Photo Record
Metadata
Title |
various photos |
Collection |
Pitts Family Collection |
Accession number |
014-725 |
Description |
Collection of several dozen mostly unidentified photos from the Pitts family. Some show houses or scenery, perhaps in Darien CT, of which some are ripped in half. One set shows what appears to be the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. |
Object Name |
Photograph |
Notes |
Claudell Pitts (1906-2006) was a well-known Salem resident who worked as a domestic servant for many local families (including the donor's) and in Connecticut for a while. In her later years she lived in the family home on Mount Vernon Avenue, and the donor (one of her last employers)looked out for her. After her death, as her house was being sold, Mrs. Buckley cleaned out a large box of family papers and photographs, which she later presented to the museum. While many items were discarded, much of the material was kept as a record of the social and financial life of a local African American family through the 20th Century. Much of the material needs better organization. June 2016 PastPerfect Conversion |
Catalog Number |
014-725-5 |