Unidentified couple. He is seated, she is standing. Also memorial card for George W. Nixon, son of Benjamin and Mary Nixon, born September 30, 1856, died January 24, 1884.
Provenance
Album thought to belong to the Willson family who were the last owners of Wheatland. Contains both cabinet cards and carte de visites, as well as a few tintypes. Cover is brown with black and gold trim. Very few of the photographs are identified.
Cabinet card. Allen Richards, born March 24, 1812, died December 8, 1869. Married Catherine Caroline Bowman on December 19, 1839. Reprint of an earlier photograph.
Provenance
Gift of Edward B. Casson in memory of Celest Eckman Casson
Cabinet card. Major Edward Bates Eckman in military uniform with fancy mustache. He was born August 7, 1856, died January 13, 1925. He married Mary Elizabeth Richards on November 30, 1881. He was superintendent of the St. Charles Furnace and served in the Spanish-American War.
Provenance
Gift of Edward B. Casson in memory of Celest Eckman Casson