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	[[File:Katherine McClellan2.jpg\|right\|thumb\|500px\|Katherine McClellan Studio, [[~~Park Avenue\|~~Park Avenue]] and [[Old Military Road\|Old Military Road]]]]		[[File:Katherine McClellan2.jpg\|right\|thumb\|500px\|Katherine McClellan Studio, [[Park Avenue]] and [[Old Military Road\|Old Military Road]]]]

	[[File:Katherine McClellan ad.jpg\|right\|thumb\|500px\|\|Advertisement for the Katherine McClellan Studio in the 1903 [[Village directory\|Village directory]]. ]]		[[File:Katherine McClellan ad.jpg\|right\|thumb\|500px\|\|Advertisement for the Katherine McClellan Studio in the 1903 [[Village directory\|Village directory]]. ]]

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	[[File:Harrietstown Hall.jpg\|right\|thumb\|600px\|Looking south on [[~~Main Street\|~~Main Street]] toward the original [[Harrietstown Town Hall\|Harrietstown Hall]], undated. Likely Katherine McClellan.<br>To the right of the town hall are [[Little Joe's\|Little Joe's]] (then Sherrill's Grocery), the [[Donaldson Block\|Donaldson Block]] and the Post Office Pharmacy (then Central Grocery). See [[#Note]] ]]		[[File:Harrietstown Hall.jpg\|right\|thumb\|600px\|Looking south on [[Main Street]] toward the original [[Harrietstown Town Hall\|Harrietstown Hall]], undated. Likely Katherine McClellan.<br>To the right of the town hall are [[Little Joe's\|Little Joe's]] (then Sherrill's Grocery), the [[Donaldson Block\|Donaldson Block]] and the Post Office Pharmacy (then Central Grocery). See [[#Note]] ]]

	'''Katherine Elizabeth McClellan''' was a pioneer woman photographer who began her career in the Adirondacks.		'''Katherine Elizabeth McClellan''' was a pioneer woman photographer who began her career in the Adirondacks.

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	The following story appeared in the ''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'' on September 19, 1945 under the headline '''Saranac Girl Hid Bodies of 10 Men Sent by Stranger.'''		The following story appeared in the ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'' on September 19, 1945 under the headline '''Saranac Girl Hid Bodies of 10 Men Sent by Stranger.'''

	"In 1899, a large but ordinary trunk arrived in Saranac Lake village at the home of Miss Katherine E. McClellan. It contained the bodies of eight men killed at Harper's Ferry 43 years before."		"In 1899, a large but ordinary trunk arrived in Saranac Lake village at the home of Miss Katherine E. McClellan. It contained the bodies of eight men killed at Harper's Ferry 43 years before."

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	[[File:Katherine McClellan2.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Katherine McClellan Studio, [[Park Avenue\|Park Avenue]] and [[Old Military Road\|Old Military Road]]]]		[[File:Katherine McClellan2.jpg\|right\|thumb\|500px\|Katherine McClellan Studio, [[Park Avenue\|Park Avenue]] and [[Old Military Road\|Old Military Road]]]]

	[[File:Katherine McClellan ad.jpg\|~~left~~\|thumb\|\|Advertisement for the Katherine McClellan Studio in the 1903 [[Village directory\|Village directory]]. ]]		[[File:Katherine McClellan ad.jpg\|right\|thumb\|500px\|\|Advertisement for the Katherine McClellan Studio in the 1903 [[Village directory\|Village directory]]. ]]

