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Gift of Laura Harding Brewer and Kate Cheney Chappell, 2022.38.19, Connecticut Historical Socie…
May Clement Parker, age 16
Gift of Laura Harding Brewer and Kate Cheney Chappell, 2022.38.19, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright

May Clement Parker, age 16

SubjectPortrait of May Clement Parker American, 1881 - 1961
DateAugust 1897
MediumPhotography
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 1/2 × 5 1/4in. (8.9 × 13.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Laura Harding Brewer and Kate Cheney Chappell
DescriptionBust-length studio photograph of May Clement Parker at age 16, August 1897. Photographed by Emery of Rutland, Vermont.
Object number2022.38.19
InscribedEmbossed on front of mount: "Emery / RUTLAND, / VT."

Handwritten in black ink on back: "May Clement Parker / 16 yrs. old. August 1897 / with love Helen / She was a good [illegible]"
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Not on view
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May Clement Parker
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May Clement Parker
c. 1890-1910
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May Clement Parker
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Caroline Goodrich Parker
c. 1880-1883
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Caroline Parker Smith
1903-1904
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Louise Raynor
c. 1890-1895
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Caroline Parker Smith
Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.297, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, …
Katherine Goodwin Parker
about 1916
Gift of Laura Brewer, 2025.14.9, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, No Known…
Caroline Goodwin Parker
August 1919