Name/Title
Clarke, Henry GilbertEntry/Object ID
1941.049.003Description
Tintype. Image of Henry Gilbert Clarke, son of R. H. Clarke of 7th Maine Volunteers.
Belonged to Mary B. Shellman
Labeled on front of cardboard frame surrounding the picture: "Son of R.H. Clarke, _______, Presque Isle, Maine." Labeled on reverse: "Son of R.H. Clarke who was sun struck on the march from Va to Gettysburg and died at the City Hotel, Westminster. As I sat and fanned him he called me by a boy’s name. He was a member of the 7th Maine Vols. U.S.A. Through Sen. James G. Blaine I found he had a son who was adopted by a lumber man, his uncle, at Presque Isle, Maine. I wrote & told him of his father & he sent me his picture after he was grown."
Photo shows a young man, probably in his 20s, in a suit and tie with pocket watch chain and fob visible and a ring on little finger of his left hand. Tinted to add color to cheeks. No identification of photographer. Undated. Overall size 4.75" x 3". Oval opening for insertion of tintype 3.25" x 2". C.1880.Acquisition
Accession
1941.049Source or Donor
Reese, PaulAcquisition Method
Gift