	'''Born: '''August 19, 1859 in Paterson, New Jersey, a daughter of[[ Ezra S. McClellan \| Ezra S. McClellan ]]and Catherine Kinsell		'''Born: '''August 19, 1859 in Paterson, New Jersey, a daughter of[[ Ezra S. McClellan \| Ezra S. McClellan ]]and Catherine Kinsell
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	[[File:Harrietstown Hall.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Looking south on [[Main Street\|Main Street]] toward the original [[Harrietstown Hall\|Harrietstown Hall]], undated. Likely Katherine McClellan.<br>To the right of the town hall are [[Little Joe's\|Little Joe's]] (then Sherrill's Grocery), the [[Donaldson Block\|Donaldson Block]] and the Post Office Pharmacy (then Central Grocery). See [[~~#Note\|~~#Note]]]]~~'''Katherine Elizabeth McClellan''' was a pioneer woman photographer who began her career in the Adirondacks.~~		[[File:Harrietstown Hall.jpg\|right\|thumb\|600px\|Looking south on [[Main Street\|Main Street]] toward the original [[Harrietstown Town Hall\|Harrietstown Hall]], undated. Likely Katherine McClellan.<br>To the right of the town hall are [[Little Joe's\|Little Joe's]] (then Sherrill's Grocery), the [[Donaldson Block\|Donaldson Block]] and the Post Office Pharmacy (then Central Grocery). See [[#Note]] ]]

	[[File:Crowd at Riverside Inn.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Crowd in front of the Riverside Inn (left), F. M. Bull's Drugs (right). It appears that firemen are engaged in a contest at the old Main Street bridge, Maple Hill behind (undated, See [[~~#note\|~~#note]]\|)]]Katherine Elizabeth McClellan was a native of New Jersey, the daughter of Dr. [[Ezra S. McClellan\|Ezra S.]] and [[Catherine McClellan\|Catherine McClellan]]. She pursued her career in professional photography soon after her graduation from Smith College in Northhampton, Massachusetts in 1882. Her favorite subject was the scenery of the Adirondacks, though she also produced fine portraits. [[Katherine McClellan Studio\|Her studio]] was at the corner of Old Military Road and Park Avenue. While living in the Adirondacks, she produced artistic booklets of views of Keene Valley and of the John Brown Farm in North Elba. She later returned to Massachusetts, where she had attended Smith College, set up a studio there and became the college's official photographer. She took iconic portraits of such famous visitors as Henry James.		'''Katherine Elizabeth McClellan''' was a pioneer woman photographer who began her career in the Adirondacks.

			[[File:Crowd at Riverside Inn.jpg\|right\|thumb\|600px\|Crowd in front of the Riverside Inn (left), F. M. Bull's Drugs (right). It appears that firemen are engaged in a contest at the old Main Street bridge, Maple Hill behind (undated, See [[#note]])]]

			Katherine Elizabeth McClellan was a native of New Jersey, the daughter of Dr. [[Ezra S. McClellan\|Ezra S.]] and [[Catherine McClellan\|Catherine McClellan]]. She pursued her career in professional photography soon after her graduation from Smith College in Northhampton, Massachusetts in 1882. Her favorite subject was the scenery of the Adirondacks, though she also produced fine portraits. [[Katherine McClellan Studio\|Her studio]] was at the corner of Old Military Road and Park Avenue. While living in the Adirondacks, she produced artistic booklets of views of Keene Valley and of the John Brown Farm in North Elba. She later returned to Massachusetts, where she had attended Smith College, set up a studio there and became the college's official photographer. She took iconic portraits of such famous visitors as Henry James.
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	"In 1899, a large but ordinary trunk arrived in Saranac Lake village at the home of Miss Katherine E. McClellan. It contained the bodies of eight men killed at Harper's Ferry 43 years before."		"In 1899, a large but ordinary trunk arrived in Saranac Lake village at the home of Miss Katherine E. McClellan. It contained the bodies of eight men killed at Harper's Ferry 43 years before."

	[[File:Farm.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|An unidentified farm. Undated. (See [[#Note\|Note]]\|)]]At the time, Miss McClellan operated a photo studio and was well known for her pictures of Adirondack scenery. She was also known at the John Brown farm in Lake Placid because she sold illustrated sketches there that she had done of Brown.		[[File:Farm.jpg\|right\|thumb\|600px\|An unidentified farm. Undated. (See [[#Note\|Note]])]]

			At the time, Miss McClellan operated a photo studio and was well known for her pictures of Adirondack scenery. She was also known at the John Brown farm in Lake Placid because she sold illustrated sketches there that she had done of Brown.

	"It was this association with the place that led to her receiving a letter from a stranger, who revealed to her his rather startling plan to exhume the bones of several of John Brown's followers and have them brought to North Elba to be buried beside their leader."		"It was this association with the place that led to her receiving a letter from a stranger, who revealed to her his rather startling plan to exhume the bones of several of John Brown's followers and have them brought to North Elba to be buried beside their leader."

