Object details
Object number
ARC.007605
Creator(s)
Title
Augustus Peabody Gardner
Date
late 19th century
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Language
English
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Printed (lower): Leidloff, Charleston, S.C.
Inscribed in pencil (top left): Augustus P. Gardner
Provenance
Possibly a gift from Augustus Peabody Gardner.
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner and her husband Jack adopted Augustus Peabody Gardner, along with his brothers William Amory Gardner and Joseph Peabody Gardner, after the death of their father. Photographed here as a young man, Augustus would go on to serve as both a congressman and a Massachusetts state senator.
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