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Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.110  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Janet and Bill Hamersley with a Book
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.110 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Janet and Bill Hamersley with a Book

Date1893
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 1/2 x 3 7/8in. (14 x 9.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 3 7/8in. (14 x 9.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 3/16in. (16.5 x 10.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionA young girl is sitting in a chair holding a book on her lap. A young boy wearing a sailor suit is sitting next to her looking down at the book
Object number2011.63.110
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Janet Hamersely was the daughter of Judge William Hamersley and his wife Jane Allen Hamersley. She was born in October 1883. Janet's brother 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
Not on view
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.108  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Horace L. Bundy
1888-1889
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.50  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard S. DeLamater
1887-1890
Gift of John Gambell, 2005.181.1  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard S. DeLamater
1883
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2000.191.710  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Soci…
Northern Survey Company
1880-1890
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.53  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Horace L. Bundy
1887-1889
Gift of John Gambell, 2005.181.43  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Richard S. DeLamater
1889-1904
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.66  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unknown
about 1900