LeRoy John Gates Photographs, circa 1857-1868, 1884

Container Title
PH 6320
Series: Family
Item   1
Billings, Mary Ann Pratt, studio portrait of a older woman posed sitting
Note
  • Maternal grandmother of LeRoy Gates
  • Format: Carte de visite
  • Inscribed on verso: “LeRoy Gates Grandmother, Pratt Billings, on his mother's side.”
  • Photographer: O.A. Taft's Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont
Item   2
Favorite, T.J., studio portrait of a man posed sitting
Note
  • Brother-in-law of LeRoy Gates, husband of Irene E. Ehrman
  • Format: Carte de visite
  • Inscribed on recto: “A Brother in law of L. J. Gates - Husband of Irene, T. J. Favorite, deceased husband of Irene B. Ehrman”
  • Photographer: Unidentified
Item   3
Gates, LeRoy J., studio portrait of a man posed sitting
Note
  • Format: Carte de visite
  • Inscribed on recto: “Yours Truly, LeRoy Gates, Photographer Artist, Wis.”
  • Inscribed on verso: “LeRoy J. Gates, Photographie Artist”
  • Photographer: Unidentified
Item   4
Gates, LeRoy J., studio portrait of a man posed sitting and holding a paintbrush and palette
Note
  • Format: Tintype
  • Photographer: Unidentified
Item   5
Gates, LeRoy J., exterior portrait of a man posed standing and holding a large knife between a mounted bobcat and crane
Note
  • Format: Carte de visite
  • Inscribed on verso: “LeRoy Gates” and a series of numbers in crayon
  • Photographer: Unidentified
Item   6
Gates, LeRoy J., studio portrait of a man
Note

  • Format: Carte de visite
  • Inscribed on recto: “Brother LeRoy Gates, March 1868”
  • Photographer M. Mould, Baraboo, Wisconsin
Item   7
Gates, LeRoy J., studio portrait of a man
Note
  • Format: Carte de visite
  • Inscribed on recto: “LeRoy J. Gates, Eureka, Calif.,” and “age 55, Eureka, Calif.”
  • Inscribed on verso: “LeRoy John Gates, taken at Eureka, Calif. In 1884, at 55 yrs. of age.”
  • Photographer: Strong, Vance Block, Eureka, California
Item   8
Gates, LeRoy J., studio portrait of the back of a man's head
Note
  • Format: Tintype
  • Inscribed on recto: “Back view of L. J. Gates, 1866, Age 35 yrs.”
  • Inscribed on verso: a series of numbers in pencil
  • Photographer: Unidentified
Item   9
Gates, LeRoy J., and an unidentified man; studio portrait of two men posed sitting
Note
  • Format: Tintype
  • Photographer: Unidentified
Item   10
Gates, LeRoy J. and an unidentified man; studio portrait of two men, one posed sitting, the other standing
Note
  • Format: Tintype
  • Photographer: Unidentified
Item   11
Gates, LeRoy J., and an unidentified Native American man; studio portrait of two men posed standing, man on the left holding an axe
Note
  • Format: Tintype
  • Photographer: Unidentified
  • Tintype badly deteriorated
Item   12
Gates, Jacob, studio portrait of an elderly man posed sitting
Note
  • Paternal uncle of LeRoy Gates
  • Format: Carte de visite
  • Inscribed on recto: “Uncle Jacob Gates, Aged 91 years, November 28, 1871. At death, 76 yrs.” and “Jacob Gates, age 91, Nov 28,/71”
  • Inscribed on verso: “Jacob Gates, Age 91, November 28/71” and “Brother to LeRoy J. Gates' Father, died at 95 years of age”
  • Photographer: E.O. Eddy, Wallingford, Vermont
Item   13
Gates, Valentine Maud, studio portrait of a girl posed sitting and holding a doll
Note
  • Format: Carte de visite
  • Inscribed on recto: “Maud Valentine Gates”
  • Photographer: H.H. Bennett, Kilbourn, Wisconsin
Item   14
Gates, Roy, studio portrait of a boy posed sitting
Note
  • Nephew of LeRoy Gates, son of Osacr J. Gates
  • Format: Carte de visite
  • Inscribed on verso: “Roy's picture was taken a year and a half ago, just after he had partially recovered from diphtheria and he did not look as well as he does now” and “Roy Gates, son of Oscar J. Gates”
  • Photographer: A.W. Osborne, California
Item   15
Gates, