George Stowell
PhotographerPhotographed by
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American
Date1863-1865
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 3/8 x 2 1/16in. (8.6 x 5.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/8 x 2 1/16in. (8.6 x 5.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 15/16 x 2 3/8in. (10 x 6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/8 x 2 1/16in. (8.6 x 5.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 15/16 x 2 3/8in. (10 x 6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
DescriptionBust length portrait of a man in an army uniform with dark brown hair, mustache, and beard.
Object number2012.233.69
InscribedOn verso, upper left, in black ink, "Co J. 1st. C. V. A./Fort Scott/Va";lower right, in black ink, "George Stowell/Hartford/Conn"; right edge, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: George Stowell was from East Hartford, Connecticut. He enlisted and was mustered in on December 24, 1863 into the First Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Artillery Company I as a Artificer. He was mustered out on September 25, 1865.Artificers were blacksmiths who repaired cannons and other items for artillery units. They also did small-scale manufacturing of equipment. (Ruocco, 04/14/2012)
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