William Hamersley, outside a house, probably in East Lyme
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Date1918
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 x 2 5/16in. (10.2 x 5.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 3/16 x 2 9/16in. (10.6 x 6.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 3/16 x 2 9/16in. (10.6 x 6.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionA man wearing eyeglasses, a dark jacket and light pants stands on a grassy lawn beside a frame house with louvered shutters. An automobile is parked in the background, near a small shed or outhouse.
Object number2011.63.164
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)Title Note: Another photograph (2011.63.167) apparently taken at the same time and place has an inscription that gives the location as "Black Point," which is in East Lyme. (Finlay 3/24/2012)
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