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Albert J. Ewing Collection
Description: In this posed photograph, a young woman wearing a white dress raises her right and and points upwards, with her left hand behind her back. A palm plant rests in the lower right corner of the background. 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 inclu View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV71_b11_f612
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); Portrait photography--United States--History; Girls; Studio portraits
Places: Ohio; West Virginia