Inventory of the Michael Francis Blake Photographs, 1912-1934
[top]Descriptive Summary
Repository
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke
University
Creator
Blake, Michael Francis
Title
Michael Francis Blake
Photographs,
1912-1934
Language of Material
Material
in English
Extent
.6 Linear Feet
117 Items
Abstract
117 Items
Michael Francis Blake was
one of Charleston, S.C.'s first African-American studio
photographers.
The Michael Francis Blake Photographs
Collection consists of 117 photographs of men, women, and children that were
taken between 1912-1934.
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Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Michael Francis Blake Photographs, Rare
Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Michael Francis Blake Photographs were received by the Rare
Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a gift in 1986.
Processing Information
Processed by Beth Ann Koelsch, October 2006
Encoded by Beth Ann Koelsch
Completed November 2006
Accession 95-045 is described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory:
DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local
Style Guide.
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Biographical Note
Blake, a graduate of Avery Normal Institute, was one of Charleston, S.C.'s first African-American studio photographers. He was born on Johns Island, S.C. and married Cecelia Ford from Georgetown, S.C. in 1899. Blake moved to Charleston, S.C. with his family around 1900 and began to work professionally as a photographer in 1912.
Blake had a studio at 12 W. Sumter Street which later became 384 W. Sumter Street after the street was renumbered in 1918. He also regularly set up his camera on the northwest corner of Radcliffe and King Streets in Charleston.
[top]Collection Overview
The collection consists of the contents of a photographic album
entitled "Portraits of Members," containing 117 photographs of men, women, and
children, both singly and in groups. The majority of the subjects appear to be
African-American. The photographs represent the work of Michael Francis Blake
from the 1910s to his death in 1934. However, not all of the photographs have
been positively identified as having been taken by Blake. Some of the
photographs are stamped with Blake's name and studio addresses. Photograph 28
was taken outside of Blake's studio at #384 West Sumter Street.
The predominant style of the photographs is the formal studio pose,
though some formal shots in the collection were taken in other locations. There
are some informal snapshots that may or may not have been taken by Blake.
Ninety-one of the photos are photographic postcards and the others are either
mounted photographs or snapshots. Some photographs were taken outdoors in front
of a backdrop and with props such as rugs, chairs and plants to recreate a
"studio" portrait.
Some of the photos have what appear to be shopping lists and other
notations written on the back of them.
In thirty-five of the photographs subjects have been identified,
including one photograph of Michael Francis Blake. The Charleston Museum holds
the original negatives of the prints. The collection includes original prints,
copy prints made from original negatives and eight negatives. Each has been assigned a unique identifier.
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Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a
search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will
bring up other related research materials.
- Blake, Michael Francis, d. 1934
- Photography--United States.
- Photographs.
- African Americans--Portraits.
- African Americans--Photographs.
- African Americans--South Carolina--Charleston.
- African American photographers--South Carolina--Charleston.
- Charleston (S.C.)--Social life and customs.
- Photograph albums.
- African Americans--South Carolina--Charleston.
- African American photographers--South Carolina--Charleston.
 | List of Series in Collection | |||||||
 |  | Michael Francis Blake Photographs, 1912-1934 | ||||||
Detailed Description of Collection
Michael Francis Blake Photographs, 1912-1934
(1 box)
Box 1
MFB001:
Studio photograph, seated male adult, identified as
Michael Francis Blake,
circa 1918-1922
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB002:
Snapshot, female adult standing by an automobile,
unidentified,
undated
3.25 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB003:
Studio photograph, standing female adult holding a book,
unidentified,
circa 1926-1939. Identified as by
Blake.
3.5 x 5.5; Embossed with Blake's studio
address.
Box 1
MFB004:
Studio photograph, female adult, identified as Lillie
Ford,
4 August 1926
3.5 x 5.5; Writing on Photograph: "Lillie Ford taken Aug
4 1926"
Box 1
MFB005:
Studio photograph, standing male child, unidentified,
circa 1918-1922
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB006:
Studio photograph, standing female adult holding a
basket of flowers, identified as Francis Smalls,
circa 1918-1922
3.5 x 5.5; Writing on Photograph: "Frances Smalls my
niece Frances Georgetown S.C."
Box 1
MFB007:
Snapshot, male child, unidentified,
undated
3 x 4.5; Writing on Photograph: "To my dear Aunt Rosa
your Nephew Edwin." Stamped "469".
