Hamilton Scranton
PhotographerPhotographed by
Frank E. Pearsall
American, 1841 - 1927
Date1878
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 6 1/4 x 3 15/16in. (15.9 x 10cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 1/4 x 3 15/16in. (15.9 x 10cm)
Mount: 6 9/16 x 4 3/16in. (16.7 x 10.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 1/4 x 3 15/16in. (15.9 x 10cm)
Mount: 6 9/16 x 4 3/16in. (16.7 x 10.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionPortrait of a young boy sitting on a chair holding what appears to be a stick. He is wearing a coat with a crocheted collar.
Object number2011.63.175
InscribedOn verso, upper left, in pencil, "Hamilton Scranton"; lower left, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: J. Hamilton Stanton was born in 1876, and married Emily Brace in 1922, following the death of her first husband William Hamersley, who had died in 1918, thus becoming the stepfather of their daughter Jane. According to the Federal Census, Stanton was an advertising salesman. (Ruocco, 03/24/12)Subject Terms
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