Miscellaneous Portraits
PhotographerPhotographed by
John W. Allderige
American, born 1854
PhotographerPhotographed by
DeLamater & Son
American
PhotographerPhotographed by
George W. Hennigar
PhotographerPhotographed by
Laighton Brothers
PhotographerPhotographed by
Henry Saint John
American, active 1883 - 1889
PhotographerPhotographed by
Charles T. Stuart
American, 1856 - 1902
PhotographerPhotographed by
S. H. Waite
American, 1832 - 1906
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1876-1897
MediumPhotography; albumen prints and platinum prints on paper on cardboard cabinet cards
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 3/4 x 3 7/8in. (14.6 x 9.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 1/4in. (16.5 x 10.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 1/4in. (16.5 x 10.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionBust-length studio portraits of middle-aged and elderly men. Some are bald, some have elaborate mustaches, beards, or sideburns. All wear coats, shirts, and neckties. One man has a pair of eyeglasses hanging from his pocket. Subjects include G.M. Allen of Woodbury, John P. Barstow (?), William S. Beecher, Charles Bennett of Westminster, S.G. Blakeman of Huntington, James T. Brown, R.L. Bullard, John D. Candee, J.W. Carpenter, Jared Counise (?), Lieutenant Governor James D. Dewell, G.H. Clark, Pastor Fenner B. Dickinson, M.B. Fisk, E.S. Goodrich, E.O. Goodwin of East Hartford, Erastus Gay (or Guy), William H. Hammond of Hampton, George M. Harrington, Joseph W. Jones of Thomaston, M.F. Latham, Benjamin H. Lee, George E. Lounsbury, Donald Mann, Joseph A. Rix, George E. Scofield of Greenwich, Charles G.R. Vinal, John L. Wilcox, A.M. Wright, Charles E. Yale of Yalesville. Many were members of the Connecticut legislature.
Object number2006.93.170-.199
InscribedOn bottom of recto or on verso, in pencil or ink, names of sitters, some with town and / or legislative district; on verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numbersNotesMaker Note: Most photographers were taken by DeLamater & Son, Henry St. John, and S.H. Waite.On View
Not on viewJames Sidney Brainard