	[[File:Bloomingdale Episcopal.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale's [[Episcopal_Church_of_the_Redeemer\|Episcopal Church of the Redeemer]]. This negative was especially damaged, and some of the damage has been removed. (See [[#Note \|Note]]\|)]]~~<br>~~The stranger was Dr. Thomas Featherstonhaugh of Washington, D.C,. who begged Miss McClellan and finally convinced her to help him carry out the scheme. He said he could not leave Washington. Miss McClellan apparently later had grave misgivings about what she was getting involved in as the ''Enterprise'' story related: "She worked with a constant fear of discovery and interference of the authorities". The bodies had been taken from the grave without the knowledge or consent of anyone except for the owner of the land where they were buried.		[[File:Bloomingdale Episcopal.jpg\|right\|thumb\|600px\|Bloomingdale's [[Episcopal_Church_of_the_Redeemer\|Episcopal Church of the Redeemer]]. This negative was especially damaged, and some of the damage has been removed. (See [[#Note \|Note]])]]

			The stranger was Dr. Thomas Featherstonhaugh of Washington, D.C,. who begged Miss McClellan and finally convinced her to help him carry out the scheme. He said he could not leave Washington. Miss McClellan apparently later had grave misgivings about what she was getting involved in as the ''Enterprise'' story related: "She worked with a constant fear of discovery and interference of the authorities". The bodies had been taken from the grave without the knowledge or consent of anyone except for the owner of the land where they were buried.

	"Of the twenty-two men who took part in the Harper's Ferry attack, seven were captured and hanged, five escaped, and ten were killed. Two of the bodies in the last group were given to a medical college for dissection."		"Of the twenty-two men who took part in the Harper's Ferry attack, seven were captured and hanged, five escaped, and ten were killed. Two of the bodies in the last group were given to a medical college for dissection."
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	A six-page article on Katherine Elizabeth McClellan, titled "Straight Shooter," appeared in the July/August 1993 issue of ''Adirondack Life''. The author, Elizabeth Folwell, notes that McClellan's glass-plate negatives and prints are preserved at Smith College Archives and Historic Northampton, both in Northampton, Massachusetts; Clinton County Historical Society, in Plattsburgh; and the Adirondack Collection, at the Saranac Lake Free Library.[[File:Bloomingdale Village.jpg\|thumb\|\|An early view of Bloomingdale. At left, across the dark course of the Sumner Brook stands ~~[[Bloomingdale_United_Methodist_Church\|~~Bloomingdale United Methodist Church]]. Undated, but before 1903. (See [[#note~~\|#note]]\|~~).]]		A six-page article on Katherine Elizabeth McClellan, titled "Straight Shooter," appeared in the July/August 1993 issue of ''Adirondack Life''. The author, Elizabeth Folwell, notes that McClellan's glass-plate negatives and prints are preserved at Smith College Archives and Historic Northampton, both in Northampton, Massachusetts; Clinton County Historical Society, in Plattsburgh; and the Adirondack Collection, at the Saranac Lake Free Library.

			[[File:Bloomingdale Village.jpg\|thumb\|908x908px\|An early view of Bloomingdale. At left, across the dark course of the Sumner Brook stands Bloomingdale United Methodist Church. Undated, but before 1903. (See #note).]]

