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Bertha Petersen Gilman
Bertha Petersen Gilman

Bertha Petersen Gilman

Date1925-1931
MediumPhotography; toned gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 3/8 x 6 1/2in. (21.3 x 16.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Martin A. Gilman
DescriptionBust-length studio portrait of an elderly woman wearing a necklace.
Object number2001.103.12
InscribedOn verso, in pencil: at top, "Bertha Petersen Gilman" and "2D1661-6";
accession number in lower right corner.
NotesBertha Petersen Gilman (1880-1961) married to Albert James Gilman (1876-1953) they had a son, Martin A. Gilman.

Probably photographed by Wise, Smith & Co. Photo Studio Deptartment. This image is similar to 2001.103.11 that is marked with the photographer's stamp, and also has a similar series of numbers marked on verso.
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Albert James Gilman
    Wise, Smith & Co.
    1925-1931
    Albert Burnham Gilman
    Gilman family
    1865-1875
    Albert James Gilman
    Gilman family
    1880-1885
    Erskine Gilman
    Stiff
    1887-1889
    Martin Gilman
    Nyser's Studio Inc.
    1912-1920
    Martin Gilman
    Nyser's Studio Inc.
    1915-1928
    Bertha Gilman
    The Vetter Studio
    1900-1910
    Gift of John Gambell, 2005.181.86  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Motion Picture Portait Studio
    about 1925
    Michael W. Barry
    Fabian Bachrach
    1920-1930