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Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.31  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Amos M. Collins
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.31 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Amos M. Collins

Photographer (American, 1856 - 1902)
Dateabout 1885
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper, on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 3/4 x 2 7/8in. (9.5 x 7.3cm) Mount (height x width): 6 7/16 x 4 1/4in. (16.4 x 10.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
Object number2011.63.31
DescriptionBust-length portrait of an elderly man with white hair wearing a shirt,vest, and necktie.
NotesSubject Note: Amos Morris Collins was born on 30 March 1788 and died on 10 March 1858. He was married to Mary Lyman. They were the parents of Erastus Collins. (Ruocco, 2/11/12)

Date Note: Although Charles T. Stuart took this photograph in the 1870s, the portrait on which it is based dates to the late 1850s. (Ruocco, 2/11/12)
Status
Not on view