William Hamersley
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Datebefore 1918
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 1 1/2 x 1 1/16in. (3.8 x 2.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 1 1/2 x 1 1/16in. (3.8 x 2.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 1 1/2 x 1 1/16in. (3.8 x 2.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionA man is lying on a grass lawn, propped up on his right arm, smoking a pipe. The photograph has been cropped so that the man is only partially visible.
Object number2011.63.159
InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: William J. "Bill" Hamersley was born in 1887 and died of influenza in 1918 at Camp Devens in Ayers, Massachusettes. 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, 03/24/12)Dimensions Note: The sheet has been cut in a semi-circle on the left side, the width of the photograph isn't the same for the whole thing. The measurement for the width was taken at the widest part of the photograph. (Ruocco, 03/24/12)
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