	'''Note:''' The five photographs above are from a collection of glass plate negatives donated to [[Historic_Saranac_Lake\|Historic Saranac Lake]] by [[George_Outcault\|George]] and [[Julie_Outcalt\|Julie Outcalt]]. The collection was transferred to the [[Adirondack_Room\|Adirondack Room]] at the [[Saranac_Lake_Free_Library\|Saranac Lake Free Library]] for preservation and are currently housed within their collection. The negatives were attributed to Katherine McClellan for the following reasons:		'''Note:''' The five photographs above are from a collection of glass plate negatives donated to [[Historic_Saranac_Lake\|Historic Saranac Lake]] by [[George_Outcault\|George]] and [[Julie_Outcalt\|Julie Outcalt]]. The collection was transferred to the [[Adirondack_Room\|Adirondack Room]] at the [[Saranac_Lake_Free_Library\|Saranac Lake Free Library]] for preservation and are currently housed within their collection. The negatives were attributed to Katherine McClellan for the following reasons:
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	'''External Links'''		'''External Links'''
	* Smithipedia: [[https://sophia.smith.edu/blog/smithipedia/faculty-staff/mcclellan-katherine-elizabeth/\|Katherine Elizabeth McClellan]]		* Smithipedia: [https://sophia.smith.edu/blog/smithipedia/faculty-staff/mcclellan-katherine-elizabeth/ Katherine Elizabeth McClellan]
	* ''~~''[~~[https://adirondack.pastperfectonline.com/library/56226582-0B35-4EAC-963D-544455787239\|A Hero's Grave in the Adirondacks]], by Katherine Elizabeth McClellan at the Adirondack Experience		* ''[https://adirondack.pastperfectonline.com/library/56226582-0B35-4EAC-963D-544455787239\|A Hero's Grave in the Adirondacks], by Katherine Elizabeth McClellan at the Adirondack Experience
	* ''~~''[~~[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Keene_Valley/Mc0_AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=inauthor:"Katherine+Elizabeth+McClellan"&printsec=frontcover\|In the Heart of the Mountains]], by Katherine Elizabeth McClellan · 1898		* ''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Keene_Valley/Mc0_AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=inauthor:"Katherine+Elizabeth+McClellan"&printsec=frontcover In the Heart of the Mountains], by Katherine Elizabeth McClellan · 1898

	'''Photographs from the Smith College Archives'''		'''Photographs from the Smith College Archives'''

	[[File:~~https://www.smith.edu/libraries/libs/archives/gallery/images/academiclife/~~sc_87chemlab.jpg\|thumb\|\|Elizabeth Spaulding Mason, Associate Prof of Chemistry, Stoddard Hall Laboratory. Photograph by Katherine E. McClellan, 1904.]]		[[File:sc_87chemlab.jpg\|thumb\|600px\|Elizabeth Spaulding Mason, Associate Prof of Chemistry, Stoddard Hall Laboratory. Photograph by Katherine E. McClellan, 1904.]]



	[[File:~~https://www.smith.edu/libraries/libs/archives/gallery/images/womenseducation/~~sc_lab.JPG\|thumb\|\|Science laboratory, 1904. Photograph by Kath. E. McClellan.]]		[[File:sc_lab.JPG\|thumb\|600px\|Science laboratory, 1904. Photograph by Kath. E. McClellan.]]

	[[File:~~https://www.smith.edu/libraries/libs/archives/gallery/images/womenseducation/~~sc_gym1.JPG\|thumb\|\|"Apparatus" work in the Alumnae Gymnasium, 1904. Photograph by Kath. E. McClellan.]]~~<br>~~		[[File:sc_gym1.JPG\|thumb\|600px\|"Apparatus" work in the Alumnae Gymnasium, 1904. Photograph by Kath. E. McClellan.]]

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	[[File:Katherine McClellan2.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Katherine McClellan Studio, [[Park Avenue\|Park Avenue]] and [[Old Military Road\|Old Military Road]]]] [[File:Katherine McClellan ad.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Advertisement for the Katherine McClellan Studio in the 1903 [[Village directory\|Village directory]]. ]]		[[File:Katherine McClellan2.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Katherine McClellan Studio, [[Park Avenue\|Park Avenue]] and [[Old Military Road\|Old Military Road]]]]

			[[File:Katherine McClellan ad.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Advertisement for the Katherine McClellan Studio in the 1903 [[Village directory\|Village directory]]. ]]

	'''Born: '''August 19, 1859 in Paterson, New Jersey, a daughter of[[ Ezra S. McClellan \| Ezra S. McClellan ]]and Catherine Kinsell		'''Born: '''August 19, 1859 in Paterson, New Jersey, a daughter of[[ Ezra S. McClellan \| Ezra S. McClellan ]]and Catherine Kinsell

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	"It was this association with the place that led to her receiving a letter from a stranger, who revealed to her his rather startling plan to exhume the bones of several of John Brown's followers and have them brought to North Elba to be buried beside their leader."		"It was this association with the place that led to her receiving a letter from a stranger, who revealed to her his rather startling plan to exhume the bones of several of John Brown's followers and have them brought to North Elba to be buried beside their leader."

