INDEX OF NAMES


Explanations

Most of the negatives were originally in boxes or envelopes, with some sort of information written on the box or envelope.

Most of the studio portraits were identified by name, although the name may be that of the customer rather than that of the subject. In many cases, more than one name was on the envelope. Although an attempt was made to identify each negative with one name, usually it was not possible. The name index contains all the names on the envelopes, with a question mark (?) to denote a possible link of name with image number. Other information on envelopes may include a "lot number," the date, the studio to which the negative was sent, the cost, and the address to whom the prints were to be sent. If the envelope had no significant information written on it, the date (if any) was included in the index entry and the envelope discarded.

Many of the family pictures also had some sort of (usually incomplete) identification. In some cases the name on the envelope appears to be the name of the photographer, usually a Ganner child or grandchild. Portraits, formal and informal, identified by name have been added to the index. When only a first name or nickname has been given, the name is enclosed in quotation marks unless the person could be identified ("Sister," for example, has been identified as Elizabeth Rose Ganner). In some cases, a box or envelope of negatives was identified by name (possibly the name of the photographer), but the negatives included a variety of subjects. In these cases, the image numbers have been added to the index under the name given and a short description of subject matter has been added within square brackets. In general, subject headings are not included in the index.

Aside from putting last name first, the word order and parentheses and other punctuation are as written on the envelopes.

An asterisk indicates a cellulose nitrate negative. The numbering sequence continues as though the negative still existed, although it does not. The image number will be found on the print (Series 5) and on the envelope or correspondence (Series 4), if any.

To try to avoid confusion between dates and certain image numbers, all dates are followed by a colon and the corresponding image number(s) are then followed by a semi-colon.


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