Gift of Clifford T. Alderman 2012.233.86 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Willie Allen

PhotographerPhotographed by G. W. Davis American, born 1824

Date1860-1864

MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 1/4 x 2 1/8in. (8.3 x 5.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/4 x 2 1/8in. (8.3 x 5.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 5/8 x 2 3/8in. (9.2 x 6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection

DescriptionPortrait of a young boy standing beside a chair. His right hand is resting on the back of the chair. He is wearing a short jacket and pants resembling a Zouave uniform. Drapery is in the background.

Object number2012.233.86

InscribedOn verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesDate Note: The date was based on when Davis's studio was located at 245 Main Street in Hartford, Connecticut.

Subject Note: Willie Allen is the relative, possibly son or younger brother, or Franklin H. Allen. Franklin Allen was from Suffield, Connecticut and enlisted in the army on July 22, 1862. He was mustered in to the Sixteenth Regiment Infantry Company D as a Private on August 24, 1861. He was captured on April 20, 1864 at the battle in Plymouth, North Carolina and he died on November 10, 1864 in Andersonville, Georgia. (Ruocco, 04/24/2012)

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