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John Carter.

PhotographerPhotographed by S. H. Waite American, 1832 - 1906

Date1862

MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on card

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 11/16 x 2 1/4in. (9.4 x 5.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 1/16 x 2 5/16in. (10.3 x 5.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Judith V. Manchester

DescriptionFull-length studio portrait of a man wearing a military hat and uniform. He has a mustache. He is leaning on a photographer's studio prop balustrade to his left. Part of a patterned backdrop visible at right.

Object number2001.125.2

InscribedLower margin, in ink or pencil: "John Carter."
On verso, in ink, at top: "John carter. Died at / Baton Rouge. Aug-- / 1863 in the 21st year / of his age. Member of the / 25th Reg C. B. Co K."
On verso, bottom, in ink: "John Carter / Hartford / Conn"NotesPrevious owner, T. F. Vaill, was a member of the Executive Committee for Litchfield Wide Awake Club in 1860.
Subject Note: John Carter of Hartford enlisted 30 August 1862. He mustered into the 25th Co.K, on 11 November 1862; he was wounded 27 May 1863 at Port Hudson, Louisianna, and died 3 August 1863.
In the Hartford City Directories, there are two John Carters. One shows up in 1860-1861, and is a painter, boarding at Edwards Street. It is most likely the correct one, as the other man continues to be listed after 1864, after this man died.

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