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Gift of Mary Edwards, 1983.144.2.8 © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Edwards Family Album
Gift of Mary Edwards, 1983.144.2.8 © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Edwards Family Album

Photographer (American, 1831 - 1905)
Photographer (American, 1860 - 1863)
Date1860s
MediumPhotograph album; albumen prints on paper on cardboard carte de visite mounts, in photograph album
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 x 2 1/2in. (10.2 x 6.4cm) Sheet (height x width): 5 3/4 x 4 1/2in. (14.6 x 11.4cm) Other (height x width x depth): 6 x 5 x 1 3/4in. (15.2 x 12.7 x 4.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mary Edwards
Object number1983.144.2.1-.32
DescriptionFormal studio portraits of the Edwards family. Other surnames include Holcomb, Cooley, Rowley, Latimer, Hayes, Kinney, Morris, Wells, Porter, White, Kendall, Dickinson, Howes, Bushnell, McGlaflin, Colton. Photograph album also includes portraits of Charles E. McGlaflin and J. M. Morris wearing their Civil War uniforms.
NotesSubject Notes: 1983.144.2.30 is a photograph of Charles E. McGlaflin of Hartford. McGlaflin enlisted in the United States Army on April 18, 1861 and mustered into Rifle Company A, First Connecticut Volunteers as a private. On July 1, 1862 McGlaflin was promoted to Sergeant. He re-enlisted under Veteran status on February 17, 1864. On September 19, 1864 he was wounded at Winchester, Virginia. McGlaflin was discharged from the Army on December 2, 1864.
Status
Not on view