Standing Portrait of William J. Hamersley

Creator

Prescott and Gage

Files

Creator Role

photographer

Description

Standing portrait of William J. Hamersley, Civil War-era Mayor of Hartford, Ct.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

4 X 2 3/8 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber product); albumen process

Inscription

verso, inscribed at top: Mayor Hamersley / [?] / [$15.00] verso, backmark: PRESCOTT & GAGE , / Photographers / 368 Main St. / HARFORD, CONN. verso, inscribed at left of backmark: Hon. Wm. J. Hammsley verso, inscribed at right of backmark: William J. Hammsly / Mayor of Hartford (1861) verso, inscribed below backmark: J [?] for Union

Subjects

Carte de visite photographs; Hamersley, William James

Work Type

albumen prints ; cartes-de-visite (card photographs)

Class

CDVs

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

950

Digital ID

FVW_00950

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.