Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
[Portrait photograph of General William Greene Ward] |
Collection Name |
Ward Family Papers |
Date |
December 1878 |
Description |
This is an individual item contained within archival collection MS226.000, Ward Family Papers. Original B&W print, cabinet card format on off-white cardboard mount with rounded corners. Portrait of General William Greene Ward; he wears a uniform with a cap and sword. He is standing with his right hand on his hip. Printed inscription on the mount below the photo: "Mora / 707 BROADWAY, N.Y." Handwritten inscription on the reverse: "Dec 1878." Portrait was accompanied by a typed inscription on a slip of paper: "General William Greene Ward / December 1878." (Keywords: New York City) |
Biography and History |
William G. Ward (1832-1901) was a noted Civil War general. In 1865 he built a mansion, which he named Oneata, in the Grymes Hill neighborhood of Staten Island. His daughters Violet and Caroline were friends of photographer Alice Austen. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |
Physical Extent |
6.5" H x 4.25" W |
Acquisition |
Gift of Jan North |
Catalog Number |
07.003.0001 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Archival Description Level |
Item |
Parent Record |
MS226.000 |
Subjects |
Portrait photographs Uniforms Military personnel |
Earliest Date |
1878 |
Latest Date |
1878 |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Creator |
Mora |
Associated People |
Ward, William Greene |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by Barbara Newington, April 2018. |