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Albert James Gilman
Albert James Gilman

Albert James Gilman

Date1925-1931
MediumPhotography; toned gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/16 x 4 15/16in. (17.9 x 12.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Martin A. Gilman
DescriptionBust-length studio portrait of an elderly man wearing eyeglasses.
Object number2001.103.11
InscribedOn verso, in pencil: at top, "Albert James Gilman" and "2D1661-3 / 6-2-"; the accession number is at the bottom.
NotesSubject Notes: Albert James Gilman was born 2 September 1876. He married Bertha Petersen. They had a son, Martin A. Gilman, the donor. Albert James Gilman was employed by the Southern New England Telephone Company in Hartford from 9 May 1910 until his retirement on 1 May 1936.

Maker Notes: The Photo Studio Department of Wise, Smith & Co. made this photograph. There is a listing in the Hartford City Directory until 1928 for Wise, Smith & Co. having a photographic department.


On View
Not on view
Amy Clarissa Tryon Benton
Wise, Smith & Co.
1900-1919
Bertha Petersen Gilman
Gilman family
1925-1931
Gift of John Gambell, 2005.181.86  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Motion Picture Portait Studio
about 1925
Erskine Gilman
Stiff
1887-1889
2002.118.1
Nyser's Studio Inc.
1890-1940
Martin Gilman
Nyser's Studio Inc.
1912-1920
Martin Gilman
Nyser's Studio Inc.
1915-1928
Albert James Gilman
Gilman family
1880-1885