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Gift of Clifford T. Alderman  2012.233.48  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Henry Clay Parker
Gift of Clifford T. Alderman 2012.233.48 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Henry Clay Parker

Photographer (American, 1887 - 1889)
Date1861-1864
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 3/4 x 1 3/4in. (7 x 4.4cm) Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 1/4in. (8.9 x 5.7cm) Mount (height x width): 3 3/4 x 2 3/8in. (9.5 x 6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
Object number2012.233.48
DescriptionThree-quarter length portrait of a man wearing a military uniform. He is seated with his legs crossed and has a full beard and mustache.
NotesSubject Note: Henry Clay Parker was from Essex, Connecticut. He enlisted, and was mustered into the Seventh Regiment Infantry, Company A as a Private on September 5, 1861. He re-enlisted on December 22, 1863. He was promoted to Corporal on April 6, 1864. In May of 1864 he was killed at the Battle of Drury's Bluff, Virginia. (Ruocco, 04/21/12)
Status
Not on view