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Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.176  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
J. Hamilton Scranton
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.176 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

J. Hamilton Scranton

PhotographerPhotographed by Frederick F. Gutekunst Jr. American, 1831 - 1917
Date1901
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print, on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 2 3/4 x 2in. (7 x 5.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 2 3/4 x 2in. (7 x 5.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 5/16 x 2 3/4in. (11 x 7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a young man wearing a jacket, a shirt with a celluloid collar, and a bowtie.
Object number2011.63.176
InscribedOn verso, upper left, in black ink, "J.H.S./1901"; lower right, 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)
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