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Gift of John Gambell, 2005.181.43  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Welles Children
Gift of John Gambell, 2005.181.43 © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Welles Children

Photographer (American, 1833 - 1915)
Date1889-1904
MediumPhotography; albumen prints on paper, collodion prints on paper, some on cardboard mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 1/2 x 9 1/4in. (14 x 23.5cm) Sheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 9 1/4in. (14 x 23.5cm) Mount (height x width): 6 1/2 x 10in. (16.5 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of John Gambell
Object number2005.181.43-.52
DescriptionFormal studio portraits of the children of Mary Patton Welles and other members of the Welles family include many pictures of small boys, small girls, and infants. In some portraits, boys are wearing sailor suits and hats. In many portraits, girls have ribbon bows in their hair. One photograph includes a dog. One includes a wicker armchair.
Status
Not on view
Gift of John Gambell, 20053181.72  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Baumann Studio
early 20th century
Gift of John Gambell, 2005.181.75  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Elmer Chickering
late 19th century
Gift of John Gambell, 2005.181.1  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard S. DeLamater
1883
Gift of John Gambell, 2005.181.53  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Fred Boissonnas
early 20th century
Gift of John Gambell, 2005.181.85  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Moreno & Lopez
about 1895
Gift of Charlene Stephens, 2011.227.24  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard S. DeLamater
mid 19th-early 20th century
Gift of John Gambell, 2005.181.14  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Dana
early 20th century
Gift of the George Keller family, 2014.9.62  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard S. DeLamater
1888-1968