Portrait of Letitia Howard, 1866-1868

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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. This photograph shows Letitia Elizabeth Howard, the couple's first daughter.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1866-1868

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.695

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.00 in
Width: 8.00 in

Portrait of Letitia Howard, 1866-1868