Medallion, undated
Dates
- undated
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.21 Linear Feet (1 half Hollinger box)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Caption reads: "Inherited by Albertus Backer, 1740; Inherited by Albert B. Neilson, 1857".
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 1 box with 1 folder containing 13 photoprints. Subjects include portraits of Neilson and Murdoch families, including a cabinet photograph of Albert Neilson in China, 1873, captioned: "arranging for coolies to work on the railroad". There is a photograph of the Murdoch home near Towson, Md., possibly now on the grounds of Sheppard Pratt Hospital. Other identified individuals are Turnbull Murdoch, Alice Neilson Murdoch, and Louisa W. Neilson Ford.
Note: The collection also contains several pieces of ephemera, including a James Crawford Neilson seal.
Repository Details
Part of the H. Furlong Baldwin Library Repository
H. Furlong Baldwin Library
Maryland Center for History and Culture
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore MD 21201 United States
4106853750
specialcollections@mdhistory.org