Emma Dearborn and Margaret Given Wading

Photographer

Creation Date

Late 19th-Early 20th Century

Preview

Description

Sepia photograph of two young women, Emma Dearborn and Margaret Given, wading in knee deep water off the dock at Smart's Island, Mattamiscontis Lake, Maine. The sweet photograph captures a candid moment as the girls wear nearly identical bathing costumes and link fingers as they look down into the water to watch their tentative steps. One girl wears her hair down while the other wears her hair up. A canoe rests atop the wooden dock. undated, late 19th-early 20th century. (See also p07889) See NAFOH 2462.

Topic

Recreation and Tourism, Race and Gender

Collection

MF072

Series Number

NA2462

Identifier

p07979

Recommended Citation

"Emma Dearborn and Margaret Given Wading" (2024). Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History Image Gallery. 585.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/nafoh_gallery/585

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Existence and Location of Originals

Mattamiscontis Lake, Maine