Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
[Portrait of John J. Vaughn Jr.] |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Photographer |
Potter, J.R. |
Date |
ca. 1886 |
Description |
Original B&W print on off-white cardboard mount, cabinet card format. Bust portrait of John J. Vaughn Jr., seen in 3/4 view. He is wearing a suit jacket and has a star-shaped badge on his lapel. Printed inscription on the reverse of the mount: "FROM THE / PHOTOGRAPHIC / STUDIO / OF / J.R. POTTER / ART / PHOTOGRAPHER / 323. Main Str. / BUFFALO, N.Y." Handwritten inscription on the reverse: "Sheriff Vaughn." (Keywords: New York) |
Print size |
5.5 x 3.750 |
Acquisition |
Gift of Cornelius G. Kolff |
Ownership and History |
John J. Vaughn Jr. (1848-1908) served as Sheriff of Richmond County from 1886 to 1889. He had previously served as Deputy Sheriff of Richmond County and Superintendent of the Poor of the town of Westfield. At the time of his death, he was serving as Sergeant-at-Arms for the Board of Aldermen. |
Earliest Date |
1883 |
Latest Date |
1890 |
Subjects |
Sheriffs Portrait photographs |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Vaughn, John J. |
Catalog Number |
34.004.0006 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, September 2018. |
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. |