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Cyrus Oscar Sutton (1858-1957) was a native of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania and worked as chief clerk for the Connell Anthracite Mining Company. Sutton married Ida Hughes in 1886 and the couple had four children, all of whom died in infancy. Initially trained as a school teacher, he taught in Uti...
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| Collection: | Cyrus Sutton Photographs |
| Collection Number: | 3947 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
| Online Access: | Link to finding aid |
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4.6 Linear feet ; 12 boxes |
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Cyrus Oscar Sutton (1858-1957) was a native of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania and worked as chief clerk for the Connell Anthracite Mining Company. Sutton married Ida Hughes in 1886 and the couple had four children, all of whom died in infancy. Initially trained as a school teacher, he taught in Utica, New York; Newark, New Jersey; and Johnstown, Pennsylvania before settling in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Sutton was also a keen amateur photographer who often undertook trips for the Lackawanna Historical Society to photograph historical structures in the region.
The Cyrus Sutton photographs collection consists of photograph albums complied by Cyrus Sutton from the 1910s through the 1940s. The photographs depict historic buildings, structures, mining facilities, and nature scenes from Lackawanna County and the surrounding region as well as documenting several trips to New England, northern Virginia, and the rest of Pennsylvania. The photographs also significantly document the covered bridges of Pennsylvania and certain areas in New York and New England. |