Photograph
Governess for Dousman Family
| Seated full-length portrait of the "French governess for the Dousman family children." On the back of the cabinet card: the imprint of F.W. Guerin, Photographer, Cor. 12th and Washington Ave, St Louis, and a hand-printed name: "M. Leocadi" |
| Image ID: | 71897 |
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| Creation Date: | date unknown |
| Creator Name: | Guerin, F. W. |
| City: | St Louis |
| County: | |
| State: | Missouri |
| Collection Name: | Dousman family photographs, circa 1856-1953 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 3945.63 folder 2/4 |
| Original Dimensions: | 4 x 6 inches |
| St Louis City Directories show F.W. Guerin at the Washington Ave address between 1883-1892. A search on Ancestry.com found the name Leocadi only post-1900 for people born in Italy. But Leocadia is the name of a Spanish saint. In the 1900 Census there's a Mary Leocadia in St. Louis at 1406 S Tenth St, age 38, born Nov 1861 in NY, both parents born Ireland; she's single, a cook, living with school teachers. In the 1899-1900 St. Louis City Directory, St. Vincent de Paul Parochial School for Girls is at that address, next door to St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church at 1408 S Tenth St. The teachers are all single, named Mary plus a saint's name, indicating that they are nuns. But this woman is not wearing a habit, so she may not be the same person in the census. |
| Clothing and dress |
| Dresses |
| Chairs |
| Fireplaces |
| Interior decoration |
| Teachers |
| Indoor photography |
| Portrait photography |
| Women |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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