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Hamilton Scranton
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Hamilton Scranton

Date1920-1930
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print, on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 7/16 x 3 1/2in. (13.8 x 8.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 9/16 x 5 9/16in. (21.7 x 14.1cm)
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionPortrait of a man sitting in a ladder-backed chair. His arms are folded in front of him and he is wearing a suit, shirt, and necktie.
Object number2011.63.120
InscribedOn verso, upper center, in blue ink, "Hamilton Scranton"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: J. 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, 03/22/12)
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