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Welcome to our Online Collections Database! Below you will find a searchable database showcasing images and information regarding tens of thousands of items in our online collection. Search using search terms, key words, object names, or names of historical figures to locate specific items, or, peruse at random to enjoy the breadth of collections available for view.

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Ambrotype

Photograph

1/6th plate cased ambrotype of Hannah Chatterton (married Hyde), with infant child. Rosy cheeks and colored sash on infant waist. Case is missing lip and has side damaged, and hanging off. Will be secured. Outside embossed leather is worn, but image in nearly perfect. Small discoloration on left side, with some shattering in body of Hannah. Faces are both intact. Hannah may also be seen in: 2025.35.004 2024.35.030 2025.35.025

2025.35.034

Ambrotype

Hannah Hyde with infant child

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Photograph

1855 - 1865

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