Boy and Dalmatian in front of Normal School Trenton (ca. 1890s)

Open original Digital object

Identity elements

Reference code

Boy and Dalmatian in front of Normal School, Trenton (ca. 1890s)

Name and location of repository

Level of description

Item

Title

Boy and Dalmatian in front of Normal School Trenton (ca. 1890s)

Date(s)

  • ca. 1890s? (Creation)

Extent

1 glass plate negative, 3"x5", and 1 print

Name of creator

Biographical history

Name of creator

(1863-1935)

Biographical history

John S. Neary (1863-1935) was appointed to the New Jersey State Normal School in 1898 as “steward,” later business manager, where he worked for over 32 years retiring in 1930. He also founded the Camera Club (also known as the Normal Photographic Arts Club) for students in 1919. Some of his photographs appear in The Signal.

Content and structure elements

Scope and content

This photo exists as both a print and as the original glass plate negative. The first page is a scan of the print, while the second is a direct scan of the negative. Both depict the a boy and his Dalmatian dog at the corner of Clinton Avenue and Monmouth Street. While the photographer remains unidentified, the negative was found with others attributed to John S. Neary, Sr., the school's business administrator and a photographer by hobby.

System of arrangement

Conditions of access and use elements

Conditions governing access

Physical access

Technical access

Conditions governing reproduction

Languages of the material

    Scripts of the material

      Language and script notes

      Finding aids

      Acquisition and appraisal elements

      Custodial history

      Immediate source of acquisition

      Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information

      Accruals

      Related materials elements

      Existence and location of originals

      Existence and location of copies

      Related archival materials

      Related descriptions

      Notes element

      Specialized notes

      Alternative identifier(s)

      Description control element

      Rules or conventions

      Sources used

      Access points

      Place access points

      Name access points

      Genre access points

      Digital object metadata

      Master file

      Reference copy

      Thumbnail copy

      Digital object (Master) rights area

      Digital object (Reference) rights area

      Digital object (Thumbnail) rights area

      Accession area