Thought to be Wife of John Ambrose

Photograph

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Greenwich Historical Society

Name/Title

Thought to be Wife of John Ambrose

Entry/Object ID

PHOTO.826

Tags

African-Americans, Women, Cats, Dresses, Houses, Doors, Stoves, People

Description

An African-American woman sitting on a wooden doorstep holding a cat. She is wearing a paisley dress with her hair pulled back. Behind her is a stove with a tea kettle on it. Woman was possibly the wife or relative of John Ambrose. John Ambrose worked as a farm laborer (according to 1900 census) for Isaac Ferris on property were Riverside Commons shopping center is today.

Collection

Ruth Wescott Duncan