Name/Title
Francis Adams, Mary Maly AdamsEntry/Object ID
27.21.14Description
The sepia-toned photograph featuring a well-dressed woman seated in an ornate chair, with her hands folded on her lap. Next to her stands a young boy clad in a formal suit, resting one hand on the woman’s shoulder and the other on an elaborately set table. The table, draped with an intricately patterned cloth, holds a decorative pitcher and a book.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
PhotocopyContext
The young boy in the photo is Francis Adams, the youngest of the 3 immigrant children. He enlisted in the Civil War at age 16 and was dead 38 days later of typhoid fever. He is buried in Cave Hill National Cemetery, Kentucky.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsCreate Date
July 2, 2026Update Date
July 2, 2026