Jefferson Davis

Photograph

Groton Public Library

Name/Title

Jefferson Davis

Entry/Object ID

2026.045.024

Description

Portrait of Jefferson Davis published by Case & Getchell, Boston, c. 1860s. Handwritten note on the back reads: "President Jefferson Davis, C.S.A. from the album of William Mitchell of Groton. Col. Mitchell was an ardent sympathizer with the South during the Civil War. - Lizzie C. Brown, Groton, Conn., Aug. 1907." Photograph from the album of Caroline Latham Mitchell.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Carte de Visite

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.