Box 1
MFB008:
Studio photograph, standing young male adult,
unidentified,
undated
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB009:
Snapshot, male adult standing by a porch, unidentified,
undated
2.75 x 4.25; Writing on Photograph:
"Frederick"
Box 1
MFB010:
Studio photograph, standing male adult and female adult,
unidentified,
circa 1910-1918
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB011:
Studio photograph, seated male adult, identified as
Jesse E. Beard, a pastor of Morris Brown AME Church and vice president of the
People's Federal Bank in Charleston, S.C.,
undated
3.5 x 5.5; Embossed with Blake's studio
address.
Box 1
MFB012:
Studio photograph, standing child, unidentified,
circa 1918-1922
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB013:
Studio photograph, seated infant propped up on a chair,
unidentified,
1933 June 29
3.5 x 5.5; Writing on Photograph: "Taken Thursday 29/33 -
June Age 3 months." Embossed with Blake's studio address.
Box 1
MFB014:
Studio photograph, male adult, unidentified,
circa 1910-1918
3.5 x 5.5; Stamped with Blake's studio address: "M.F.
Blake View Photographer 12 W. Sumter Street. Phone 1341-L, Charleston,
S.C."
Box 1
MFB015:
Studio photograph, seated female adult, unidentified,
circa 1910-1918
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB016:
Studio photograph, child standing on a chair and an
infant seated on a chair, identified as Bennie children,
circa 1926-1939. Photograph identified as by
Blake.
3.5 x 5.5; Embossed with Blake's studio
address.
Box 1
MFB017:
Studio photograph, seated male adult and a standing
female adult with her arm around his shoulders, unidentified,
circa 1926-1939
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB018:
Studio photograph, seated elderly male adult, identified
as James W. White,
circa 1918-1922
3.5 x 5.5; Stamped with Blake's studio address: "M.
Blake Night and Day Photographer 384 W. Sumter Street, Charleston,
S.C."
Box 1
MFB019:
Studio photograph, standing male adult, identified as
Philips Michael Smalls,
circa 1910-1918
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB020:
Studio photograph, male child standing on a
chair, unidentified,
circa 1926-1939. Photograph identified as by
Blake.
3.5 x 5.5; Embossed with Blake's studio
address.
Box 1
MFB021:
Studio photograph, male adult, identified as E. H. Coit,
undated
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB022:
Studio photograph, male child standing on a chair,
unidentified,
circa 1926-1939. Photograph identified as by
Blake. Duplicate of photograph no. 20
3.5 x 5.5; Embossed with Blake's studio
address.
Box 1
MFB023:
Studio photograph, seated male adult and a standing
female adult with her arm around his shoulders, unidentified,
circa 1926-1939. Photograph identified as by
Blake, 384 W. Sumter Street, Charleston, S.C.,
3.5 x 5.5; Writing on Photograph: "Bennie and Wife."
Embossed with Blake's studio address.
Box 1
MFB024:
Studio photograph, seated male adult, identified as
Eddie Ford,
1932 June 10. Photograph identified as by
Blake, 384 W. Sumter Street, Charleston, S.C.
3.5 x 5.5; Writing on Photograph: "Eddie Ford. Taken June
10th 1932." Embossed with Blake's studio address.
Box 1
MFB025:
Studio photograph, standing female child holding a
flower, unidentified,
circa 1910-1918
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB026:
Studio photograph, standing female adult wearing a hat
and a coat, identified as D. F. Murray,
circa 1918-1922. Negative on
file
3.5 x 5.5; Writing on Photograph: "D.F. Murray, Sumter
St., Columbia SC." Stamped with Blake's studio address: "M. Blake Night and
Day Photographer, 384 W. Sumter Street, Charleston, S.C."
Box 1
MFB027:
Snapshot, two female adults sitting on the front porch
of a house, unidentified,
undated
3.5 x 2.75; Stamped "10011".
Box 1
MFB028:
Snapshot, female adult standing and holding an infant at
"#384", identified possibly as Mrs. Blake,
undated
4.5 x 2.5
Box 1
MFB029:
Studio photograph, female adult, identified as Irene
Green,
circa 1926-1939. Same woman as in no. 4 but
identified with a different name.
3.5 x 5.5; Writing on Photograph: "Johns Island SC. Mrs.
Irene Green."
