Frank J. Oatley
PhotographerPhotographed by
Cross
American
Date1864-1865
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 1 1/2 x 1 1/8in. (3.8 x 2.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/4 x 2 1/16in. (8.3 x 5.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 3/8in. (10.2 x 6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/4 x 2 1/16in. (8.3 x 5.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 3/8in. (10.2 x 6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a young man wearing a Union uniform and cap.
Object number2012.233.2
InscribedOn verso, in black ink, "Frank J. Oatley"; upper left, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Private Frank J. Oatley of New Britain mustered intto the First Connecticut Heavy Artillery September 29 1864; he mustered out September 25, 1865. According to the Federal Census, Oatley was born about 1846 or 1847, so he was eighteen or nineteen years old when he enlisted. (Finlay 4/13/2012)On View
Not on view
