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Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.28 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Ada N. Starr
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.28 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Ada N. Starr

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver on thin iron sheet
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (photo height x width): 3 1/4 × 2 3/8in. (8.3 × 6cm)
Other (overall height x width): 4 5/8 × 3 1/8in. (11.7 × 7.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers
DescriptionBlack and white photo of Ada N. Starr as a young girl. She is standing next to a chair and holding a doll. The photo is housed in a cardboard case with red decoration.
Object number2015.62.28
InscribedVerso, handwritten in pencil: "Ada N. Starr"NotesAda Newell Starr Colton (1876-1979) was born in Montville, Conn. to David Allen Starr (1842-1890) and Julia Wightman Jerome (1846-1942). She married Joseph R. Colton (1870-1952) on 10 January 1899 in Northfield, Mass. Ada and Joseph had three children: Florence Amanda Colton (1899-1979), Evangeline Darrow Colton (1904-1999), and Priscilla Maxwell Colton (1909-1981).
On View
Not on view
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.29 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Ada Newell Starr
September 1894
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.27 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Ada Newell Starr
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.60 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Harriet Newell Rogers Starr
March 1863
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.66 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Jeannette Newell Starr
Gift of Sue Mayne, 2023.20.6, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright
Ada Jane Naylor
c. 1870-1910
Cased tintype of David A. Starr
David Allen Starr
1861-1865
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.116 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Harriet Newell Rogers Starr