Cased image collection, 1840s - 1880s
Scope and Content Note
The Longmeadow cased image collection contains daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, and tintypes of members of several Longmeadow families. Prominent in the collection are the daguerreotypes of William Sheldon, Jr. (1788-1871), including several full-length portraits. Sheldon was known as something of an eccentric, was the author of several books including The Millennium: the Good Time Coming. With a History of Experiments on the Odic Force and Aerial Navigation and the Patent Laws, and lived at Storrs House for a time. One image in particular appears to show Sheldon holding a ring by which he was able to detect the presence of the so-called “Odic force.” The collection also includes portraits of Flavia and Julia Bliss, Sarah Williams Storrs and her brother, Professor. Richard Salter Storrs, and Eleazer Williams. Several portraits were produced by the studio of Otis Hubbard Cooley of Springfield.
Box and Folder Listing
| Sitter | Notes | Box:Tray |
|---|---|---|
| Sheldon, William, Jr. (1788-1871) | 10 daguerreotypes and ambrotypes. One ambrotype stamped Spooner Bros. Cuttings Patent, July 11, 1854 | 1:1 |
| Bliss, ? | 1 daguerreotype | 1:2 |
| Bliss, Deacon Ebenezer (1795-1868) & Marilla Moore Bliss (wife) | 1 daguerreotype | 1:2 |
| Bliss, Flavia and Julia | 1 daguerreotype | 1:2 |
| Coble, Jonathan & Coble, Sarah Booth (m.1834) | 1 daguerreotype. Stamped J.D. Wells, Northampton. | 1:2 |
| Coble, Sarah Booth (m.1834) | 1 daguerreotype | 1:2 |
| Colton, Asa, 2nd. | 1 silhouette | 1:2 |
| Colton, Jeduthan (b. 1791) | 1 daguerreotype. Brother of Hannah Colton Goldthwaite and Sophronia (or Sophrone) Colton Pierce | 1:2 |
| Garner, Lorenzo | 1 ambrotype | 1:2 |
| Garner, Mrs. Lorenzo (Sophrona?) | 1 daguerreotype | 1:2 |
| Goldthwaite, Kate | 1 tintype | 1:2 |
| Goldthwaite, Susan Joy | 1 ambrotype | 1:2 |
| Goldthwaite, William | 1 ambrotype. Moore Bro.’s, Springfield Mass. | 1:2 |
| Pierce, Sophrone Colton (b. 1786) (Mrs Calvin Pierce) | 1 ambrotype | 1:2 |
| Storrs, Eleazer | 1 daguerreotype | 1:2 |
| View of the Connecticut River | 1 photographic print (round) | 1:2 |
| Storrs, Mrs. E. W. | 1 daguerreotype. Stamped Cooley, Springfield. | 1:3 |
| Storrs, Eunice Conant (b. 1801 – 1884) | 1 daguerreotype | 1:3 |
| Storrs, Prof. Richard Salter (1830-1884) | 1 daguerreotype | 1:3 |
| Storrs, Sarah Williams (1832-1907) | 1 daguerreotype. Note says; “Hand making letter A” | 1:3 |
| Storrs, Sarah Williams (1832-1907) | 1 daguerreotype | 1:3 |
| Storrs, Sarah Williams (1832-1907) | 1 daguerreotype | 1:3 |
| Storrs, Sarah Williams (1832-1907) | 1 daguerreotype (oval portrait) | 1:3 |
| Storrs, Sarah Williams (1832-1907) | 1 ambrotype or tintype (seated portrait) | 1:3 |
| Williams, Eleazer | 1 ambrotype | 1:3 |
| Williams, Eleazer | 1 ambrotype. Note says: “This has to be Eleazer Williams – Lost Dauphin!” Stamped Cooley, Springfield. | 1:3 |
| Williams, Rev. Stephen (1693-1782) | 1 ambrotype | 1:3 |
| Unidentified | 15 items | 2:1 |
| Unidentified | 10 items. One item appears to be a mourning portrait. One item stamped Cooley, Springfield | 2:2 |
| Unidentified | 13 items. One ambrotype does not have a case and is currently in a clear Mylar sleeve | 2:3 |
Subjects
- Sheldon, William, Jr. (1788-1871)
- Storrs Family--Pictorial works
Types of material
- Ambrotypes
- Daguerreotypes
- Photographs
- Tintypes
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