Walter Smith Foster

Photograph

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Groton Public Library

Walter Smith Foster

Name/Title

Walter Smith Foster

Entry/Object ID

2026.045.027

Description

Portrait of Walter Foster taken by Coleman & Remington, Providence, RI, c. 1870s. Photograph from the album of Caroline Latham Mitchell. Walter Smith Foster was born in Providence, RI on July 12, 1844, the son of Samuel and Priscilla Smith Foster. He died in Providence March 2, 1922.

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.