Group with Bill Hamersley and his future wife Emily Brace Collins
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1912
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 7 3/4 x 5 3/4in. (19.7 x 14.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 3/4 x 5 3/4in. (19.7 x 14.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 7 3/4 x 5 3/4in. (19.7 x 14.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionA group of eleven people pose for a formal portrait wearing fancy dress or theatrical costumes. Two men and woman are sitting in the first row, three women and a man are standing in the second row, and three men and a woman standing in the third row. Most of the men appear to wearing unforms with caps, large buttons, and shiny black boots. The woman in the front row appears to wearing a tiara. Other women wear head bands. A curtain, possibly a theatrical curtain is behind the group.
Object number2011.63.107
InscribedOn verso, in pencil, "Mr. & Mrs. Wm Hamersley / Parents of Jane H. Wright / 2nd row left & 3rd row left/1912"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: William J. Hamersley (Bill Hamersley) was born in 1887 and died of influenza in 1918. He was an alumnus of Trinity College and Harvard Law school. He was married to Emily Brace Collins for two years before he died and the couple had one child, Jane Hamersley Wright. (Ruocco, 03/17/12)On View
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