Box 1
MFB030:
Studio photograph, standing female adult, unidentified,
circa 1910-1918
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB031:
Studio photograph, seated child, identified as Leon
Ignatius Ford, Jr.,
undated
3.5 x 5.5; Writing on Photograph: "Leon Ignatius Ford Jr.
1 yr 2 wks."
Box 1
MFB032:
Studio photograph, female adult standing outside on a
path, unidentified,
circa 1918-1922
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB033:
Studio photograph, standing female adult, unidentified,
circa 1910-1918
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB034:
Studio photograph, seated female adult, identified as
Helen Ford,
circa 1918-1922
3.5 x 5.5; Writing on Photograph: "Mrs. Helen Ford."
Stamped with Blake's studio address: " M. Blake Night and Day Photographer 384
W. Sumter Street, Charleston, S.C."
Box 1
MFB035:
Snapshot, dog lying down, unidentified,
undated
3 x 4.5
Box 1
MFB036:
Studio photograph, standing female adult, unidentified,
circa 1918-1922
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB037:
Studio photograph, seated male adult , unidentified,
circa 1910-1918
3.5 x 5.5; Stamped with Blake's studio address: " M.F.
Blake View Photographer 12 W. Sumter Street. Phone 1341-L, Charleston,
S.C."
Box 1
MFB038:
Studio photograph, female child and standing female
adult with her arm around the shoulders of an older seated female adult,
unidentified,
circa 1926-1939. Photograph identified as by
Blake, 384 W. Sumter Street, Charleston, S.C.
3.5 x 5.5; Embossed with Blake's studio
address.
Box 1
MFB039:
Studio photograph, seated male adult, identified as
Eddie Ford,
circa 1918-1922
3.5 x 5.5; Stamped with Blake's studio address: " M.F.
Blake View Photographer 384 W. Sumter Street Charleston, S.C."
Box 1
MFB040:
Studio photograph, two standing female adults ,
unidentified,
circa 1912-1915
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB041:
Studio photograph, female adult, unidentified,
undated
1.375 x 1.75
Box 1
MFB042:
Studio photograph, two standing female young adults
leaning on an older male child, unidentified,
circa 1918-1922
3.5 x 5.5; Stamped with Blake's studio address: " M.
Blake Night and Day Photographer 384 W. Sumter Street, Charleston,
S.C."
Box 1
MFB043:
Studio photograph, standing female adult, unidentified,
circa 1918-1922
3.5 x 5.5; Writing on Photograph: Stamped with Blake's
studio address: " M. Blake Night and Day Photographer 384 W. Sumter Street,
Charleston, S.C."
Box 1
MFB044:
Studio photograph, standing male child dressed in formal
wear, unidentified,
circa 1918-1922
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB045:
Studio photograph, seated child, unidentified,
undated
3.25 x 5
Box 1
MFB046:
Studio photograph, male adult standing by a door,
unidentified,
circa 1918-1922
3.5 x 5.5; Stamped with Blake's studio address: " M.F.
Blake 384 W. Sumter Street View Photographer Phone 1341-W, Charleston,
S.C."
Box 1
MFB047:
Studio photograph, standing male child, unidentified,
circa 1918-1922
3.5 x 5.5; Stamped with Blake's studio address: " M.F.
Blake 384 W. Sumter Street View Photographer Phone 1341-W, Charleston,
S.C."
Box 1
MFB048:
Studio photograph, seated infant, unidentified,
undated
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB049:
Studio photograph, standing female adult, unidentified,
circa 1910-1918
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB050:
Studio photograph, seated female adult, unidentified,
circa 1918-1922. Photograph identified as by
Blake, 384 W. Sumter Street, Charleston, S.C.
3.5 x 5.5; Embossed with Blake's studio
address.
Box 1
MFB051:
Studio photograph, infant posed on a bench,
unidentified,
circa 1926-1939. Photograph identified as by
Blake, 384 W. Sumter Street, Charleston, S.C.
3.5 x 5.5; Embossed with Blake's studio
address.
Box 1
MFB052:
Studio photograph, seated male adult. Same photograph as
no. 11., identified as Jesse E. Beard, a pastor of Morris Brown AME Church and
vice president of the People's Federal Bank in Charleston, S.C.,
circa 1926-1939
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB053:
Studio photograph, standing female adult, identified as
Jessie Rodrigues,
circa 1918-1922
3.5 x 5.5; Stamped with Blake's studio address: " M. F.
