Portrait - Hendershott, Harriett

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Bibliographic Information

Title

Portrait - Hendershott, Harriett

Subject

Flags
Knitting
Seamstresses
Sewing
Women
Hendershott, Harriet
Hendershott, James
Lewis, Harriett
Wright, Dunham

Description

"Mrs. Harriett Hendershott, knitting. Wife of Hon. James Hendershott of Hendershott's Point near the Cove. She, together with Mrs. Harriett Lewis [2010.15.00113] sewed the first American flag in Union County in 1863, for a 4th of July celebration. Instructions for hand-coloring of photograph: hair, white
dress, blue & white check
bust pin, yellow gold leaf oak" [La Grande Evening Observer issues: July 13, 1934 (page 13) and Dec. 10, 1946. Also, article in "Manuscripts" by Dunham Wright.]

Creator

Anonymous

Date

1860/1880

Rights

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Identifier

2010.15.00141