George B. Rose
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Original OwnerOriginally owned by the
Gaylord family
American
Datelate 19th-early 20th century
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 3/8 x 3 3/8in. (8.6 x 8.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/8 x 3 5/8in. (9.2 x 9.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 5 3/8 x 5 3/8in. (13.7 x 13.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/8 x 3 5/8in. (9.2 x 9.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 5 3/8 x 5 3/8in. (13.7 x 13.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionAn elderly man with a beard and mustache stands beside an Adirondack-style chair. He is wearing a coat, vest, shirt, hat, and holds a cane. A row of what appear to be multiple-family dwellings is in the background with cement walks leading through grassy lawns towards the street at the left.
Object number2005.137.1
InscribedOn verso, in pencil, "Geo. B. Rose"; in black ink, "Uncle George (Bushanal?) / Rose - my mother's (Anna Rose) brother. An old Civil War / Veteran - wounded in the / Arm in the Battle of / Antietam, Maryland. / Donald D. Gaylord - Aug. 24, 1980."; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: George B. Rose of Essex served with the 11th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. He was wounded at the Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862. (Finlay 3/9/2012)On View
Not on view
