Harris Strand Holmes, W. H. Stokes

Photograph

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Picnooga

2020.559.001 Recto: Black and white photograph of a young man with crutches
2020.559.001 Recto

Black and white photograph of a young man with crutches

Name/Title

Harris Strand Holmes, W. H. Stokes

Entry/Object ID

2020.559.001

Description

A black and white photograph mounted on a beige cabinet card with a gold beveled edge. The photograph features a young man, identified as Harris Strand Holmes, wearing a dark three piece suit. He is holding a crutch, with a second one leaning beside him, as he is a below the knee amputee. He is sitting on a stuccoed prop wall, in front of a painted backdrop. "W. H. Stokes, Chattanooga, Tenn. 724 Market St." is printed in red in the photograph's gutter. Ink handwriting on the rear reads "Chattanooga, June 22,1889. Harris Strand Holmes, Age 22 yrs, Weight, 98 lbs., Height, 5 ft. 8 in. Occupation, Bookkeeper."

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Cabinet Card

Subject Person or Organization

Harris Strand Holmes

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

William Stokes

Role

Photographer

Date made

6/22/1889

Copyright

Type of License

No Copyright - United States

Restrictions

Credit Chattanooga Historical Society Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only