Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.36a © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.

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Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.36b © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Hannah Darrow Jerome

SubjectPortrait of Hannah Darrow Jerome American, 1810 - 1895

PhotographerPhotographed by George Anderson American, active 1865 - 1875

MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 1/8 × 2 1/2in. (10.5 × 6.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers

DescriptionBlack and white head-shot portrait photograph of Hannah Darrow Jerome (1810-1895). She is wearing a high-necked dress with a bow and brooch at the base of her neck.

2016.62.36a-b are identical carte de visites.

Object number2015.62.36a-b

MarkingsVerso, typed in black ink: "Geo. Anderson,/ PHOTOGRAPHER/ No. 14 1-2 Shetucket Street, Coit Block./ Negatives Preserved./ Norwich, Conn."

2015.62.36a: Verso, handwritten in pencil: "Hannah/ Darrow/ Jerome"

2015.62.36b: Verso, handwritten in pencil: "Hannah Darrow/ Jerome/ Mother of Julia Jerome/ Starr"NotesHannah Darrow Jerome (1810-1895) was the daughter of John Darrow (1779-1878) and Hannah Chappell (1778-1859). She married George Drisdale Jerome (1816-1893) in 1836. They had four children: George Henry Jerome (1839-1930), Amelia Jane Jerome (1841-1929), Julia Wightman Jerome (1846-1942), and Albert E. Jerome (1849-1860).

Julia Wightman Jerome (1846-1942) married David Allen Starr (1842-1890) in 1899. They had two children: Ada Newell Starr (1876-1979) and Nellie Jerome Starr (1887-1972).

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