Item 117: Colored Portrait of Thomas Ferrier Atherton of Wilkes-Barre, no date

Item — Box: 21, Folder: 117

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Colored Portrait of Thomas Ferrier Atherton of Wilkes-Barre, no date

Dates

Created: no date

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Access:

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Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Type of Material:

Colored Print

Condition Note:

Good, no issues.

Measurements:

11 15/16 in. x 8 ⅞ in.

Title:

Thomas Ferrier Atherton of Wilkes-Barre

Location:

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Transcription:

Thomas Ferrier Atherton who in his time became president of what is now the First National bank member of the Crackers + Cheese Club, which became the Westmoreland Club.

Back:

Thomas Ferrier Atherton - of Wilkes Barre He was a business man + founder and first president of the second national banks - His wife was Sarah peilsurs He was the son of Elisha Atherton and brother of Sarah Atherton Henry (Mrs. [illegible] Henry) my grandmother - He had no children but was very fond of my father -who lived with them where he went to school in Wilkes-Barre while preparing for [Princeton] - Later my father took his name + became [Thomas] Henry Atherton [Thomas] Ferrier Atherton built the big stone house on W. River street -where we lived. from Melanie Atherton Updegraff