical Society as true of Susqu[ehanna] Centennial 1926 GMClintock

Sold in Phila[delphia] at Freemans in 1951 When I gave up house

B: The scene is similar to that of item A. The photograph depicts a formal dining room, with ornate, floral wallpaper, draped curtains on the threshold and windows at the background of the frame, and paintings lining each of the three walls. In the center of the frame sits a mahogany, five piece table and chair dining set. However, in this image there are mannequins of people in colonial clothing sitting around the dining table as if partaking in a meal.

Annotated on the Back:

Set up in Historical Society Bld. [Boulevard] South Franklin for Centennial Celebration 1926?

My dining room table of five parts 2 Candelabras Dining room chairs GMcClintock