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Ada N. Starr
SubjectPortrait of
Ada Newell Starr
1876 - 1979
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver on thin iron sheet
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (photo height x width): 3 1/4 × 2 3/8in. (8.3 × 6cm)
Other (overall height x width): 4 5/8 × 3 1/8in. (11.7 × 7.9cm)
Other (overall height x width): 4 5/8 × 3 1/8in. (11.7 × 7.9cm)
Credit LineGift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers
DescriptionBlack and white photo of Ada N. Starr as a young girl. She is standing next to a chair and holding a doll. The photo is housed in a cardboard case with red decoration.
Object number2015.62.28
InscribedVerso, handwritten in pencil: "Ada N. Starr"NotesAda Newell Starr Colton (1876-1979) was born in Montville, Conn. to David Allen Starr (1842-1890) and Julia Wightman Jerome (1846-1942). She married Joseph R. Colton (1870-1952) on 10 January 1899 in Northfield, Mass. Ada and Joseph had three children: Florence Amanda Colton (1899-1979), Evangeline Darrow Colton (1904-1999), and Priscilla Maxwell Colton (1909-1981).Subject Terms
On View
Not on viewSeptember 1894
mid 18th-late 18th century