Portrait of Alfred A. Moors as a young man, with hands folded across lap, circa 1855Harpers Ferry National Historical ParkImage of man, seated, identified as Alfred A. Moors, as youn man; in suit, hands folded across waist area, in hinged wood case covered with brown paper, embossed design of grape/bird (phoenix?), small brass hook, red silk lining on interior left and red plush trim around image case. Content components are: embossed brass binder, image, brass pebble-pattern oval cut-out mat and clear glass cover.
Portrait of Alfred A. Moors, MD, circa 1855Harpers Ferry National Historical ParkImage of man, seated, dressed in suit, identified as Alfred A. Moors, MD. In hinged wood case covered with reddish-brown embossed paper, 2 brass hook fasteners, red plush liner with floral pattern on interior left, plain red plush around image case, and gilt trim on outer edges of case. Content components are: embossed brass binder, image, brass pebble-pattern curved cut-out mat, clear glass cover.
Portrait of Ann M. Roeder, wife of confectioner Frederick A. Roeder, standing and wearing a bonnetHarpers Ferry National Historical ParkSmall photograph, painted over in oils of Mrs. Ann M. Roeder, wife of convectioner, Frederick A. Roeder. Background is painted in tones of gray, pink and blue. Half-portrait shows Mrs. Roeder standing with her left elbowresting on a cloth-covered stand or table, wearing a fancy purple and black dress with puffed long sleeves, white collar, matching bonnet trimmed with blue ruffles and bows. Reverse has a little soiling.
Portrait of Catherine Mersey Wager, circa 1860Harpers Ferry National Historical ParkThree-quarter view of Catherine Mersey Wager, daughter Oif Gerard Bond and Ellen Augusta Wager and wife (1867) of John Lawrence Shilling. Sitting in chair, in plaid dress with white collar, wearing earrings and broach. Straight dark hair parted in middle, pulled back. No case, inornately embossed brass binder and stiff brass cut-out mat over image and clear glass. See cat. #'s 13772, 13773, 13777.