Albee and Ormsby Family Photograph Album

Title: Albee and Ormsby Family Photograph Album

Dates: 1860-1910

Collection Number: 72-7153

Creator/Collector:

Extent: 1 photo album

Repository: History San Jose Research Library

Abstract: Photograph album containing 42 cabinet photographs, cartes de visite and tintypes apparently related to the John Eleazer Albee and Erastus Ormsby families.

Language of Material: English

Album is available to the public for research by appointment. Some of the photographs have been made available online through History San Jose's catalog.

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[Identification of item]. Albee and Ormsby Family Photograph Album. Collection Number: 72-7153. History San Jose Research Library

The album is part of the City of San Jose's historic collection and is of unknown provenance.

Photograph album containing 42 cabinet photographs, cartes de visite and tintypes apparently related to the John Eleazer Albee and Erastus Ormsby families. Most of the photographs are not identified; however, those that are named are Albee and Ormsby. Most of the studios are in the Michigan area and Midwest: Bay City, Michigan; Saginaw, Michigan; Fort Dodge, Iowa; Detroit, Michigan; Adrian, Michigan; Omro, Wisconsin; Marysville, Kansas; Blissfield, Michigan; Windsor, Ontario; Monroe, Michigan; Omaha, Nebraska. Several are from Massachusetts: Amherst, Westfield, North Brookfield. Based on the names and locations, the Albee photographs appear to be related to John Eleazer Albee (1805-1884) and his wife Lydia B. Wellman (1805-1883) of Amherst, Massachusetts. The "Annie" who is addressed to on the back of at least two photographs may be Ann Grace Albee (1924-1976), descendant of John and Lydia. The other family referenced, the Ormsbys, appear to be descendants of Erastus D. Ormsby (1822-1899) and wife Ruth Naomi Weeks (1822-1895) through Mildred Estelle Ormsby (m. William B. Hazen) and their daughter Ruth Gladys Hazen (1891-1946).