William J. Hamersley
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1904-1908
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on paper mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 x 2 3/8in. (7.6 x 6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 x 2 3/8in. (7.6 x 6cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 15/16 x 2in. (12.5 x 5.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 x 2 3/8in. (7.6 x 6cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 15/16 x 2in. (12.5 x 5.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionA young man with eyeglasses is sitting in a chair with carved arms. He is wearing a jacket, shirt, and necktie. The portrait appears to have been cropped from a group photograph and parts of other young men are visible behind and beside him.
Object number2011.63.123
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: William J. "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, 03/22/12)Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
Davis & Sanford
