Judge and Mrs. William Hamersley with an Automobile
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Date1918
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 15/16 x 2 5/16in. (10 x 5.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 5/16 x 2 5/8in. (11 x 6.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 5/16 x 2 5/8in. (11 x 6.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionAn elderly man wearing a scarf and a hat looking down, next to an elderly woman wearing a hat and eyeglasses. They are standing in front of three houses and an automobile with a man sitting in the driver's seat.
Object number2011.63.111
InscribedOn verso, in pencil, "Judge & Mrs. William/Hamersley/1918"On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Judge William Hamersley was born in Hartford on September 9, 1839. He attended Trinity College and Harvard Law School. He served for many years as State's Attorney and later as a judge of the Superior Court and as a justice of the Supreme Court of Errors. He was twice married, first to Cynthia Williams and later (1882) to Jane Allen, of Old Saybrook. He died in Hartford on September 17, 1920. (Ruocco, 03/17/12)
Date Note: 1918 was the year Judge William Hamersley's son Bill died of influenza. (Finlay 3/27/2012)
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Davis & Sanford
Irving Wiard Norton
