[University of Rochester, Class of 1856]
Photograph
[University of Rochester, Class of 1856]
1856
Ambrotype
Image (each; 1/4 plate): 3 15/16 × 2 15/16 in. (10 × 7.5 cm)
Frame: 21 3/4 × 29 15/16 in. (55.2 × 76 cm)
Gift of Miriam Rogachefsky
1975.0026.0002
DescriptionEighteen portraits of identified graduates arranged in a grid-format of six images across and three images down. These are housed in a wide wooden frame with the class year painted in gold lettering along the top section. Identified individuals include: S. Taska, T.B. Clarkson, H.K. Hickock, M. Jameson, D. Bowen, C. P. Achilles, A.J. Howe, S. Washington, J. Leslie, E.L. Joy, E.J. Pickett, J.N. Whidden, D. Link, J. Sylla, A. Colby, G. M. W. Carey, and E. S. Walker.
Inscriptions recto on frame (top, gold paint outlined with black): Class of 1856
recto on frame (bottom, gold paint outlined in black): Appleby, Artist
under each portrait (gold paint, outlined in black) [name of student]
recto on frame (bottom, gold paint outlined in black): Appleby, Artist
under each portrait (gold paint, outlined in black) [name of student]