	[[File:Bloomingdale Episcopal.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale's [[~~https://localwiki.org/hsl/~~Episcopal_Church_of_the_Redeemer\|Episcopal Church of the Redeemer]]. This negative was especially damaged, and some of the damage has been removed. (See [[#Note \|Note]]\|)]]<br>The stranger was Dr. Thomas Featherstonhaugh of Washington, D.C,. who begged Miss McClellan and finally convinced her to help him carry out the scheme. He said he could not leave Washington. Miss McClellan apparently later had grave misgivings about what she was getting involved in as the ''Enterprise'' story related: "She worked with a constant fear of discovery and interference of the authorities". The bodies had been taken from the grave without the knowledge or consent of anyone except for the owner of the land where they were buried.		[[File:Bloomingdale Episcopal.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Bloomingdale's [[Episcopal_Church_of_the_Redeemer\|Episcopal Church of the Redeemer]]. This negative was especially damaged, and some of the damage has been removed. (See [[#Note \|Note]]\|)]]<br>The stranger was Dr. Thomas Featherstonhaugh of Washington, D.C,. who begged Miss McClellan and finally convinced her to help him carry out the scheme. He said he could not leave Washington. Miss McClellan apparently later had grave misgivings about what she was getting involved in as the ''Enterprise'' story related: "She worked with a constant fear of discovery and interference of the authorities". The bodies had been taken from the grave without the knowledge or consent of anyone except for the owner of the land where they were buried.

	"Of the twenty-two men who took part in the Harper's Ferry attack, seven were captured and hanged, five escaped, and ten were killed. Two of the bodies in the last group were given to a medical college for dissection."		"Of the twenty-two men who took part in the Harper's Ferry attack, seven were captured and hanged, five escaped, and ten were killed. Two of the bodies in the last group were given to a medical college for dissection."
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	A six-page article on Katherine Elizabeth McClellan, titled "Straight Shooter," appeared in the July/August 1993 issue of ''Adirondack Life''. The author, Elizabeth Folwell, notes that McClellan's glass-plate negatives and prints are preserved at Smith College Archives and Historic Northampton, both in Northampton, Massachusetts; Clinton County Historical Society, in Plattsburgh; and the Adirondack Collection, at the Saranac Lake Free Library.[[File:Bloomingdale Village.jpg\|thumb\|\|An early view of Bloomingdale. At left, across the dark course of the Sumner Brook stands [[~~https://localwiki.org/hsl/~~Bloomingdale_United_Methodist_Church\|Bloomingdale United Methodist Church]]. Undated, but before 1903. (See [[#note\|#note]]\|).]]		A six-page article on Katherine Elizabeth McClellan, titled "Straight Shooter," appeared in the July/August 1993 issue of ''Adirondack Life''. The author, Elizabeth Folwell, notes that McClellan's glass-plate negatives and prints are preserved at Smith College Archives and Historic Northampton, both in Northampton, Massachusetts; Clinton County Historical Society, in Plattsburgh; and the Adirondack Collection, at the Saranac Lake Free Library.[[File:Bloomingdale Village.jpg\|thumb\|\|An early view of Bloomingdale. At left, across the dark course of the Sumner Brook stands [[Bloomingdale_United_Methodist_Church\|Bloomingdale United Methodist Church]]. Undated, but before 1903. (See [[#note\|#note]]\|).]]

