Caroline Latham Mitchell

Photograph

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Groton Public Library

Caroline Latham Mitchell

Name/Title

Caroline Latham Mitchell

Entry/Object ID

2026.045.030

Description

Portrait of Caroline Latham Mitchell taken by Giles Bishop, New London, c. 1860s. Handwritten note on back reads: "Mrs. Caroline Mitchell, widow of Joseph Mitchell." Photograph from the album of Caroline Latham Mitchell. Caroline Latham was born in Groton on September 22, 1815. She married Capt. Joseph B. Mitchell (the son of James and Hannah Mitchell) and died in Groton on February 22, 1896. She is buried with Joseph in the Colonel Ledyard Cemetery.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Carte de Visite

Subject Person or Organization

Mitchell, Caroline

Collection

Beckett Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2026.045

Source or Donor

Beckett, Amie

Acquisition Method

Donation

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Carte-de-visite

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Provenance

Notes

From the photograph album of Mrs. Caroline Latham Mitchell (1815-1896), which was given to "cousin" Lizzie C. Brown (1853-1936, granddaughter of Lucy Avery Mitchell) during a visit to Groton in August 1907. The album was passed down through several generations of the family before it was donated to the Groton Public Library in October 2026.