Name/Title
Mrs. Julia Chester ClarkEntry/Object ID
2026.045.002Description
Portrait of Mrs. Julia Clark, photographed by Giles Bishop, New London, c. 1860s. Handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads: "Mrs. Julia Clark of Groton who lived to be 99 years old. She was born, married, always lived and died in the same house in Groton, CT. Given me by cousin Sarah Mitchell, with the old album of cousin Caroline Mitchell, widow of Joseph Mitchell, during my visit to Groton in Aug. 1907. - Lizzie C. Brown."
Julia Chester Clark was born in Groton in 1789, the daughter of Giles and Mary Chester. She married Willis Clark in Groton on August 13, 1839 and died on September 17, 1887 (aged 98 years and 7 months).Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Carte de VisiteSubject Person or Organization
Clark, JuliaCollection
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.
