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1978.11.20  © 2001The Connecticut Historical Society.
Risdon A. Brewer, Hartford
1978.11.20 © 2001The Connecticut Historical Society.

Risdon A. Brewer, Hartford

Date1925-1930
MediumPhotography; carbon print on paper in paper folder
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 7/8 x 5 1/2in. (20 x 14cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionStudio portrait of an elderly man with a mustache wearing a military uniform including a hat with insignia that reads: "G.A.R." and a medal consisting of star attached to a ribbon.
Object number1978.11.20
InscribedOn back of folder "Risdon A. Brewer / between 1920 & 1930."NotesSubject Note: Risdon A. Brewer was one of the last surviving Civil War veterans in the Robert O. Tyler Post No. 50 of the Grand Army of the Republic. He was related to Nellie Heider.
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