	'''Note:''' The five photographs above are from a collection of glass plate negatives donated to [[~~https://localwiki.org/hsl/~~Historic_Saranac_Lake\|Historic Saranac Lake]] by [[~~https://localwiki.org/hsl/~~George_Outcault\|George]] and [[~~https://localwiki.org/hsl/~~Julie_Outcalt\|Julie Outcalt]]. The collection was transferred to the [[~~https://localwiki.org/hsl/~~Adirondack_Room\|Adirondack Room]] at the [[~~https://localwiki.org/hsl/~~Saranac_Lake_Free_Library\|Saranac Lake Free Library]] for preservation and are currently housed within their collection. The negatives were attributed to Katherine McClellan for the following reasons:		'''Note:''' The five photographs above are from a collection of glass plate negatives donated to [[Historic_Saranac_Lake\|Historic Saranac Lake]] by [[George_Outcault\|George]] and [[Julie_Outcalt\|Julie Outcalt]]. The collection was transferred to the [[Adirondack_Room\|Adirondack Room]] at the [[Saranac_Lake_Free_Library\|Saranac Lake Free Library]] for preservation and are currently housed within their collection. The negatives were attributed to Katherine McClellan for the following reasons:

	1.) Location. the plates were found in the crawl space under a cabin or small house known to have been owned by the McClellan Family.		1.) Location. the plates were found in the crawl space under a cabin or small house known to have been owned by the McClellan Family.
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	3.) Format. The size of the plates is not consistent with those used by other known photographs of the period --- Baldwin, etc.		3.) Format. The size of the plates is not consistent with those used by other known photographs of the period --- Baldwin, etc.

	Almost all the plates have been damaged by dampness and paper adhesion. Attribution is by [[~~https://localwiki.org/hsl/~~Mary_B._Hotaling\|Mary B. Hotaling]], researcher and former Executive Director of Historic Saranac Lake, and by [[~~https://localwiki.org/hsl/~~Barbara_Parnass\|Barbara Parnass]], photographer. The full collection of glass plate negatives can be accessed at the Saranac Lake Free Library.		Almost all the plates have been damaged by dampness and paper adhesion. Attribution is by [[Mary_B._Hotaling\|Mary B. Hotaling]], researcher and former Executive Director of Historic Saranac Lake, and by [[Barbara_Parnass\|Barbara Parnass]], photographer. The full collection of glass plate negatives can be accessed at the Saranac Lake Free Library.
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	Born: '''August 19, 1859 in Paterson, New Jersey, a daughter of[[ Ezra S. McClellan \| Ezra S. McClellan ]]and Catherine Kinsell		'''Born: '''August 19, 1859 in Paterson, New Jersey, a daughter of[[ Ezra S. McClellan \| Ezra S. McClellan ]]and Catherine Kinsell

	'''Died:''' September 14, 1934 (An unidentified newspaper clipping gives the date as September 14, 1932, in Sarasota, Florida.) Buried in Orlando, Florida		'''Died:''' September 14, 1934 (An unidentified newspaper clipping gives the date as September 14, 1932, in Sarasota, Florida.) Buried in Orlando, Florida

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			Born: '''August 19, 1859 in Paterson, New Jersey, a daughter of[[ Ezra S. McClellan \| Ezra S. McClellan ]]and Catherine Kinsell

	'''Died:''' September 14, 1934 (An unidentified newspaper clipping gives the date as September 14, 1932, in Sarasota, Florida.) Buried in Orlando, Florida		'''Died:''' September 14, 1934 (An unidentified newspaper clipping gives the date as September 14, 1932, in Sarasota, Florida.) Buried in Orlando, Florida

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	A six-page article on Katherine Elizabeth McClellan, titled "Straight Shooter," appeared in the July/August 1993 issue of ''Adirondack Life''. The author, Elizabeth Folwell, notes that McClellan's glass-plate negatives and prints are preserved at Smith College Archives and Historic Northampton, both in Northampton, Massachusetts; Clinton County Historical Society, in Plattsburgh; and the Adirondack Collection, at the Saranac Lake Free Library.[[File:Bloomingdale Village.jpg\|thumb\|\|An early view of Bloomingdale. At left, across the dark course of the Sumner Brook stands [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Bloomingdale_United_Methodist_Church\|Bloomingdale United Methodist Church]]. Undated, but before 1903. (See [[#note\|#note]]\|).]]		A six-page article on Katherine Elizabeth McClellan, titled "Straight Shooter," appeared in the July/August 1993 issue of ''Adirondack Life''. The author, Elizabeth Folwell, notes that McClellan's glass-plate negatives and prints are preserved at Smith College Archives and Historic Northampton, both in Northampton, Massachusetts; Clinton County Historical Society, in Plattsburgh; and the Adirondack Collection, at the Saranac Lake Free Library.[[File:Bloomingdale Village.jpg\|thumb\|\|An early view of Bloomingdale. At left, across the dark course of the Sumner Brook stands [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Bloomingdale_United_Methodist_Church\|Bloomingdale United Methodist Church]]. Undated, but before 1903. (See [[#note\|#note]]\|).]]