Blake Night and Day Photographer 384 W. Sumter Street, Charleston,
S.C."
Box 1
MFB054:
Studio photograph, standing female adult, unidentified,
circa 1910-1918
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB055:
Studio photograph, female adult, identified as Lucy
Meyers,
circa 1910-1918
3.5 x 5.5; Writing on Photograph: "Mrs. Lucy
Meyers"
Box 1
MFB056:
Studio photograph, seated elderly male adult, identified
as Sandy Simmons,
circa 1926-1939
3.5 x 5.5; Embossed with Blake's studio
address.
Box 1
MFB057:
Studio photograph, child standing on a chair and an
infant seated on a chair, identified as Bennie children,
circa 1926-1939. Same photograph as no.
16.
3.5 x 5.5; Writing on Photograph: "Bennie Children".
Embossed with Blake's studio address.
Box 1
MFB058:
Studio photograph, seated male adult, identified as J.
Donovan Moore, a music teacher,
circa 1926-1939. Photograph identified as by
Blake, 384 W. Sumter Street, Charleston, S.C.
3.5 x 5.5; Embossed with Blake's studio
address.
Box 1
MFB059:
Studio photograph, male adult, unidentified,
circa 1926-1939
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB060:
Studio photograph, male adult, unidentified,
circa 1918-1922
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB061:
Studio photograph, standing male adult in formal wear,
unidentified,
undated
3.25 x 5
Box 1
MFB062:
Studio photograph, male adult standing next to female
adult who is wearing pants and holding a cigar, identified as Olivia Edith
Garrett Wilson and Gustavius Sinkler Wilson,
circa 1910-1922
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB063:
Studio photograph, male adult sitting on a chair
outdoors, identified as M.A. Hollins,
circa 1918-1922. Photograph identified as by
Blake, 384 W. Sumter Street, Charleston, S.C.
3.5 x 5.5; Embossed with Blake's studio
address.
Box 1
MFB064:
Snapshot, standing female adult and four younger
females,identified as Allane Rodrigues, Henrietta Jones Rodrigues, Daisy
Rodrigues, Dorothy, Hortense,
undated
3.75 x 3; Embossed with Blake's studio
address.
Box 1
MFB065:
Snapshot, standing female adult and four younger
females, identified as Allane Rodrigues, Henrietta Jones Rodrigues, Daisy
Rodrigues, Dorothy, Hortense,
undated. Same photograph as no. 64.
3.75 x 3; Embossed with Blake's studio
address.
Box 1
MFB066:
Studio photograph, male adult, unidentified,
circa 1918-1922
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB067:
Studio photograph, five standing children, unidentified,
circa 1910-1918. Negative on file.
3.5 x 5.5; Stamped with Blake's studio address: " M.F.
Blake View Photographer 12 W. Sumter Street. Phone 1341-L, Charleston,
S.C."
Box 1
MFB068:
Studio photograph, standing female adult, unidentified,
circa 1926-1939. Identified as by Blake, 384
W. Sumter.
3.5 x 5.5; Embossed with Blake's studio
address.
Box 1
MFB069:
Studio photograph, male adult, identified as John
McQueen,
circa 1926-1939
3.5 x 5.5; Writing on Photograph: "John
McQueen"
Box 1
MFB070:
Studio photograph, male adult, identified as Jesse E.
Beard, a pastor of Morris Brown AME Church and vice president of the People's
Federal Bank in Charleston, S.C.,
circa 1926-1939. Same photograph as nos. 11
and 52. Identified as by Blake, 384 W. Sumter.
3.5 x 5.5; Embossed with Blake's studio
address.
Box 1
MFB071:
Studio photograph, female adult, identfied as Olivia
Edith Garrett Wilson,
circa 1926-1939. Photograph of another
photograph. Identified as by Blake, 384 W. Sumter.
3.5 x 5.5; Writing on Photograph: "Ollsey
Gartett"
Box 1
MFB072:
Studio photograph, female adult, unidentified,
circa 1918-1922
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB073:
Studio photograph, seated female adult, unidentified,
circa 1918-1922
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB074:
Studio photograph, seated female adult, unidentified,
circa 1910-1918
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB075:
Studio photograph, seated female adult using a telephone
as a prop, unidentified,
circa 1926-1939. Identified as by Blake, 384
W. Sumter. 2 negatives on file.
3.5 x 5.5; Embossed with Blake's studio address.
