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Gift of Polly Peck Schulz2013.131.4  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Bertha Thompson Peck and James B. Peck, Jr.
Gift of Polly Peck Schulz2013.131.4 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Bertha Thompson Peck and James B. Peck, Jr.

SubjectPortrait of Bertha Havens Thompson American, 1861 - 1936
Date1925
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 1/4 x 3 1/16in. (13.3 x 7.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 5/8 x 3 1/2in. (14.3 x 8.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Polly Peck Schulz
DescriptionAn elderly woman stands on a porch holding an infant. The woman wears eyeglasses and a print cotton house dress. The baby wears a long white gown.
Object number2013.131.4
InscribedOn verso, in blue ink, "James B. Peck, Jr. / Bertha Thompson Peck"; lower right, in pencil, accession number
NotesSubject Note: Bertha Peck was born about 1863. She and her husband, Newton Peck, were the parents of James B. Peck, Sr. James B. Peck, Jr., their grandson, was born about 1925. The entire family lived in Woodbridge, Connecticut. (Finlay 11/27/2013)
On View
Not on view
Gift of Polly Peck Schulz, 2013.131.1  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Bertha Havens Thompson Peck
late 19th-early 20th century
Gift of Polly Peck Schulz, 2013.131.3  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
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