Cargill, George Washington, Photo, c. 1890

Photograph

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St. Joseph Museums

Geo. W Cargill, c. 1890: Copyright: 2020.1.66 Cargill, Geo. W., c. 1890
Geo. W Cargill, c. 1890

Copyright: 2020.1.66 Cargill, Geo. W., c. 1890

Name/Title

Cargill, George Washington, Photo, c. 1890

Entry/Object ID

P2020.1.66

Description

Cargill, George Washington, Photo, c. 1890. b/w. Photo oval, head/shoulders view. Older man with full head of white hair, full beard & mustache, wear dark suit jacket. Handwritten on back: "George Washing Cargill, Charleston, V., Winderster, Va." Cargill son of James Cargill and was later employed in the Cargill's Eagle Mills. A southern sympathizer, George was arrested for assisting Confederate Reuben Kay in his escape from Buchanan County, later left the area and lived the rest of his life in the South. See Museum Graphic, Winter, 1956 for article about the Cargills.

Made/Created

Artist

unknown

Studio

Unknown

Date made

1890

Place

City

Charleston

State/Province

West Virginia

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

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

Search Terms

Cargill Family, Cargill Mills, Eagle Mills

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Printsize: 3½" x 5" oval

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Apr 16, 2020

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

George Washington Cargill