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Museum purchase, 2006.93.40. © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Group Portraits with Members of the Williams Family
Museum purchase, 2006.93.40. © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Group Portraits with Members of the Williams Family

Date1900-1920
MediumPhotography; collodion prints on paper on cardboard mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 9/16 x 9 1/8in. (19.2 x 23.2cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 7 9/16 x 9 1/8in. (19.2 x 23.2cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 11 1/2 x 14in. (29.2 x 35.6cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionStudio group portraits of men wearing suits, shirts, and neckties. Some men have beards or mustaches. One man wears eyeglasses. In one photograph, the men wear ribbons inscribed "GRAND LODGE / I.O.O.F. / OF CONNECTICUT". In the other, they wear circular medals hanging from ribbons. One photograph includes a painted backdrop and a fur rug.
Object number2006.93.39-.40
Inscribed2006.93.39, on verso, in blue ink, "Fred Williams (Cora Alderman's husband) Sitting - 1st from left."; lower right, in pencil, accession number.

2006.93.40, on verso, in black ink, "Odd Fellows Group Bristol, Connecticut (?)"; in blue ink, "Rob Williams / Aunt Cora's brother-in-law / (Fred Williams brother)"; lower right, in pencil, accession number.
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