Untitled (Solider)

Photograph

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Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Untitled (Solider)

Entry/Object ID

2021.565

Description

Two portraits of William Halley Smith in his uniform; 1) with hat in squared mat; 2) without hat in oval mat

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Ambrotype

Subject

Two portraits of William Halley Smith in his uniform

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1850 - 1890

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Loose

Transcription

Wm Halley Smith in his uniform. He helped to organize & equip the 24th Ky, Inf. vol [volunteers] and was its Captain and later Mayor until his / health failed and he was / forced to resign.

Material/Technique

Paper

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Case dimensions

Height

4-1/2 in

Width

3-3/4 in

Depth

3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: quarter

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Date Examined

Oct 28, 2021

Examined By

Rosanna Hemerik

Notes

Case: brown; Liner: brown velvet, good condition; Brass preserver: intact; Brass mat: corrosion dark spots, heavy; Glass: white spots, accretion; Spinal tape: brown; Image: in good condition; Clasps: one intact; Ambrotype: unique case with double portrait of William Halley Smith (set back-to-back) and separate label with sitter's information