John R. Tracy
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Dateabout 1850
MediumPhotography; salt print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 x 3 1/2in. (12.7 x 8.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 5/8 x 6 1/2in. (21.9 x 16.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 8 3/4 x 7 5/8in. (22.2 x 19.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 5/8 x 6 1/2in. (21.9 x 16.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 8 3/4 x 7 5/8in. (22.2 x 19.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Monika Pfeiffer and Robert Donais
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a young man with a beard. He is wearing a coat, shirt, and necktie.
Object number2011.203.0
InscribedOn verso, in pencil, "John R. Tracy / Class of 1839" "Return to / Miss Charlotte G. Tracy / 80 Kensington St. / Hfd."; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: John Ripley Tracy was born in 1821. He attended Trinity College, graduating in 1839. Shortly after graduation, he formed a partnership with Thomas J. Fales for the manufacture of railroad cars in Hartford. The partnership lasted until 1852, when John S. Gray became Fales' partner and the business name became Fales & Gray. Tracy was married to Charlotte Gray, possibly a relative of John S. Gray. He served on the coroner's jury following the explosion at Fales & Gray's factory on 2 May 1854. He died on 17 October 1855. (Finlay 5/27/2011)Subject Terms
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