Austin Allison

[Nancy Swann and Annie Swann]

This is the only known photograph of Annie Swann who died at just over 10 months old in January 1860. She is seen here with her mother, Nancy C. Atkinson Swann. This photograph was likely taken in Mississippi prior to the Swann family moving to Texas.
Case, closed: [Nancy Swann and Annie Swann]
Nancy, close up: [Nancy Swann and Annie Swann]
Annie, close up: [Nancy Swann and Annie Swann]
Note: [Nancy Swann and Annie Swann]

Description

This is the only known photograph of Annie Swann who died at just over 10 months old in January 1860. She is seen here with her mother, Nancy C. Atkinson Swann. This photograph was likely taken in Mississippi prior to the Swann family moving to Texas.

People

All identifications — Named on note.

Inscriptions

  • note · ink
    Nancy Atkinson Swann oldest daughter Annie died one year old.
Format
ambrotype
Place
Noxubee County, Mississippi
Date
In 1859[1859]

Evidence

  • Annie Swann was born on February 24, 1859 and she died on January 3, 1860. This photograph must be from 1859.
Collection
Swann Family Photographs
IIIF manifest
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Also in the collections

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  • [Malcom Swann family 1870s][1875-1878]
  • [Swann collage showing several Swann family members][1895-1896]
  • [Three unidentified women, potentially Nancy Atkinson Swann on right][1865-1875]

Rights

Public domain. Photographer unidentified; unpublished.

Public Domain Mark 1.0

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[Nancy Swann and Annie Swann]. 1859. Ambrotype. Swann Family Photographs, collection of Austin Allison. https://austinlallison.com/collections/swann-family/swann-nancy-annie.

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