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Gift of John Heckman, 2003.170.33  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Hendryx Family
Gift of John Heckman, 2003.170.33 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Hendryx Family

PhotographerPhotographed by Beers & Mansfield American, active 1856 - 1867
Dateabout 1865
MediumPhotography; albumen prints on paper on cardboard carte-de-visite mounts; tintypes on lacquered iron plates, some with hand-coloring
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/8 x 2 1/4in. (7.9 x 5.7cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/8 x 2 1/4in. (9.2 x 5.7cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 1/2in. (10.2 x 6.4cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of John Heckman
DescriptionFormal studio portraits of a man wearing a Civil War uniform, an elderly woman wearing a cap, and a middle-aged man seated in a chair with a fringed arm-rest.
Object number2003.170.32-.35
Inscribed2003.170.32: on verso, in black ink, "Presented to / Grandmother and / Aunt Mary Ann / H.E.H. / (Harry E. Hendryx) / son of Wilson & Rosetta (Booth)"
2003.170.34: on verso, in pencil, "Presented from / Grandmother to / Aunt Mary Ann / H.E.H."
On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numbers
NotesSubject Note: Henry E. Hendryx served in the Thirteenth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. (Finlay 4/29/2011)
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