Portraits of Dr. Alonson B. Howard, circa 1865-1866 and Cynthia Coryell Edmunds Howard, circa 1858-1860
THF158663 / Portraits of Dr. Alonson B. Howard, circa 1865-1866 and Cynthia Coryell Edmunds Howard, circa 1858-1860
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Artifact Overview
Alonson Howard, Jr., a doctor practicing medicine in Tekonsha Township, Michigan, married his second wife, Cynthia Coryell Edmunds, in August 1858. Dr. Howard's first wife had passed away a year earlier. Cynthia became a caring stepmother to Alonson's two sons, and the couple would have four children of their own.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Ambrotype (Photograph)
Subject Date
circa 1858-circa 1865
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
The photographer is unidentified. Photograph case made by Littlefield, parsons & Co., Northhampton, Massachusetts.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
62.168.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Glass (Material)
Thermoplastic
Technique
Ambrotype (Wet collodion process)
Dimensions
Height: 3.875 in
Width: 6.25 in
Depth: 1 in
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