Col. William F. Mitchell

Photograph

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Groton Public Library

Col. William F. Mitchell

Name/Title

Col. William F. Mitchell

Entry/Object ID

2026.045.014

Description

Portrait of Colonel William L. Mitchell taken by Edward T. Avery Gallery, New London, c. 1860s. Handwritten note on the back reads: "Col. William Mitchell, so of Col. James Mitchell...Col. Wm. Mitchell was [brother?] of Capt. David Mitchell and Joseph Mitchell of Groton and [?] of James Jr. & Henry Mitchell of Groton, CT. Lizzie C. Brown, Groton, Aug. 1907." Photograph from the album of Caroline Latham Mitchell. Col. William F. Mitchell was born in Groton c. 1811, the son of James and Hannah Latham Mitchell. He died March 17, 1890 and is buried at Colonel Ledyard Cemetery.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Carte de Visite

Subject Person or Organization

Mitchell, William

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.