Mrs. Julia W. Starr, Ada N. Starr, and Nellie J. Starr
SubjectPortrait of
Julia Wightman Starr
American, 1846 - 1944
SubjectPortrait of
Ada Newell Starr
1876 - 1979
SubjectPortrait of
Nellie J. Starr
about 1887 - after 1940
PhotographerPhotographed by
F. P. Kenyon & Son
American, founded 1882
DateSeptember 1893
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 1/2 × 4 1/4in. (16.5 × 10.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers
DescriptionCabinet card portrait of Julia Wightman (Jerome) Starr (1846-1944) and her two daughters, Ada Newell Starr (1876-1979) and Nellie J. Starr (1887-1972). Julia is sitting in a chair. One of the daughters, possibly Ada, is standing behind her mother. The second daughter, possibly Nellie, is standing next to her mother with her right arm resting on her mother's shoulder.
Object number2015.62.62
MarkingsRecto, typed in gold ink: "Kenyon & Son, 6 BANK ST./ NEW LONDON, CONN."Verso, typed in gold ink: "F. P. KENYON & SON, 6 BANK ST./ NEW LONDON, CONN./ DUPLICATES CAN BE HAD AT ANY TIME,/ INSTANTANEOUS PROCESS."InscribedVerso, handwritten in blue ink: "Mrs. Julia W. Starr/ Ada N. Starr/ Nellie J. Starr/ Sep. 1893"NotesJulia Wightman Jerome (1846-1944) is the daughter of George Drisdale Jerome (1816-1893) and Hannah Darrow (1810-1895). She married David Allen Starr (1842-1890) in 1867. David and Julia had two children: Ada Newell Starr (1876-1979) and Nellie Jerome Starr (1887-1972).
Ada Newell Starr (1876-1979) married Joseph R. Colton (1869-1952) in 1899. They had three children: Florence A. Colton (1899-1979), Priscilla Colton (1904-1981), and Evangeline Darrow Colton (1904-1999).
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Julia Wightman Starr
Julia Wightman Starr
Ada Newell Starr
David Allen Starr