Box 1
MFB076:
Studio photograph, 2 seated adult males playing checkers
at a table outdoors and four adult males standing behind them, unidentified,
circa 1913-1922. Negative on
file.
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB077:
Studio photograph, male adult, identified as Isiah
Nathaniel Aiken,
1922 April 23
3.5 x 5.5; Writing on Photograph: "Sunday April 23
1922"
Box 1
MFB078:
Studio photograph, standing male adult, unidentified,
circa 1910-1918
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB079:
Studio photograph, seated elderly female adult holding a
small dog, standing child and two standing female adults, unidentified,
circa 1910-1918. Photograph taken outdoors.
Negative on file.
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB080:
Studio photograph, seated female adult with two
children, identified as Anna Beatrice Aiken, Isaiah Nathaniel Aiken, Jr.,
Arthur Aiken,
circa 1918-1922
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB081:
Studio photograph, standing female adult, unidentified,
circa 1910-1918. Same photograph as no.
#30.
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB082:
Studio photograph, seated female adult, unidentified,
circa 1910-1918
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB083:
Studio photograph, two male adults, unidentified,
circa 1918-1922. Identified as by Blake, 384
W. Sumter.
3.5 x 5.5; Stamped with Blake's studio address: " M. F.
Blake Night and Day Photographer 384 W. Sumter Street, Charleston,
S.C."
Box 1
MFB084:
Studio photograph, standing female adult outdoors,
unidentified,
circa 1918-1922. Identified as by Blake, 384
W. Sumter.
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB085:
Studio photograph, standing female adult and standing
male adult, unidentified,
circa 1910-1918
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB086:
Studio photograph, standing female young adult with her
arm around seated young male adult, unidentified,
circa 1926-1939. Identified as by Blake, 384
W. Sumter.
3.5 x 5.5; Embossed with Blake's studio
address.
Box 1
MFB087:
Studio photograph, female adult, unidentified,
20 February 1925. Identified as by
Blake.
3.5 x 5.5; Writing on Photograph: "Feb. 20th day 1925".
Stamped with Blake's studio address: " M.F. Blake View Photographer 384 W.
Sumter Street Charleston, S.C."
Box 1
MFB088:
Studio photograph, standing female child next to a doll
seated on a chair, unidentified,
circa 1918-1922. Identified as by Blake.
Negative on file.
3.5 x 5.5; Embossed with Blake's studio
address.
Box 1
MFB089:
Studio photograph, seated male adult, unidentified,
circa 1926-1939. Identified as by Blake, 384
W. Sumter.
3.5 x 5.5; Embossed with Blake's studio
address.
Box 1
MFB090:
Studio photograph, standing elderly male adult holding
an open book, unidentified,
circa 1918-1922. Identified as by Blake,
384 Sumter.
3.5 x 5.5; Stamped with Blake's studio address: " M. F.
Blake Night and Day Photographer 384 W. Sumter Street, Charleston,
S.C."
Box 1
MFB091:
Studio photograph, standing elderly male adult holding a
book, identified as Rev. Lowry Alston,
circa 1918-1922. Identified as by Blake, 384
Sumter. Negative on file.
3.5 x 5.5; Writing on Photograph: "Rev. Lowry Alston -
#413 - Orange St. Georgetown S.C." Stamped with Blake's studio address: " M. F.
Blake Night and Day Photographer 384 W. Sumter Street, Charleston, S.C.".
Box 1
MFB092:
Studio photograph, standing adult female and standing
adult male on either side of a seated child in a chair, unidentified,
circa 1918-1922
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB093:
Studio photograph, standing child, unidentified,
circa 1910-1918
3.25 x 5.25
Box 1
MFB094:
Studio photograph, standing child, unidentified,
circa 1910-1918
3.25 x 5.25
Box 1
MFB095:
Studio photograph, standing female adult holding a book,
unidentified,
circa 1926-1939. Identified as by Blake.
Same photograph as no. 3.
3.5 x 5.5; Embossed with Blake's studio
address.
Box 1
MFB096:
Studio photograph, seated infant propped up on a chair,
unidentified,
1933 June 19. Same photo as no.
13.
3.5 x 5.5; Writing on Photograph: "June Thursday 1933
Pass (?) - 3 months old". Embossed with Blake's studio address.
