Hamilton Andrews Hill family collection of photographs of Europe, approximately 1890s

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Summary

Creators:
Hill (Family : Hill, Hamilton Andrews, 1827-1895)
Abstract:
Photographs of Europe dating from approximately 1890s, collected by the Hamilton Andrews Hill family of Boston, Massachusetts.
Extent:
7.5 Linear Feet (5 boxes).
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Hamilton Andrews Hill family collection of photographs of Europe, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of 632 photographs in 11 albums of cities and scenery of Europe, dating from approximately 1890s. The photographs were collected and mounted into albums by the Hamilton Andrew Hill family of Boston, Massachusetts beginning in 1890, when members of the family sailed to Great Britain, May 3, 1890 (written at the beginning of Album 1). Primarily cabinet-sized prints, with some larger, the images are by various European photographers including George Washington Wilson, James Valentine, Francis Frith & Company, Francis Bedford, and Fratelli Alinari. The first three albums have captions in ink and some pressed flowers glued to pages; the others have no writing. Views include architecture, ancient ruins, people, city and street scenes, photographs of paintings and statues, and other scenes, and depict primarily Great Britain, Italy, France, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, and Holland.

Biographical / historical:

Hamilton Andrews Hill (1827-1895) was born in London and immigrated to the United States with his family in 1841. He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and was secretary of the Boston Board of Trade. He authored many books, including History of the Old South Church (Third Church) Boston, published in 1890. After his first wife died, he married Anna Frances Carruth (1846-1914) of Boston, in 1869, and they had two children: Anna C. Hill (1871-) and Hamilton Hill (1874-1940).

Acquisition information:
Gift of H. Stanton Hill, grandson of Hamilton Andrews Hill, 1986.
Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library staff, circa late-20th century. In 2021, Suzanne Oatey created a finding aid derived from a collection file.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Hamilton Andrews Hill family collection of photographs of Europe, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2129
reference@huntington.org
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