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William Henry Brown
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William Henry Brown

Photographer (American)
Date1908-1915
MediumPhotography; carbon print on paper on card with tissue paper in paper folder
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 3/4 x 3 5/8in. (14.6 x 9.2cm) Sheet (height x width): 10 3/4 x 6 3/4in. (27.3 x 17.1cm) Folder (height x width): 10 7/8 x 7in. (27.6 x 17.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Virginia Bauer
Object number2001.120.7
DescriptionThree-quarter-length studio portrait of a man with a mustache. He has a ring on his left hand, and appears to be holding a pocket watch.
NotesSubject Note: William Henry Brown was born in Warwick, Rhode Island, on 5 September 1869. Lora Whitney Lakin was born 13 April 1882 in Harrisville, New Hampshire. They married on 6 August 1908. William Henry Brown died in Torrington, Connecticut on 25 May 1959, and Lora Lakin Brown died in Asheville, North Carolina, in July 1975.

Date Note: Date based on wedding date, as he appears to be wearing a wedding band.
Status
Not on view
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