[William Towle, Anna, and Sam Souther as children]

[William Towle, Anna, and Sam Souther as children]

Photograph

[William Towle, Anna, and Sam Souther as children]

ca. 1855
Daguerreotype
Image: 3 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (9.5 × 7 cm) (1/4 plate)
Case: 4 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 3/4 in. (12.1 × 9.5 × 1.9 cm)
Purchase
1969.0217.0004
Inscriptions inside case (ink): Daguerreotype of Dr. Wm. Towle Souther of Boston (center) as a child with oldest sister Anna and little brother Sam. Father of Mrs. Christine Souther Haskell of Shrewsbury, Mass. He was descendant of a Souther who was 1st lawyer from England to Plymouth Colony. His father, Rev. Samuel Souther volunteered in Civil War, and missing in few days after battle of the Wilderness.

[inscription could not be found 1/9/2014]

[? KC 11/8/2017]
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