Image: Mary E. Hollister Banning, portrait (00081952)
Description: Portrait of Mary E. Hollister Banning (Mrs. Phineas Banning). Mrs. Banning looks very elegant in a white high-collar lace dress, pearl choker, and cameo. Historical Notes: Mary E. Hollister, born in Ohio in 1848, was a wealthy heiress from a prominent ranch family. She married General Phineas Banning in 1870 - two years after Banning's first wife, Rebecca died after giving birth to their eighth child. Mary and Phineas would eventually have three children of their own, three girls: Mary H. Banning (1871), Lucy L. Banning (1873), and Ellen M. Banning (1874). Mrs. Banning passed away in Los Angeles, though the date is unknown.
Title: Mary E. Hollister Banning, portrait (00081952)
Credit: http://photos.lapl.org/carlweb/jsp/DoSearch?databaseID=968&index=w&terms=00081952
Author: Mushet Photography.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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