Box 1
MFB097:
Studio photograph, adult male, identified as E. H. Coit,
undated
3.25 x 4.25
Box 1
MFB098:
Studio photograph, adult male, identified as E. H. Coit,
undated
3.25 x 4.25; Stamped with Blake's studio address: " M.F.
Blake View Photographer 12 W. Sumter Street. Phone 1341-L, Charleston,
S.C."
Box 1
MFB099:
Studio photograph, 2 seated adult females, identified as
Evelyn Read, Agnes Read,
circa 1926-1939. . Identified as by
Blake.
3.5 x 5.5; Embossed with Blake's studio
address.
Box 1
MFB100:
Studio photograph, seated adult male, unidentified,
undated
3.75 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB101:
Studio photograph, adult female, unidentified,
circa 1918-1922. Identified as by Blake, 384
W. Sumter.
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB102:
Studio photograph, adult female dressed in a man's suit,
identified as Mary Buckingham Brown,
circa 1926-1939. Negative on
file.
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB103:
Studio photograph, standing adult female, unidentified,
circa 1918-1922. Identified as by Blake, 384
W. Sumter,
3.5 x 5.5; Stamped with Blake's studio address: " M.F.
Blake View Photographer 12 W. Sumter Street. Phone 1341-L, Charleston,
S.C."
Box 1
MFB104:
Studio photograph, adult female, unidentified,
circa 1918-1922. Identified as by
Blake.
3.5 x 5.5; Stamped with Blake's studio address: " M. F.
Blake Night and Day Photographer 384 W. Sumter Street, Charleston,
S.C."
Box 1
MFB105:
Studio photograph, seated adult female, identified as
Pauline Buckingham,
circa 1918-1922
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB106:
Studio photograph, elderly adult female, unidentified,
circa 1918-1922
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB107:
Studio photograph, adult male, unidentified,
circa 1926-1939. Identified as by Blake, 384
W. Sumter
3.5 x 5.5; Embossed with Blake's studio
address.
Box 1
MFB108:
Studio photograph, standing male child next to an infant
seated on a chair, unidentified,
circa 1926-1939
3.5 x 5.5; Embossed with Blake's studio
address.
Box 1
MFB109:
Studio photograph, standing adult female dressed in
bridal wear, unidentified,
circa 1926-1939. Identified as by Blake, 384
W. Sumter.
3.5 x 5.5; Embossed with Blake's studio
address.
Box 1
MFB110:
Studio photograph, adult male, unidentified,
circa 1910-1918. Identified as by Blake.
3.5 x 5.5
Box 1
MFB111:
Studio photograph, standing adult female, unidentified,
undated. Mounted photograph identified as by
William D. Clarke, a white photographer in Charleston, S.C.
4.25 x 6.25
Box 1
MFB112:
Snapshot, adult male standing by a house, unidentified,
undated. Mounted photograph.
4 x 6
Box 1
MFB113:
Studio photograph, adult female, unidentified,
undated. Mounted photograph identified as by
Blake, 12 W. Sumter.
5 x 7; Stamped with Blake's studio address: "M.F. Blake
View Photographer 12 W. Sumter Street. Phone 1341-L, Charleston,
S.C."
Box 1
MFB114:
Studio photograph, adult male, unidentified,
undated. Mounted photograph identified as by
Blake, 384 W. Sumter.
5 x 7; Stamped with Blake's studio address: "M. F. Blake
Night and Day Photographer 384 W. Sumter Street, Charleston, S.C."
Box 1
MFB115:
Studio photograph, seated adult male between 2 young
adult males holding rifles and a young male child in front of them,
unidentified,
undated. Mounted photograph identified as by
Blake, 12 W. Sumter.
5 x 7; Stamped with Blake's studio address: "M.F. Blake
View Photographer 12 W. Sumter Street. Phone 1341-L, Charleston,
S.C."
Box 1
MFB116:
Snapshot, seated elderly male adult holding a cane in a
doorway, unidentified,
undated. Mounted photograph.
5 x 7
Box 1
MFB117:
Studio photograph, group of uniformed nurses, possibly a
class picture of nurses or nursing students at the Hospital and Training School
for Nurses, Charleston, S.C., unidentified,
undated. Mounted photograph identified as by
Blake, 384. W. Sumter. Possibly an albumen print.
5 x 7; Stamped with Blake's studio address: "M. F. Blake
Night and Day Photographer 384 W. Sumter Street, Charleston, S.C."
