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Gift of John Gambell, 2005.181.43  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Welles Children
Gift of John Gambell, 2005.181.43 © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Welles Children

PhotographerPhotographed by Richard S. DeLamater American, 1833 - 1915
Date1889-1904
MediumPhotography; albumen prints on paper, collodion prints on paper, some on cardboard mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 1/2 x 9 1/4in. (14 x 23.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 9 1/4in. (14 x 23.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 1/2 x 10in. (16.5 x 25.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of John Gambell
DescriptionFormal studio portraits of the children of Mary Patton Welles and other members of the Welles family include many pictures of small boys, small girls, and infants. In some portraits, boys are wearing sailor suits and hats. In many portraits, girls have ribbon bows in their hair. One photograph includes a dog. One includes a wicker armchair.
Object number2005.181.43-.52
Inscribed2005.181.43: On verso, in black ink, "Carolyn Aiken Welles"
2005.181.44: On verso, in black ink, "Margaret Welles / Christmas 1904"
2005.181.45: On verso, in black ink, "Martin Rice Welles / 6 yrs."
2005.181.46: "Dorothy 8 wks / Welles and Aunt Mary Cotton Welles"
2005.181.47: On verso, in black ink, Carolyn Aiken Welles / 3 yrs. - Margaret Stanley Welles / 8 months - Martin Rice Welles / 6 yrs"
2005.181.48: On verso, in black ink, "Carolyn Aiken Welles 6 months / Martin Rice Welles 3 yrs. 4 mos."
2005.181.49: On verso, in black ink, "Mother and Margaret"; in pencil, "E.S.W." "Mercy D.A. Welles" "[Margaret] S. Welles"
2005.181.50: On verso, in black ink, "Martin Rice Welles / May 11 1889 / Ten weeks old"
2005.181.51: On verso, in pencil, "Margaret Stanley Welles"
2005.181.52: On verso, in black ink, "Mary Patton Welles / Carolyn 8 yrs / Margaret 6 yrs / May 2 1/2 yrs."
All photographs, on verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of John Gambell, 20053181.72  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Baumann Studio
    early 20th century
    Gift of John Gambell, 2005.181.82  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Horace L. Bundy
    1886-1903
    Gift of John Gambell, 2005.181.75  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Elmer Chickering
    late 19th century
    Gift of John Gambell, 2005.181.85  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Moreno & Lopez
    about 1895
    Gift of John Gambell, 2005.181.53  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Fred Boissonnas
    early 20th century
    Gift of John Gambell, 2005.181.1  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Richard S. DeLamater
    1883
    Gift of Edith Cowles Poor, 2008.38.56  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Henry Rocher
    1870-1930
    Gift of John Gambell, 2005.181.14  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Dana
    early 20th century
    Gift of John Gambell, 2005.181.60  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Fabian Bachrach
    early 20th century