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Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.59 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Elisha R. Starr
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.59 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Elisha R. Starr

MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 1/8 × 2 1/2in. (10.5 × 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers
DescriptionCarte de visite of Elisha Rogers Starr (1838-1878). 3/4 portrait.
Object number2015.62.59
MarkingsVerso, typed in purple ink: "FROM/ H. W. BIFFAR'S/ 91 & 93 Broadway,/ BROOKLYN, E. D."

Verso, typed in purple ink: "Duplicates can be had at any time."
InscribedVerso, handwritten in black ink: "Elisha R. Starr/ Son of Harriet N./ Starr. Brother/ of Edwin and/ David A./ Husband of/ Mary S. Starr"NotesElisha Rogers Starr (1838-1878) is the son of David Holt Starr (1813-1843) and Harriet Newell Rogers (1821-1916). He married Mary Elizabeth Lowe (1848-1942) in 1870. They had three children: Everett Lowe Starr (1872-1962), Jennette Newell Starr (1873-1967), and Lewis Edwin Starr (1875-1965).
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Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.60 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Harriet Newell Rogers Starr
March 1863
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.116 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Harriet Newell Rogers Starr
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.102 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Harriet Newell Rogers Starr
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.53 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Edwin Joseph Starr
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.57 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Julia Wightman Starr
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.58 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Julia Wightman Starr
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.33 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Eliza Starr Jerome
Gift of George Bruno, 2012.496.24, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, No Kno…
Elisha Palmer Geer
c. 1872
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.77 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Harriet Newell Rogers Starr