George R. Southworth and Martha Pratt Southworth
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Date1862
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 7/16 x 2 3/16in. (8.7 x 5.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 7/16 x 2 3/16in. (8.7 x 5.6cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 7/16in. (10.2 x 6.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 7/16 x 2 3/16in. (8.7 x 5.6cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 7/16in. (10.2 x 6.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
DescriptionPortrait of a man with a mustache standing beside a woman who is sitting. She is holding a book. The backdrop has a picture of tents with an American flag.
Object number2012.233.39
InscribedOn verso, upper left, in pencil, "Geo R Southworth / & / Martha Pratt/Southworth / taken 1862-3 / NewBern NC / in Civil War Days"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: George R. Southworth was from Saybrook, Connecticut. He enlisted on October 10, 1861 and was mustered into the Eleventh Regiment Infantry, Company K on November 14, 1861 as a Sergeant. He was discharged on December 23, 1864 because his term had expired. In 1862 his Company was in Newbern, North Carolina, which was where the photograph was taken, though he appears in civilian clothes with his wife in this picture. (Ruocco, 04/21/12)On View
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