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William Henry Brown
William Henry Brown

William Henry Brown

PhotographerPhotographed by Elmer Chickering American, born 1857
Date1894-1905
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cabinet card
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 9/16 x 4 1/16in. (14.1 x 10.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 1/4in. (16.5 x 10.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Virginia Bauer
DescriptionBust-length studio portrait of a man with a mustache.
Object number2001.120.6
MarkingsOn verso, printed in black, the photographer's logo, address, and advertisement.InscribedOn verso, at top, in blue ink: "William H. Brown"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.
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of John Gambell, 2005.181.75  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Elmer Chickering
    late 19th century
    Dr. Daniel Cantarow
    Elmer Chickering
    about 1900
    William Henry Brown
    Chauncey L. Moore
    1887-1894
    Gift of the Goshen Historical Society, 1979.74.27, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domai…
    Pach Bros.
    1886
    William Henry Brown
    Unknown
    1884-1890
    Gift of the Goshen Historical Society, 1979.74.22, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domai…
    Henry Saint John
    Close-up of image
    The Rose Studio
    1908-1915
    The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2006.93.181  © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    John W. Allderige
    1876-1897
    Gift of the Goshen Historical Society, 1979.74.5, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
    John Orgill
    1886
    Gift of the Goshen Historical Society, 1979.74.8, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
    Arthur L. Moffitt
    1886
    Gift of Chris Hatch, 2003.20.20, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
    Allen & Co.
    1860-1889
    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Allen II, 2003.18.4, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Doma…
    Bolton Studio
    about 1890