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Object Number
2006.11.3
Display Title
Photograph of Brigadier General William H. Bisbee
Descriptions
Object Description
Photograph of Brigadier General William H. Bisbee, seated; inscribed "For Mr. and Mrs. Latimer W. Ballou with greetings of love and good wishes on his ninety first anniversary, Sincerely, William H. Bisbee, Brig. Genl, U. S. Army, January 28th 1931"; also written on back, "I think I was told that General Bisbee was sent to find Custer after the attack in which Custer was wiped out - and that the Indian Club and other paraphernalia which I have (from grandfather Latimer Ballou) were brought back by Bisbee. Bisbee may have been a relation? Putnam Ballou McDowell July 8, 1969". Signed on front by photographer "Marceau".
Classification
- Documentary
Department
Photographic
Date
1931
Artist
Marceau
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Suffolk County
/
Boston
Additional Geographic Terms
Castle Island
Materials
Photograph
Dimensions
Overall: 25.3 x 20.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Putnam Ballou McDowell (Harvard 1946)
Provenance
Owner
Latimer Willis Ballou
(1/28/1931)
Owner
Barbara Bamford Ballou
(1/28/1931)
Collector
William Henry Bisbee
(1931 - 1/28/1931)
Donor
Putnam B. McDowell
(4/12/06)
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