Copyright	Oshkosh Public Museum
Description	albumen print on petite card of Adeline Olcott.
Medium	Cardstock/Photographic Paper/Ink
Notes	Bust view of Adeline Olcott. She wears a black dress with mutton sleeves. She wears her gray hair braided on top of her head. Adeline Olcott was probably born in Moriah, NY. Her father brought the family to Oshkosh in 1847 where he operated a tavern and later farmed. Olcott and her sister Mary Ann became associated with it in 1870. The city finally passed an ordinance for one in 1895 when it located in City Hall. In 1899 they moved to the Barber House. She died October 7, 1911.
Object ID	P2002.3.113
Object Name	Petite Card
People	Olcott, Adeline
Place	Oshkosh, WI
Print size	4 " x 2 1/2"
Subjects	Portrait photographs Female Librarians Oshkosh Public Library Pioneers Old School Girls Club
Title	Adeline Olcott
Year Range from	1893
Year range to	1895

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