Repository: Princeton University Library: Cotsen Children's Library / Creator: Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943. / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1900">1900</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1949">1949</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Repository Princeton University Library: Cotsen Children's Library Creator Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943. Year 1900 to 1949

Extent:: 1307 items and 19 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection consists primarily of photographs taken by Rupert Potter (1832-1914), father of children's book author Beatrix Potter (1866-1944). It includes many portraits of Beatrix, of family members, and of friends. In addition, the collection includes studio portraits of Potter family members taken by various commercial photographers; a few photographs taken by Beatrix as aids for illustration; and photographs of animals and farmsteads in the Lake District related to Beatrix Potter Heelis' career as sheep farmer and land preservationist from the 1910s to 1940s.

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