Item 62a-g: Seven Photographs of Interior Rooms, possibly Bear Lake Home, [ca. Mid-twentieth century].

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 62

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Seven Photographs of Interior Rooms, possibly Bear Lake Home, [ca. Mid-twentieth century].

Dates

Created: [ca. Mid-twentieth century].

Creator

McClintock, Gilbert Stuart, 1886-1959 (Person)

Disclaimer for Name and Subject Authorities

Some of the name and subject authority tags have been assigned by educated guessing and estimation of persons and subjects by region, age, profession, and familial relationships. They have been thoroughly researched by using primary and secondary sources available digitally, and named in each description, or in some cases linked directly to the person tag.

Access:

All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.

Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Type of Material:

Photograph

Condition Note:

Excellent.

Measurements:

11 ½ x 7 ¾ in.

Description:

The following seven photographs depict the interior rooms of a home, likely the McClintock family home in Bear Lake, seen in items (1.63-1.73). The photographs are in black and white with a sepia tone. Gilbert Stuart McClintock is supposed to be the creator of the photograph as he has other photographs that he sold in auctions within the collection, item (1.60) “A Photograph of the “[Basilica] Santa Maria della Salute,” taken by Gilbert Stuart McClintock, [ca. Mid-twentieth century]. (removed to Oversized Box #1)”, as well as another photo album of their house, item (1.59), which collects frames of the house in a similar documentary style.

Location:

[Bear Lake]

Transcription:

A: The photograph depicts the interior sitting room, with a hearth on the left hand side of the frame, three windows on the background wall, and a small table in the center with four chairs. The interior is built entirely from wood, with paneling on the walls, floorboards adorned with a rug, and exposed rafters. There is a painting above the mantel and two candlesticks at each end.

B: The photograph shows the above scene from the right hand view of the room. The table with four chairs sits central in the frame, with a porcelain chicken dish in the center. There are two windows on the background wall in the frame. The interior is built entirely from wood, with paneling on the walls, floorboards adorned with a rug, and exposed rafters. There is a painting above the mantel and two candlesticks at each end. On the left hand side of the frame, there is an open door leading into another room with a couch and painting in the background. Alongside the door is a hutch with plates displayed.

C: The scene depicts an entryway into a small kitchen. The background wall has hanging cabinetry and a backsplash atop the counters along the wall. The interior is built entirely from wood, with paneling on the walls, floorboards adorned with a rug, and exposed rafters. A wooden chair sits to the left hand side of the open door, with the threshold in the center of the frame.

D: The interior is built entirely from wood, with paneling on the walls, floorboards adorned with a rug, and exposed rafters. On the left hand side of the frame sits a staircase with a chair positioned at the bottom banister. The door possesses two windows on either side, with two more panes in the structure. The windows have a transparency curtain on each, with a plant to the left hand side of the threshold. On the left hand side of the frame in an archway leading into another room.

E: This photograph looks at the entrance view of the same room in photograph d. On the right hand side of the frame, the view looks up the staircase, with a bench sitting along the bottom bannister and a catch-all barrel near the bottom step. The interior is built entirely from wood, with paneling on the walls, floorboards adorned with a rug, and exposed rafters. A painting can be seen above the stairs on the right hand side. In the center of the frame sits another archway, leading into a room beyond. To the left of the entryway, a painting sits above a chair. Along the left hand side of the frame, there is more seating and a table with a runner and plant sat atop.

F: This photograph shows the interior of the living room. The interior is built entirely from wood, with paneling on the walls, floorboards adorned with a rug, and exposed rafters. There is a hearth at the right hand side of the frame, with various seating and tables before it on either side. There are lamps on each of the tables and paintings along the walls.

G: This photograph offers an interior view from the scene in item F. The interior is built entirely from wood, with paneling on the walls, floorboards adorned with a rug, and exposed rafters. On the left hand side, in the center of the frame sits the hearth. There is a painting above the mantel, plates displayed on top, and various seating positioned in front on either side. Along the back, right hand wall of the frame are three bookshelves.