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Images date from the 1850s to about 1900.

Scope and Contents 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...

Scope and Contents Albumen print, 1850s. Image depicts four sons of William G. Johnson, founder of the William G. Johnson Company (also known as the Johnson Dye Wood Company), a dye extracting company in Uncasville (Montville), Conn. From left to right: Edwin C., Andrew, Nicholas, and Charles. All four men wear jackets over vests, with white or light-colored shirts, and large bow ties. Andrew has a mustache and beard, Nicholas has a full beard, but no mustache. Edwin and Charles are clean shaven. See item 3...

Scope and Contents W.H. Jennings Photographer, Norwich, Ct. Albumen carte de visite, 1861-65. Image depicts Johnson in the uniform of a Union solder in the Civil War, showing him standing in a studio setting, with both hands leaning on his sword. He has dark hair and a full beard, but no mustache. Written on reverse: "Andrew Johnson Great Uncle Carol & Lee Killed in War of the Rebellion." A son of William G. Johnson, founder of the William G. Johnson Company in Uncasville (Montville), Conn. 5.25 x 8.25 cm....

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Taken by (illegible) 559 Broadway N.Y., photographer. Albumen print carte de visite, 186-?. Image depicts a man standing in a studio setting, wearing a frock coat, vest, white shirt and dark tie. He stands with his left arm resting on a pillar in the studio. Written on reverse: "Luthill (?) King great grandfather of Carol & Lee." 5.75 x 8.75 cm. (w/out mount); 6.5 x 10 cm. (w/mount).

Format: black and white photograph.

Scope and Contents W.H. Jennings, Photographer, Norwich, Conn. Albumen print carte de visite, 187-?. Image depicts Edwin C. Johnson in a head-and-shoulders pose from the right side. Johnson wears a light suit jacket and a dark vest. He has a full beard and mustache. Johnson is one of the sons of William G. Johnson, founder of the William G. Johnson Company, also known as the Johnson Dye Wood Company, in Uncasville (Montville), Conn. 5.5 x 9 cm. (w/out mount); 6.25 x 10 cm. (w/mount). Format: black...

Scope and Contents Andrew Johnson and Edwin King Johnson. Albumen print, ca. 1885?. Image depicts two men standing outside a large house (two stories visible with columns rising to the top of the second story). Each is wearing a three-piece dark suit, with white or light-colored shirt, dark tie, and formal top hat. Each has a mustache. The man on the left has a watch chain. Written on reverse: "Andrew [illegible] Johnson Edwin King Johnson." Both are presumably related to William G. Johnson, founder of the...

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View of the Johnson home and Thames River in Uncasville, Conn. Gelatin silver print, 1880-1900?. Image depicts view southeast down the thames River and over the Johnson home and farm in Uncasville, Conn. The Johnson home (of the William G. Johnson Company, aka the Johnson Dye Wood Company) is probably the multi-gabled building just to the right of the grazing horse. 19 x 11.5 cm. (w/out mount); 21.5 x 13.25 cm. (w/mount).

Format: black and white photograph.

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Veranda with a hammock, wicker chairs, and a table.

Format: black and white photograph.

Scope and Contents Dick, Photo Artist, Cape Vincent, N.Y. [photographer]. Gelatin silver print, ca. 1900?. Image depicts the elaborate house called Wyckoff Villa on the reverse of this photo, but better known as Carleton Villa on Carleton Island, one of the thousand islands near Cape Vincent, N.Y. The house is a four-story combination of stone and timber construction with Tudor touches, and a tower in the rear. The villa was completed in 1894 and owned by the Wyckoff family, although written on the reverse of...