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Gift of G. Fox & Co., 1949.2.24 © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Gideon Welles
Gift of G. Fox & Co., 1949.2.24 © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Gideon Welles

Subject (American, 1802 - 1878)
Photographer
Dateabout 1862
MediumPhotography; Salted paper print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 1/2 x 7 1/8in. (24.1 x 18.1cm) Sheet (height x width): 9 1/2 x 7 1/8in. (24.1 x 18.1cm) Mount (height x width): 9 1/2 x 7 1/8in. (24.1 x 18.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of G. Fox & Co.
Object number1949.2.24
DescriptionThree-quarter length studio portait of an elderly man with a beard. He is seated, facing left.
Collections
NotesDate Note: The photograph was probably taken while Welles was in Washington, D.C., serving as Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy.
Status
Not on view
Gift of Edgar Welles, 1905.1.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
Gideon Welles
Gideon Welles
Gift of Mrs. Carolyn W. Ellis. 1973.17.0.8, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Roger Welles, Jr.
Rear Admiral Roger Welles
Gift of Roger P. Welles, 1974.51.13, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain.
Roger Welles, Jr.
Rear Admiral Roger Welles
Book Cover
Book Cover
Gideon Welles
Borne
Borne
Gideon Welles
1855-1865
Gift of Roger Patton Welles, 1972.8.2, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Roger Welles, Jr.
Rear Admiral Roger Welles
1913
Bequest of George Dudley Seymour, 1945.1.19, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Abigail Hurlbut Welles
Abigail Hurlbut Welles
about 1914-1915
Gift of Roger P. Welles, 1972.8.8.10 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Spanish-American War medals
Rear Admiral Roger Welles
1898-1903
Gift of Roger Patton Welles, 1961.104.1 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Wethersfield Plan
Roger Patton Welles
about 1961
Gift of Roger P. Welles, 1972.8.8.6 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Naval Review badge
Rear Admiral Roger Welles
1912
2000.175.6 © 2001The Connecticut Historical Society.
Gideon Welles
Unknown
about 1865
Gift of Roger P. Welles, 1972.8.8.8 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Navy Cross medal
Rear Admiral Roger Welles
after 1917
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