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Large photographic portraits
Scope and Contents
The subjects of the large portraits are: Catherine Lawrence Wibecan (born 1841), George Edwin Wibecan Sr. (born 1832), sons John Charles Wibecan (born 1860) and George Edwin Wibecan Jr. (born 1865), and George Jr.'s sons Kenneth Bulkley Wibecan (born 1903) and George Edwin Wibecan III (born 1900).
Documents and other photographs
Scope and Contents
The photographs date from circa 1850s to circa 1940 and include a variety of formats, such as tin types, cabinet cards, cartes-de-visite, and prints.
In addition to the photographs, the collection contains two marriage certificates for John Lawrence and Mary Ann Phelan (1842) and George Edwin Wibecan and Catherine Lawrence (1861), one George E. Wibecan memorial booklet (1965), genealogical papers assembled by Susan J. McIntosh (2010s), and articles on his family by Ken Wibecan (2016).
The collection also contains two items relating to public schools in Lansingburgh, New York: a primary school class portrait (circa 1880s) and an autograph book (1890-1892), which features the signature of W.E.B. DuBois.
