Historical Portrait
Mary Canepa, 1922

Archive record
Historical portrait of Mary Canepa holding a newborn infant, taken in 1922. Public-domain photograph from California archival collection.
About this photograph
The archive record identifies the subject as Mary Canepa and places the photograph in 1922. She holds a newborn infant, though the child's identity and relationship to her are not stated in the record.
The photograph comes from the Monterey Public Library's collection and was digitised through California Revealed, a statewide programme that makes material from California libraries, archives, museums and historical societies publicly available online.
No further information about Mary Canepa or the circumstances of the photograph appears in the available documentation.
Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.
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