Carte de visite of Col. Thomas Welsh by J. E. McClees, artist, 910 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. No date, but believed to be 1861.
Provenance
Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.
Carte de visite of Thomas Welsh in full uniform, standing by a fluted column; left hand on the column and right hand tucked inside uniform. On reverse: "Specialite, Hoag & Quick's, Art Palace, No. 100, 4th St., opp Post Office, Cincinnati, Ohio." [1863]. 2 copies, one trimmed at the bottom.
Provenance
Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15.
Photographs of portraits of General Jacob Kline and Elizabeth W. Kline (wife)
Description
Carte de visite-sized photograph of portrait of General Jacob Kline. Verso: "General Jacob Kline War of 1812 Copy of portrait" Carte de visite-sized photograph of portrait of Elizabeth W. Kline. Verso: Elizabeth W. Kline copied from portrait in possession of Kline family" Carte-de-visites are undated, identified as the work of L. M. Williams, 7 Front St., Columbia. Note: Parents of Elizabeth (Kline) Young, grandparents of Annie E. (Young) Welsh.
Provenance
Provenance: Passed down through the family, Blanton Charles Welsh to Emilie Benson (Welsh) Wiggin to Nancy Jane (Wiggin) Townsend. Acquired from: Chuck Townsend, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2016/05/15. Originals are said to be in the Kline family.
Pageant of Liberty - held July 5, 6, and 7, 1926 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Lancaster in the Revolutionary War. Men and women in costume, men have muskets, perhaps acting out episode three from the fist movement - Formation of the Companies.
