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O'Neil Family

PhotographerPhotographed by Alva Pearsall American
PhotographerPhotographed by Charles T. Stuart American, 1856 - 1902
PhotographerPhotographed by William B. Lloyd American, 1860 - 1894
Date1885-1910
MediumPhotography; albumen, carbon, and platinum prints on paper, mounted on paper and on cabinet cards
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 5/8 x 3 3/4in. (14.3 x 9.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 9 1/2 x 5in. (24.1 x 12.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Dina Jorge
DescriptionStudio portraits, mostly bust-length, of individual men and women. One woman wears eyeglasses that are attached by a thin chain to her dress. Another woman wears earrings and a necklace. The men have mustaches; one also has a beard. A young girl is seated on a raised photographer's prop, possibly a table or raised bench. She is wearing a dress with lace at the bottom, and boots with buttons along the sides. A 3/4-length portrait depicts a young woman standing with her hands behind her back.
Object number2002.109.1-.10
InscribedInscriptions are as follows:
2002.109.1 On verso, near top, in pencil, "Jos. O'Neil".
2002.109.2 On verso, at top, in pencil, "Mrs ONeil".
2002.109.3 On verso, at lower left edge, in pencil, "Lizzie M. O'Neil".
2002.109.4 On verso, at top, in pencil, "Mrs ONeil".
2002.109.5 On verso, at top edge, in pencil, "Helen Oniel" [sic].
2002.109.6 On verso, at top, in ink, "Mr Coram [?] Oneil".
2002.109.7 On verso, at bottom, in ink, "Full Costume / June 1908 / Helen O'N [sic] / Villa Maria".
2002.109.8 On verso, at top, written twice in pencil and ink, "John Oneil".
2002.109.9 On verso, at top, in pencil, "Lizzie O'Neil?".
2002.109.10 On verso, at top, in pencil, "Lizzie O'Neil?".

Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of James B. Lyon and Murtha Cullina LLP, 2002.62.10  © 2002 The Connecticut Historical Soc…
    Richard S. DeLamater
    1860-1889
    The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2006.93.181  © 2008 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    John W. Allderige
    1876-1897
    2003.20.7
    Richard S. DeLamater
    1860-1920
    2002.109.13
    Frank L. Hale
    1885-1900
    Gift of Chris Hatch, 2003.20.20, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
    Allen & Co.
    1860-1889
    Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.68  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Ernest Walter Histed
    1904
    Alice Wetmore Smith as a Young Woman
    Richard S. DeLamater
    about 1875
    Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2002.102.5  © 2002 The Connecticut Historical Societ…
    Unknown
    1960-1974
    Mary and Emma.
    Kellogg & Comstock
    1850
    Lady Helen Mar.
    D. W. Kellogg & Co.
    1830-1840
    Lady Helen Mar.
    D. W. Kellogg & Co.
    1830-1840