Atwood Collins and Three Ely Grandchildren
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Date1919-1922
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print, on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 5/16 x 4 1/16in. (5.9 x 10.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 9/16 x 4 1/4in. (6.5 x 10.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 9/16 x 4 1/4in. (6.5 x 10.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionAn elderly man wearing a hat is sitting on a grassy lawn with a young child standing in front of him and two young children, a boy and a girl standing beside him. The boy holds the handle of a little wooden wagon with lettering that reads "EXPRESS."
Object number2011.63.146
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Atwood Collins, the eldest son of Erastus Collins, was born in Hartford in 1851. He graduated from Hartford High School and from Yale College in 1873. He worked in the family dry goods business for a few years, then went to Columbia Law School and was admited to the Hartford Bar in 1880. He left practice the same year and began dealing in stocks and bonds. He was associated with the Security Trust of Hartford and many other financial institutions, including the Hartford National Bank & Trust Company, Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company, Hartford Steam Boiler, Hartford Electric Light, Society for Savings, and Aetna Fire Insurance Company. He died in 1926. Marion, Mathew, and Atwood Ely are the children of Atwood Collins's daughter, Marion Collins, who was married to Mathew Ely. Marion Ely was born in 1914, Mathew was born in 1916, and Atwood was born in 1919. The Ely family lived in Pelham Manor, New York. This photograph was evidently taken when they were visiting the Connecticut shore. According to a note on the back of a related photograph (2011.63.140), the photographs were taken in"Black Hall" which is part of Old Lyme. (Ruocco, 03/22/12)
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