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Gift of Charlene Stephens, 2011.227.24  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Portraits of Unknown People by Connecticut Photographers
Gift of Charlene Stephens, 2011.227.24 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Portraits of Unknown People by Connecticut Photographers

PhotographerPhotographed by Richard S. DeLamater American, 1833 - 1915
PhotographerPhotographed by Curtis F. McIntosh American, 1851 - 1923
PhotographerPhotographed by George C. Phelps American, active 1870 - after 1889
PhotographerPhotographed by Herbert Randall American, 1850 - 1926
PhotographerPhotographed by H. J. Rodgers American, 1831 - 1905
Datemid 19th-early 20th century
MediumPhotography; albumen prints on paper on cardboard mounts; collodion prints on paper on cardboard mounts; platinum prints on paper on cardboard mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 1/2 x 4 3/4in. (14 x 12.1cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 5 3/8in. (14 x 13.7cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 8 7/8 x 5 7/8in. (22.5 x 14.9cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Charlene Stephens
DescriptionFormal studio portraits of unknown men, women, a young girl, and an infant. The photographs were taken in Hartford, Middletown, New Britain, and New Haven. One woman is wearing a feather boa. One woman is wearing eyeglasses (a pince-nez) and holds a young baby. One woman wears an elaborate hat. One double portrait shows a man with a mustache and a woman wearing a cameo on the neck of her dress.
Object number2011.227.21-.40
InscribedAll photographs, on verso, lower right, accession number
On View
Not on view