The 59 black and white nitrate negatives in this collection date circa 1915-1920. They consist of 39 informal portraits of unidentified individuals and groups; 17 outdoor scenes (mostly images of Fort Kent, Maine and Clair, New Brunswick); 4 interior/exterior images identified on the negatives as Eagle Lake Camps; and 3 images of a parlor room with musical instruments.
White apron with small pink and blue flowers, worn on Sundays only, by Nellie LaValley, grandmother of Audrey Falcon. Worn at home in Champlain, NY near the Canadian border.
White apron with small pink and blue flowers, worn on Sundays only, by Nellie LaValley, grandmother of Audrey Falcon. Worn at home in Champlain, NY near the Canadian border.
White apron with large pink flowers with blue stems, worn on Sundays only, by Nellie LaValley, grandmother of Audrey Falcon. Worn at home in Champlain, NY near the Canadian border.
White apron with black dot pattern, worn everyday except Sunday by Nellie LaValley, grandmother of Audrey Falcon. Worn at home in Champlain, NY near the Canadian border.
Front row: Cyrille and Bertha (LaValley) Babbie; Back row: Nellie LaValley, brother George, a child, and Abraham LaValley, Jr. on family farm on Glass Road in Champlain, N.Y.
Caroline and Abraham LaValley, Sr. were Rita Rae Laurin's great-grandparents. Caroline died in 1929. The photo was taken at the family farm on Glass Road in Champlain, NY, near the Canadian border.
Wooden washer is part of a bedroom set made in Randolph, Vermont by the Salisbury Bros. Furniture Co. for a Franco-American wedding gift of furniture for the first home of Edward (Ned) and Josephine LaTant.
Wooden dresser with oval mirror and four drawers, part of a bedroom set made in Randolph, Vermont by the Salisbury Bros. Furniture Co. for a Franco-American wedding gift of furniture for the first home of Edward (Ned) and Josephine LaTant.
Wooden chest of drawers, part of a bedroom set made in Randolph, Vermont by the Salisbury Bros. Furniture Co. for a Franco-American wedding gift of furniture for the first home of Edward (Ned) and Josephine LaTant.
Dresser is part of a bedroom set made in Randolph, Vermont by the Salisbury Bros. Furniture Co. for a Franco-American wedding gift of furniture for the first home of Edward (Ned) and Josephine LaTant.
Decorative wedding blanket with design of Mary and baby Jesus in center; floral design, including lilies, around Jesus and Mary; stars surrounding the outside.
Bed with headborad and footboard made in Randolph, Vermont by the Salisbury Bros. Furniture Co. for a Franco-American wedding gift of furniture for the first home of Edward (Ned) and Josephine LaTant.
Five drawer dresser made in Randolph, Vermont by the Salisbury Bros. Furniture Co. for a Franco-American wedding gift of furniture for the first home of Edward (Ned) and Josephine LaTant.
The Je me souviens…I remember Collection includes images of artifacts generally owned by Franco-Americans and shared with Siena College for the purposes of historic preservation and broader education. This collection was made possible by a National Endowment for the Humanities Common Heritage grant.