Chester Family Portraits
PhotographerPhotographed by
Bolles & Frisbie
American, 1865 - 1880
PhotographerPhotographed by
Jordan's New Style Pictures
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
John S. Craig
American, 1943 - 2011
Datebefore 1880
MediumPhotography; tintypes on lacquered iron plates in cardboard mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 13/16 x 1 5/8in. (7.1 x 4.1cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 x 1 7/8in. (7.6 x 4.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 7/8 x 2 3/8in. (9.8 x 6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 x 1 7/8in. (7.6 x 4.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 7/8 x 2 3/8in. (9.8 x 6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Hon. Joyce Krutick Craig (ret.), in memory of her husband John S. Craig
DescriptionStudio portraits of a bearded man and two small children.
Object number2012.563.503-.505
Inscribed2012.563.503: On verso, upper margin, in pencil, "Harriet Chester / 6 months"2012.563.504: On verso, upper margin, in penci, "Charles J. Chester"
2012.563.505: On verso, upper margin, in black ink, "Charles T. Chester / Noank"
All photographs, on verso, lower margin, in pencil, accession numbersNotesSubject Note: The photographs were all taken by New London, Connecticut photographers and all depict people with the surname Chester, presuambly relatives. A Charles T. Chester born about 1876 appears in the Federal Census and may be the Charles T. Chester who is shown as an infant in one of the tintypes.
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