Box 4

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Hayden especially liked to take pictures of her daughters, female friends and family and their children. The collection includes a large number of portraits of her youngest daughter, Anna “Nan” Bradford Hayden, which document her growth from baby to young adulthood. Some of these photographs feature props, such as her teddy bear and a Brownie camera. Another often photographed subject is her family’s maid and former slave, Eliza “Mammy” Benson. The portraits depict Benson in domestic...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Hayden especially liked to take pictures of her daughters, female friends and family and their children. The collection includes a large number of portraits of her youngest daughter, Anna “Nan” Bradford Hayden, which document her growth from baby to young adulthood. Some of these photographs feature props, such as her teddy bear and a Brownie camera. Another often photographed subject is her family’s maid and former slave, Eliza “Mammy” Benson. The portraits depict Benson in domestic...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Hayden especially liked to take pictures of her daughters, female friends and family and their children. The collection includes a large number of portraits of her youngest daughter, Anna “Nan” Bradford Hayden, which document her growth from baby to young adulthood. Some of these photographs feature props, such as her teddy bear and a Brownie camera. Another often photographed subject is her family’s maid and former slave, Eliza “Mammy” Benson. The portraits depict Benson in domestic...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Hayden especially liked to take pictures of her daughters, female friends and family and their children. The collection includes a large number of portraits of her youngest daughter, Anna “Nan” Bradford Hayden, which document her growth from baby to young adulthood. Some of these photographs feature props, such as her teddy bear and a Brownie camera. Another often photographed subject is her family’s maid and former slave, Eliza “Mammy” Benson. The portraits depict Benson in domestic...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Hayden especially liked to take pictures of her daughters, female friends and family and their children. The collection includes a large number of portraits of her youngest daughter, Anna “Nan” Bradford Hayden, which document her growth from baby to young adulthood. Some of these photographs feature props, such as her teddy bear and a Brownie camera. Another often photographed subject is her family’s maid and former slave, Eliza “Mammy” Benson. The portraits depict Benson in domestic...