Sipprell Family Picnic at Niagara Falls

Francis J. Sipprell (1878-1958)

Date

ca. 1925, printed ca. 1975
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Contributors

Printed by Allen F. Sipprell
Dimensions

Image: 5 x 7 in.
Inscriptions

Verso:
u.l. to u.r. in graphite: Family picnic - Canadian side Niagara River \ mid 20's
u.c. to c. in graphite: Miss Beers in hat, me on stomach \ facing Clara. My brother Paul \ flying a Balloon out the \ back.
c.l. to c.r. in graphite: I don't remember whether Irina was \ there and made the picture or if my father \ used a self timer on the camera. He \ looks as though he might have jumped \ in at the last moment.
Collection Name

Clara E. Sipprell Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Purchase through gift of The Dorothea Leonhardt Fund of the Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc.
Accession Number

P1984.1.1421
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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