Prosper W. Smith
PhotographerPhotographed by
Lothrop's Ferrotype Gallery
American
Date1862-1865
MediumPhotography; tintype on lacquered iron plate in cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 1 x 1/2in. (2.5 x 1.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 1 x 1/2in. (2.5 x 1.3cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 3/8in. (10.2 x 6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 1 x 1/2in. (2.5 x 1.3cm)
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 man wearing a Union uniform. He has a beard and mustache.
Object number2012.233.19
InscribedOn recto, beneath image, "Sergt. P. W. Smith / Litchfield / Conn."; on verso, lower right, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Prosper W. Smith of Winchester mustered in as private in the Second Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery on September 11 1862. He was appointed commissary sergeant February 8 1864. He was tranferred to unassigned detachment with the Fifteenth Veterans Reserve Corps on May 27 1865 and discharged on September 11 1865. (Finlay 4/14/2012)Subject Terms
On View
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