Name/Title
Latham FamilyEntry/Object ID
2026.045.036Description
Portrait of Francis and Mary Ann Latham (seated) and Almyra Doyle taken by Fratelli Alinari Firenze, Napoli, c. 1860s. Handwritten note on back reads: "Frank Latham, his wife Mary Anna Sprague Latham & her sister Myra Doyle, whose husband was for many years Mayor of Providence, R.I." Photograph from the album of Caroline Latham Mitchell.
Francis W. Latham (far right) was born in Groton c. 1810, the son of Albert and Nancy Mitchell Latham. He died October 4, 1890 in Brownsville, Texas. Francis married Mary Anna Sprague (center) who was born in Cranston, RI on August 3, 1822, the daughter of Amasa and Fanny Morgan Sprague. She died in Groton on March 13, 1899. Mary Anna's sister, Almyra Sprague (left), was the wife of Thomas Arthur Doyle who served as the Mayor of Providence for a total of 18 years. She was born in 1806 and died in 1901.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Carte de VisiteSubject Person or Organization
Latham, Francis, Latham, Mary AnnaCollection
Beckett CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2026.045Source or Donor
Beckett, AmieAcquisition Method
DonationLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Carte-de-visiteNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsProvenance
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.