Walden, Robert Wyndham

Photograph

Historical Society of Carroll County, Maryland

Name/Title

Walden, Robert Wyndham

Entry/Object ID

1994.007.476

Description

Photograph, cabinet. B/W cabinet card, 3/4-length studio portrait of Robert Wyndham Walden. Middle-aged man, dressed in a dark suit; standing, leaning with his left arm on a boulder. Printed on front below image: JORDAN 867 BROADWAY. Printed on back: Jordan 867 and 869 Broadway, N.Y. (Near 18th Street)". "RW Walden" written on back. 6.5" x 4.25". C.1885

Acquisition

Accession

1994.007

Source or Donor

Shriner, Thelma Walden

Acquisition Method

Bequest

General Notes

Note

Robert Wyndham Walden [b. August 2, 1843 – d. April 28, 1905] began his career as a horse trainer in New York. In 1872 Walden and his wife, Caroline [b. August 7, 1844 – d. June 10, 1925], moved from New York to Middleburg where they established Bowling Brook Farm. The Waldens had four children: William Walter, Minnie, Robert Jeter and Wade Wellington.