Adults and child outside unique two-story home   Save
Albert J. Ewing Collection
Description: The two-story home in this photograph is very unique in design. With separate entrances on the first floor and separate entrances to the balcony on the second floor, it appears as if it is perhaps a home meant for two families. Furthermore, given their similarity age of the adults pictured, they seem to be two distinct couples instead of one family. Taking both the design and individuals into account it is possible that the home is a two-family dwelling. This photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. Like most of Ewing's work, it was likely taken in southeastern Ohio or central West Virginia. Born in 1870 in Washington County, Ohio, near Marietta, Ewing most likely began his photography career in the 1890s. The 1910 US Census and a 1912-1913 directory list him as a photographer. A negative signed “Ewing Brothers” and a picture with his younger brother, Frank, indicate that Frank may have joined the business. After 1916, directories list Albert as a salesman. He died in 1934. The Ewing Collection consists of 5,055 glass plate negatives, each individually housed and numbered. Additionally, the collection includes approximately 450 modern contact prints made from the glass plate negatives. Subjects include infants and young children, elderly people, families, school and religious groups, animals and rural scenes. In 1982, the Ohio Historical Society received the collection, still housed in the original dry plate negative boxes purchased by Albert J. Ewing. A selection of the original glass plate negatives were exhibited for the first time in 2013 at the Ohio Historical Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV71_b07_f429
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Families; Children
Places: Ohio; West Virginia