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Silver gelatin glass plate negative
Missie Alice Graham costumed as "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary", Montreal, Quebec, 1907
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
Date
1907
Medium / Technique
Silver salts on glass
Gelatin dry plate process
Dimensions17.8 × 12.7 cm
Origin
Canada, North America
Object NumberII-163901
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by Maclean’s magazine, the Maxwell Cummings Family Foundation and Empire-Universal Films Ltd.
Notes
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, 1907
Mary, Mary, quite contrary,
How does your garden grow?
With silver bells and cockle shells
And pretty maids all in a row.
Look closely and you will see the clues in the dress and photograph that enabled us to identify the character that Alice Graham portrayed at the age of 14. Characters from nursery rhymes were highly recommended for children; these costumes were also often cobbled together at home.
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