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Gift of Clifford T. Alderman  2012.233.29  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Watson C. Hitchcock
Gift of Clifford T. Alderman 2012.233.29 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Watson C. Hitchcock

Date1862-1865
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 5/8 x 2 1/16in. (9.2 x 5.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/8 x 2 1/16in. (9.2 x 5.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 3/8in. (10.2 x 6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
DescriptionFull-length portrait of a young man wearing a military overcoat and cap. He is standing with his left hand on his hip, his right hand resting on the back of a chair. Patterned drapery with a tassel is in the right background.
Object number2012.233.29
NotesSubject Note: Watson C. Hitchcock of Prospect was mustered in as a corporal in the Twentieth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry on September 8 1862. He was reduced to ranks on April 24 1863 and mustered out on June 13 1865. (Finlay 4/17/2012)
On View
Not on view
Gift of Clifford T. Alderman, 2012.233.56  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
I. G. Steiger's Photograph Gallery
1862-1865
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Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries
Gift of Clifford T. Alderman  2012.233.46  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries
1862-1865
Son of Temperance.
Kelloggs & Comstock
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The Brave at Home.  No. 2.
E.B. & E.C. Kellogg
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Gift of Elizabeth Dixon Welling, 1949.4.89, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries