George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
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Greta Kuriger
Repository
George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Identification
C0186
Title
George B. Holsinger photograph collection 1860s-1900s
This collection contains forty photographs including tintypes and cartes de visit mounted on paper backings, taken by unknown
photographers, depicting portraits of George B. Holsinger. This collection provides a unique look at a man aging as well as
changes in photographic processes through the late 1800s.
George B. Holsinger (1857-1908) was a composer and music teacher originally from Pennsylvania. From 1882 to 1898 he was director
of the music department at Bridgewater College in Virginia. Over his lifetime he composed over 200 songs and his work includes
"Song Praises" from 1906 and "Psalms and Hymns".
This collection contains forty photographs including tintypes and cartes de visit mounted on paper backings, taken by unknown
photographers, depicting portraits of George B. Holsinger. This collection provides a unique look at a man aging as well as
changes in photographic processes through the late 1800s.