Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.62 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.

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Mrs. Julia W. Starr, Ada N. Starr, and Nellie J. Starr

SubjectPortrait of Julia Wightman Starr American, 1846 - 1944

SubjectPortrait of Ada Newell Starr 1876 - 1979

SubjectPortrait of Nellie J. Starr about 1887 - after 1940

PhotographerPhotographed by F. P. Kenyon & Son American, founded 1882

DateSeptember 1893

MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 1/2 × 4 1/4in. (16.5 × 10.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers

DescriptionCabinet card portrait of Julia Wightman (Jerome) Starr (1846-1944) and her two daughters, Ada Newell Starr (1876-1979) and Nellie J. Starr (1887-1972). Julia is sitting in a chair. One of the daughters, possibly Ada, is standing behind her mother. The second daughter, possibly Nellie, is standing next to her mother with her right arm resting on her mother's shoulder.

Object number2015.62.62

MarkingsRecto, typed in gold ink: "Kenyon & Son, 6 BANK ST./ NEW LONDON, CONN."

Verso, typed in gold ink: "F. P. KENYON & SON, 6 BANK ST./ NEW LONDON, CONN./ DUPLICATES CAN BE HAD AT ANY TIME,/ INSTANTANEOUS PROCESS."InscribedVerso, handwritten in blue ink: "Mrs. Julia W. Starr/ Ada N. Starr/ Nellie J. Starr/ Sep. 1893"NotesJulia Wightman Jerome (1846-1944) is the daughter of George Drisdale Jerome (1816-1893) and Hannah Darrow (1810-1895). She married David Allen Starr (1842-1890) in 1867. David and Julia had two children: Ada Newell Starr (1876-1979) and Nellie Jerome Starr (1887-1972).

Ada Newell Starr (1876-1979) married Joseph R. Colton (1869-1952) in 1899. They had three children: Florence A. Colton (1899-1979), Priscilla Colton (1904-1981), and Evangeline Darrow Colton (1904-1999).

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