	'''Note:'''~~[[None\|None]]~~ The five photographs above are from a collection of glass plate negatives donated to [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Historic_Saranac_Lake\|Historic Saranac Lake]] by [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/George_Outcault\|George]] and [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Julie_Outcalt\|Julie Outcalt]]. The collection was transferred to the [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Adirondack_Room\|Adirondack Room]] at the [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Saranac_Lake_Free_Library\|Saranac Lake Free Library]] for preservation and are currently housed within their collection. The negatives were attributed to Katherine McClellan for the following reasons:		'''Note:''' The five photographs above are from a collection of glass plate negatives donated to [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Historic_Saranac_Lake\|Historic Saranac Lake]] by [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/George_Outcault\|George]] and [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Julie_Outcalt\|Julie Outcalt]]. The collection was transferred to the [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Adirondack_Room\|Adirondack Room]] at the [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/Saranac_Lake_Free_Library\|Saranac Lake Free Library]] for preservation and are currently housed within their collection. The negatives were attributed to Katherine McClellan for the following reasons:

	1.) Location. the plates were found in the crawl space under a cabin or small house known to have been owned by the McClellan Family.		1.) Location. the plates were found in the crawl space under a cabin or small house known to have been owned by the McClellan Family.

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	* Smithipedia: [[https://sophia.smith.edu/blog/smithipedia/faculty-staff/mcclellan-katherine-elizabeth/\|Katherine Elizabeth McClellan]]		* Smithipedia: [[https://sophia.smith.edu/blog/smithipedia/faculty-staff/mcclellan-katherine-elizabeth/\|Katherine Elizabeth McClellan]]
	* ''''[[https://adirondack.pastperfectonline.com/library/56226582-0B35-4EAC-963D-544455787239\|A Hero's Grave in the Adirondacks]], by Katherine Elizabeth McClellan at the Adirondack Experience		* ''''[[https://adirondack.pastperfectonline.com/library/56226582-0B35-4EAC-963D-544455787239\|A Hero's Grave in the Adirondacks]], by Katherine Elizabeth McClellan at the Adirondack Experience
	* ''''[[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Keene_Valley/Mc0_AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=inauthor:~~%22Katherine~~+Elizabeth+McClellan~~%22~~&printsec=frontcover\|In the Heart of the Mountains]], by Katherine Elizabeth McClellan · 1898		* ''''[[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Keene_Valley/Mc0_AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=inauthor:"Katherine+Elizabeth+McClellan"&printsec=frontcover\|In the Heart of the Mountains]], by Katherine Elizabeth McClellan · 1898

	'''Photographs from the Smith College Archives'''		'''Photographs from the Smith College Archives'''

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	[[File:Katherine McClellan2.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Katherine McClellan Studio, [[Park Avenue\|Park Avenue]] and [[Old Military Road\|Old Military Road]]]] [[File:Katherine McClellan ad.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Advertisement for the Katherine McClellan Studio in the 1903 [[Village directory\|Village directory]]. ]]		[[File:Katherine McClellan2.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Katherine McClellan Studio, [[Park Avenue\|Park Avenue]] and [[Old Military Road\|Old Military Road]]]]

			[[File:Katherine McClellan ad.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Advertisement for the Katherine McClellan Studio in the 1903 [[Village directory\|Village directory]]. ]]

	'''Born: '''August 19, 1859 in Paterson, New Jersey, a daughter of[[ Ezra S. McClellan \| Ezra S. McClellan ]]and Catherine Kinsell		'''Born: '''August 19, 1859 in Paterson, New Jersey, a daughter of[[ Ezra S. McClellan \| Ezra S. McClellan ]]and Catherine Kinsell