Gypsy camp at Corey Hill, Brookline, Massachusetts, November 1, 1903.
This is the second in a series of photos of the "Stanley" family, taken November 01, 1903 at a gypsy encampment in Corey Hill Park, Brookline, Massachusetts by Thomas E. Marr, of Tremont Street in Boston. This is one of a set of silver gelatin prints I bought about 40 years ago at a flea market. The seller had a table covered with boxes filled with carefully organized, original T. E. Marr 7.5 x 9.5 inch silver gelatin prints. If I had the money I'd have bought the whole load, and more if he had any. In looking through the lot I discovered a dozen gypsy encampment photos, sequentially numbered by Mr. Marr. I asked if there were more gypsy prints and he said that those were all that were in the huge collection. I bought all twelve. Mr. Marr must have spent an entire day roaming through the encampment carefully selecting subjects to photograph. The shots look carefully composed, with the various figures positioned almost as if done in a studio. Here's a link to a short publication (19 pages) regarding Gypsies in America, available on Google Books. The information it contains is really interesting, some dealing with gypsies in the greater Boston area:
books.google.com/books?id=L0UKAAAAIAAJ&printsec=front...
The vardo in this image is about the most basic there is... being simply a covered wagon with a drop-front canvas screen. Smaller side panels are fastened with snaps and can be rolled up for increased ventilation.
Here the matriarch of the clan is flashing what is probably her best attempt at a smile for the "dinlow" behind the camera.
T E Marr-No 8924
Gypsy camp at Corey Hill, Brookline, Massachusetts, November 1, 1903.
This is the second in a series of photos of the "Stanley" family, taken November 01, 1903 at a gypsy encampment in Corey Hill Park, Brookline, Massachusetts by Thomas E. Marr, of Tremont Street in Boston. This is one of a set of silver gelatin prints I bought about 40 years ago at a flea market. The seller had a table covered with boxes filled with carefully organized, original T. E. Marr 7.5 x 9.5 inch silver gelatin prints. If I had the money I'd have bought the whole load, and more if he had any. In looking through the lot I discovered a dozen gypsy encampment photos, sequentially numbered by Mr. Marr. I asked if there were more gypsy prints and he said that those were all that were in the huge collection. I bought all twelve. Mr. Marr must have spent an entire day roaming through the encampment carefully selecting subjects to photograph. The shots look carefully composed, with the various figures positioned almost as if done in a studio. Here's a link to a short publication (19 pages) regarding Gypsies in America, available on Google Books. The information it contains is really interesting, some dealing with gypsies in the greater Boston area:
books.google.com/books?id=L0UKAAAAIAAJ&printsec=front...
The vardo in this image is about the most basic there is... being simply a covered wagon with a drop-front canvas screen. Smaller side panels are fastened with snaps and can be rolled up for increased ventilation.
Here the matriarch of the clan is flashing what is probably her best attempt at a smile for the "dinlow" behind the camera.
T E Marr-No 8924