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The Great Eclipse
The Great Eclipse

The Great Eclipse

Unidentified artist, American, late 19th century
Medium/TechniqueStereocard, albumen prints mounted to card stock
Credit LineEdward Jackson Holmes Collection—Bequest of Mrs. Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession number65.3322
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ClassificationsPhotographs
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InscriptionsVerso: printed label: "The Heavens Declare the Glory of God; and the Firmament Sheweth His Handy Work." "The Event of a Thousand Years, The Great Eclipse."ProvenanceOliver Wendell Holmes (b. 1809 – d. 1894), Boston; by descent to his grandson, Edward Jackson Holmes (b. 1873 – d. 1950), Boston; 1950, bequeathed by Edward Jackson Holmes to his widow, Mary Stacy Beaman Holmes (b. 1875 – d. 1964), Boston; 1965, bequest of Mrs. Holmes to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 1, 2015)
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