Chester B. Russell
PhotographerPhotographed by
Cross
American
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 1/2 x 1 1/2in. (6.4 x 3.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/4 x 2in. (8.3 x 5.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 7/16in. (10.2 x 6.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/4 x 2in. (8.3 x 5.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 7/16in. (10.2 x 6.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a man seated sideways in a chair. He is wearing a coat and pants and holding a hat in his left hand. He has a beard and mustache.
Object number2012.233.41
InscribedOn verso, in black ink, "yours truly / Chester Russell / Wattertown [sic] / Conn. / Co. j 1st C.V.A. / fort scott / Va."; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Chester B. Russell of Wolcottville enlisted on April 11 1862 and was mustered in as a private in the First Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery on April 12 1862. He was promoted to corporal on November 14 1864 and discharged on April 17 1865 when his time expired. (Finlay 4/19/2012)On View
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