Emily Collins Scranton, Atwood Collins, and Elinor Collins Mitchell
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Dateabout 1915
MediumPhotograpy; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 1 1/2 x 2 3/8in. (3.8 x 6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 x 3in. (5.1 x 7.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 x 3in. (5.1 x 7.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionAn elderly man and two women are seated on the porch of a house. The man is wearing a straw hat and has a mustache.
Object number2011.63.19
InscribedOn verso, in pencil, "Emily Collins Scranton / Atwood Collins / Elinor Collins Mitchell"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Emily Collins Scranton and Elinor Collins Mitchell were the daughters of Atwood Collins. (Finlay 7/2/2011)Subject Note: Atwood Collins, the eldest son of Erastus Collins, was born in Hartford in 1851. He graduated from Hartford High School and from Yale College in 1873. He worked in the family dry goods business for a few years, then went to Columbia Law School and was admited to the Hartford Bar in 1880. He left practice the same year and began dealing in stocks and bonds. He was associated with the Security Trust of Hartford and many other financial institutions. (Finlay 7/2/2011)
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