Hamilton Scranton
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1910
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver, on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 x 6 3/4in. (22.9 x 17.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 x 6 3/4in. (22.9 x 17.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 x 6 3/4in. (22.9 x 17.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionPortrait of a man with his arms crossed. He is wearing a jacket, a shirt with a celluloid collar, and a necktie with a tie tack in the shape of a horseshoe.
Object number2011.63.119
InscribedOn verso,upper center, in blue ink, "Hamilton Scranton"; center, in pencil, "1898"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Hamilton Stanton was born in 1876, and married Emily Brace in 1922, following the death of her first husband William Hamersley, who had died in 1918, thus becoming the stepfather of their daughter Jane. According to the Federal Census, Stanton was an advertising salesman. (Ruocco, 03/17/12)Date Note: Although the picture is dated 1898, Stanton would have been twenty-two in that year and he appears to be significantly older, perhaps about thirty. (Ruocco, 03/17/12)
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