Portraits of Unknown People by Connecticut Photographers
PhotographerPhotographed by
Richard S. DeLamater
(American, 1833 - 1915)
PhotographerPhotographed by
DeLamater & Son
(American)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Curtis F. McIntosh
(American, 1851 - 1923)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Frederick J. Moore
(American)
PhotographerPhotographed by
George C. Phelps
(American, active 1870 - after 1889)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Herbert Randall
(American, 1850 - 1926)
PhotographerPhotographed by
H. J. Rodgers
(American, 1831 - 1905)
Datemid 19th-early 20th century
MediumPhotography; albumen prints on paper on cardboard mounts; collodion prints on paper on cardboard mounts; platinum prints on paper on cardboard mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 1/2 x 4 3/4in. (14 x 12.1cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 5 3/8in. (14 x 13.7cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 8 7/8 x 5 7/8in. (22.5 x 14.9cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Charlene Stephens
Object number2011.227.21-.40
DescriptionFormal studio portraits of unknown men, women, a young girl, and an infant. The photographs were taken in Hartford, Middletown, New Britain, and New Haven. One woman is wearing a feather boa. One woman is wearing eyeglasses (a pince-nez) and holds a young baby. One woman wears an elaborate hat. One double portrait shows a man with a mustache and a woman wearing a cameo on the neck of her dress.
Status
Not on view
