Portrait of Martha McGehee Pelham, circa 1865

Creation Date

1865

Decade

1860

Photographer

unknown

Subject

Alabama -- History, Portrait photographs -- 1860-1870

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Description

Photo circa 1865. A seated, dark haired older woman in a dark full-length dress with a white lace collar and a dark woven hat or bonnet sitting on the back of her head. Martha McGehee Pelham (1808-1876) was the mother of Major John Pelham.

Date Digitized

April 2022

Names of Persons Pictured

Martha Mumford Pelham, Martha Mumford McGehee [sic]

Source

Jacksonville Public Library Images

Is Part Of

Historical Image Collection

Rights

Access to the original image for digitization was generously provided by Jacksonville Public Library, which holds the physical materials for the John Pelham Historical Association. JSU has been granted the non-exclusive right to use these images for any non-commercial, institutional, research, or teaching purpose. All other uses require permission from the rightsholder (John Pelham Historical Association).

Location

The original item is housed with the Jacksonville Public Library.

Identifier

http://jsucollections.jsu.edu:9000/rpc/cat/Imaging/photocollection/jpl/master/jpl_pelham_014.tif

Technical Metadata

Archival images are tiffs scanned from the original material at 600 dpi. The file name is jpl_pelham_014; file size is 82.9 MB. Original image is 8 by 10 and held in a 8.25 by 10.25 sleeve