Phelan-Walker Album, Photo 11 - Believed to be John Phelan [1806-1874]

Photograph

-

Greene Connections

Name/Title

Phelan-Walker Album, Photo 11 - Believed to be John Phelan [1806-1874]

Entry/Object ID

2008.2.359

Description

Cabinet card believed to be John Phelan [1806-1874] - husband of Jane Walker. This image by a Harrisburg photographer, was likely taken while John was a member of the Pennsylvania State Legislature, 1867-1868. John was a founding trustee of Waynesburg College, established 1849. He served as Greene County Clerk of Courts and Prothonotary, 1839-1845. Original, professional photograph from C. S. Roshen, Photographer, 424 Market St., Harrisburg, Pa. Note that the photographer stamp is slightly different from item # WAYN-AN008-0027, which appears to have been taken at the same time, though printed as a carte-de-visite. The cardstock for the CDV may have been different from that of the cabinet cards, or the cabinet card may have been printed later from the negatives preserved by the photographer. Cabinet cards were available by the late 1860s, but became popular later. The family may have ordered more prints or larger prints at a later date. Page 10, Photo 01.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Cabinet Card

Collection

Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum Collection

Made/Created

Studio

Roshen, C. S. (Studio)

Date made

circa 1867 - circa 1868

Place

Location

Pennsylvania / Dauphin County / Harrisburg

Lexicon

Search Terms

Phelan family, Politics

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

WAYN-AN008-0011

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Phelan, John [1806-1874]

Web Links and URLs

DOWNLOAD high-resolution JPG image, DOWNLOAD high-resolution TIFF image, View Photos in Album

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Phelan-Walker Album - Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum Collection

Acquisition Method

Digital

Acquisition Date

2023

Notes

The Phelan-Walker Album is preserved in original order. Personal inscriptions and image captions indicate that the album may have once belonged to Mary (Phelan) Hogue [1846-1934], Waynesburg College, Class of 1864. The album was likely passed to her daughter, Jane Phelan "Jany" Hogue [1881-1972], Waynesburg College, Classes of 1904 and 1905, who provided it to her family's alma mater for preservation. Mary (Phelan) Hogue [1846-1934] was the daughter of John Phelan [1806-1874] and Jane (Walker) Phelan [1808-1876]. Mary's husband was Asa Brownfield Hogue [1841-1915], son of Solomon Hoge [1803-1877] and Rachel Huss [1811-1890]. Relatives of both families are represented in the album, as well as other individuals from their community and acquaintance. Notable among the images are Mary's brother John Phelan [1846-1870] and his shipmate Thomas Logan Tulloch [1845-1870], both of whom were lost at sea, off the coast of Yokohama, Japan, with the U.S.S. Oneida on 24 January 1870. The album is archived at the Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum (Miller Hall, 51 W. College St.; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). Researched and digitized for the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project, 2023. SOURCE CITATION: Phelan-Walker Album, Photo 11 - Believed to be John Phelan [1806-1874]; circa 1867-1868, image by C. S. Roshen, Photographer, 424 Market St., Harrisburg, Pa.; item no. WAYN-AN008-0011, Waynesburg University Paul R. Stewart Museum Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).