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William Henry Brown
William Henry Brown

William Henry Brown

Date1887-1894
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cabinet card
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 1/2 x 3 7/8in. (14 x 9.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 3/16in. (16.5 x 10.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Virginia Bauer
DescriptionBust-length studio portrait of a young man.
Object number2001.120.5
MarkingsPhotographer's design and address on verso, in gold ink.InscribedOn recto, on mount at bottom, in blue ink: "William H. Brown"
On verso, at top, in ink: "William H. Brown"
Accession number is inscribed in pencil at bottom.
NotesSubject Note: William Henry Brown was born in Warwick, Rhode Island, on 5 September 1869. Lora Whitney Lakin was born 13 April 1882 in Harrisville, New Hampshire. They married on 6 August 1908. William Henry Brown died in Torrington, Connecticut, on 25 May 1959, and Lora Lakin Brown died in Asheville, North Carolina, in July 1975.

Date Note: Dates are based on photographer's location, and the age of the subject, probably not more than twenty-five years old.
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