"She took the last step upward and, standing in the doorway trembling, said softly: 'Come home, children. Nancy! Gilbert! Kathleen! Peterbird!' "

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Title
"She took the last step upward and, standing in the doorway trembling, said softly: 'Come home, children. Nancy! Gilbert! Kathleen! Peterbird!' "
Names
Stephens, Alice Barber, 1858-1932 (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Costume -- 1910s

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1910
Topics
Women -- Clothing & dress -- 1910-1919
Hats -- 1910-1919
Clothing & dress -- 1910-1919
Coats -- 1910-1919
Children -- Clothing & dress -- 1910-1919
Girls -- 1910-1919
Boys -- 1910-1919
Houses -- 1910-1919
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Written on border: "Dec. 1, 1910, illus. by Alice Barber Stephens for 'Mother Carey's Chickens' by Kate Douglass Wiggin"
Source note: Ladies home journal. (Philadelphia, Penn. : Curtis Publishing Co., 1887-).
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : b ; 17 x 22 cm. (6 3/4 x 8 1/2 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17122179
Barcode: 33333159247630
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b795a930-c547-012f-47b7-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

1858
2026
  • 1858: Creator Born
  • 1910: Issued
  • 1932: Creator Died
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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The New York Public Library. ""She took the last step upward and, standing in the doorway trembling, said softly" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1910. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-ef8c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. ""She took the last step upward and, standing in the doorway trembling, said softly" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 20, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-ef8c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The New York Public Library. (1910). "She took the last step upward and, standing in the doorway trembling, said softly Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-ef8c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-ef8c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99 | title= (still image) "She took the last step upward and, standing in the doorway trembling, said softly, (1910) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=February 20, 2025 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

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