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1966.164.2 Gift of Shepherd M. Holcombe (c) 2016 Connecticut Historical Society
Delegates to the American Pharmacists Association meeting
1966.164.2 Gift of Shepherd M. Holcombe (c) 2016 Connecticut Historical Society

Delegates to the American Pharmacists Association meeting

SubjectPortrait of Lucien Merriam Royce American, 1838 - 1907
PhotographerPhotographed by James Fitzallen Ryder American, 1826 - 1904
Date1872
Mediumalbumen print on card stock
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: (Height) 4 3/16 × (Width) 6 7/16in. (10.6 × 16.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Sheperd M. Holcombe
DescriptionGroup portrait of five men, three seated, two standing, all dressed in jackets and ties and all with facial hair. The seated gentleman in the middle has his coat unbuttoned and his watch fob is visible. The men were graduates of the New York College of Physicians and were sent as delegates to the annual meeting of the American Pharmaceutical Association in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1872. The men are identified as, in the back row standing left to right, Thomas F. Main and L.M. Royce. Seated left to right are Thomas Starr, H. Osborne, and F.S. Jones.
Object number1966.164.2
MarkingsIn script in the center of the back: "J.F. Ryder / Photographer". on the left back corner is printed "171 & 173 Superior Street," and on the right back corner "Cleveland, O."InscribedWiritten in pen above the name of the photographer: "Delegates to the meeting / of Am. Ph. Assn. at / Cleveland O. 1872 / from Alumni Assn / N.Y.C.P."

Below the photographer's name is in pen: "Thos. F. Mian, L.M. Royce / Thos. Starr. H. Osborne / F.S. Jones"
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