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Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.129,   © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
William Hamersley
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.129, © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

William Hamersley

Date1904-1908
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 1/2 x 3 13/16in. (14 x 9.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 3 13/16in. (14 x 9.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 7/16 x 4 13/16in. (16.4 x 12.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a young man wearing eyeglasses, a wool suit, a shirt with a celluloid collar and a striped necktie with a small round tie tack.
Object number2011.63.129
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
    Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.130,   © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Randall and Blackmore
    before 1918
    William Whiting Smith
    Randall and Blackmore
    1910-1915
    Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.126,   © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    before 1918
    Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.127,   © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Johnstone Studio
    1897-1900
    2002.87.7
    Randall and Blackmore
    1910-1915
    Herman J. Zahnleiter with Violin
    Herbert Randall
    about 1905
    Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.121  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Herbert Randall
    1894
    Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.60  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Prescott & White
    1874-1881
    Museum purchase, 2006.108.0  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    about 1925