Item 159: Photograph by Unknown of A Portrait of Sarah Atherton by Robert Robinson, ca. 1915 [no date]
Item — Box: 21, Folder: 159
Dates
- Created: ca. 1915 [no date]
Creator
- Robinson, Robert, 1886 - 1952 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Portrait Photograph
Condition Note:
Good, no issues.
Measurements:
10 in. x 7 ⅝ in., 8 ½ in. x 11 in.
Title:
Photograph of Sarah Atherton, c. 1915
Description:
A photograph by unknown of a portrait of Sarah Atherton by Robert Robinson circa 1915. The item also includes a written description.
Born on January 6, 1889 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Sara Henry Atherton was born to Thomas Henry Atherton and Anna Melanie Parke. On June 30, 1920, she married Donald Storrs Bridgeman and they had at least one son and daughter. She lived in both New York City and Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut in 1950. She died in Pennsylvania, on February 12, 1975 at the age of 86.
Robert Robinson was born in 1886 and was an illustrator for the Saturday Evening Post. He drew 38 covers in total, and 15 of them featured grumpy bearded old men confronting the changing modern world. They are seen arguing, driving cars, and looking at bi-planes. He also drew covers for the Motor Magazine. He died in 1952.
Location:
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Transcription:
Portrait by Robert Robinson who designed that his life many magazine covers, a Wilkes-Barre boy - portrait of Sarah Atherton when in about - 1915 -
Document:
1. Portrait of Mrs. Thomas Ferrier Atherton, by her beloved foster daughter, Mrs. Juliet Gambarreau 2. The house Thomas Ferrier Atherton built for his well loved wife - they nerve had any children of their own- many said if she had made a will, she would have left it to Mrs. Juliet Gambarreau - without her will it descended to Thomas H. Atherton son of his sister Mrs. T.H. Atherton whose history was in every way more distinguished - he accomplished two sons by his first wife, one killed [illegible] at Anteham, the other carried around a bullet all his life. His beloved only son was thrashed, it has been said when he boistered with the newspaper listing the new dead - our father T.H. Atherton [illegible] to a portion of his aunt Libby, a Millente who lived with his mother all her life. It is said my father arn to the tent of the commander of the regiment. Why? because Coalie their only horse had been commandeered, he explained Coalie would die if he was not fed by himself. He was sent home instantly being but 12 yrs. old.
Document:
1. Portrait of Mrs. Thomas Ferrier Atherton, by her beloved foster daughter, Mrs. Juliet Gambarreau 2. The house Thomas Ferrier Atherton built for his well loved wife - they nerve had any children of their own- many said if she had made a will, she would have left it to Mrs. Juliet Gambarreau - without her will it descended to Thomas H. Atherton son of his sister Mrs. T.H. Atherton whose history was in every way more distinguished - he accomplished two sons by his first wife, one killed [illegible] at Anteham, the other carried around a bullet all his life. His beloved only son was thrashed, it has been said when he boistered with the newspaper listing the new dead - our father T.H. Atherton [illegible] to a portion of his aunt Libby, a Millente who lived with his mother all her life. It is said my father arn to the tent of the commander of the regiment. Why? because Coalie their only horse had been commandeered, he explained Coalie would die if he was not fed by himself. He was sent home instantly being but 12 yrs. old.
Creator
- Robinson, Robert, 1886 - 1952 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
Contact:
84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu