Name/Title
Mary Anna Sprague LathamEntry/Object ID
2026.045.023Description
Portrait of Mary Anna Sprague Latham taken by Gorham & Co., Providence, RI, c. 1860s. Handwritten note on the back reads: "Mrs. Frances Latham, who was Mary Anna Sprague, sister of William Sprague of R.I. Mary Anna Sprague Latham, Groton, Conn." Photograph from the album of Caroline Latham Mitchell.
Mary Anna Sprague was born in Cranston, RI on August 3, 1822, the daughter of Amasa and Fanny Morgan Sprague. She married Francis W. Latham (son of Nancy Mitchell Latham) and died in Groton on March 13, 1899. The Sprague family were involved in the cotton manufacturing industry in Rhode Island.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Carte de VisiteSubject Person or Organization
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.
