Name/Title
Wilson Family Photograph AlbumEntry/Object ID
1966.24.1 A-YDescription
Faded red velvet family album with photos. The album is held together with a silver clasp, and it rests on four metal feet. There is a music box inside back cover. The album contains twenty-four (24) Wilson and Woodrow family members' photographs, and the name "James Hamilton Woodrow, 1869-1892" is written under the first slot for a photograph.Context
This album contains many photographs of various Woodrow family members, including James Hamilton Woodrow (1860–1892). James was the son of Reverend James Woodrow (1828–1907), the brother of Janet "Jessie" Woodrow (1830–1888). As Jessie was the mother to future United States President Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924), James Hamilton Woodrow was his first cousin. Wilson's father, Joseph Ruggles Wilson (1822–1903), was a professor at the Columbia Theological Seminary during the same time as Reverend Woodrow.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
Under first photographTranscription
James Hamilton Woodrow, 1869-1892Material/Technique
InkDimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
11 inLength
9 in
