Gideon Welles
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1865
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 9 13/16 x 8 1/4in. (25 x 21cm)
DescriptionStudio portrait of a man with a beard wearing a jacket and vest.
Object number2000.175.6
InscribedOn verso: "Gideon Welles."NotesSubject Note: Gideon Welles was born in Glastonbury and attended the Episcopal Academy in Chesire. He later became part owner and editor of the Hartford Times. He entered politics and served as Secretary of the Navy under Lincoln and Johnson from 1861-1869.Subject Terms
On View
Not on viewearly 20th century
early 20th century
late 19th century
early 20th century