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Walter J. Bliss

PhotographerPhotographed by G. W. Davis American, born 1824

Dateprobably 1862

MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on card

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 3/8 x 2 1/8in. (8.6 x 5.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 x 2 3/8in. (10.2 x 6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Judith V. Manchester

DescriptionFull-length studio portrait of a man wearing a military uniform. He has a mustache. His left hand is in a fist and is resting on his left hip. His right hand is resting on a photographer's studio prop balustrade. A uniform hat is on top of the balustrade. There is a heavy curtain with tassels used as a background.

Object number2001.125.1

InscribedUnderneath image, at bottom, in ink or pencil: "Walter J. Bliss".
On recto, at top, in ink: "Walter J. Bliss. / Hartford / Conn / Member of the 25th / C. V. Co K."NotesPrevious owner, T. F. Vaill, was a member of the Executive Committee for Litchfield Wide Awake Club in 1860.
Subject Note: Walter J. Bliss, listed as being from East Hartford, enlisted in the 25th Connecticut Volunteers August 21, 1862. He was mustered in to Company K on 11 November 1862, and was mustered out 26 August 1863. The 25th was a volunteer infantry with a service term of nine months.
In the Hartford City Directory for 1862, there is a Walter J. Bliss listed as a gunsmith, boarding at 10 Main Street.

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