Item 1: William G. Johnson

Laighton Bros., Norwich, Conn., photographer. Albumen print cabinet card, ca. 1870?. Image depicts Johnson, founder of the William G. Johnson Company (also known as the Johnson Dye Wood Company), a dye extracting company in Uncasville (Montville), Conn., in a head and shoulders pose. Johnson wears a dark jacket, white shirt, and large dark tie, tied in a bow. He has a beard that runs from sideburns to under his chin. Written on reverse: "William G Johnson Carol & Lee's great grandfather." 10.25 x 15 cm. (w/out mount); 10.75 x 16.5 cm. (w/mount).

Format: black and white photograph.