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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.
On View
Not on view
Gift of John Gambell, 2005.181.75  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
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