William Hamersley with John Rowley Flying a Kite
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Date1918
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print, on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 15/16 x 2 1/8in. (10 x 5.4cm)
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
DescriptionTwo men stand in a grassy field. One is in an army uniform and is smoking a pipe and holding a kite. The other is wearing a dark jacket, light pants, and eyeglasses. He is holding a pipe in his hand, and it appears the kite string has become tangled around him. A windmill is in the background.
Object number2011.63.167
InscribedOn verso, upper right, in pencil, "Bill and John/Rowley-/flying a kite / at Black Point / notice the windmill / 1918"; lower left, 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)On View
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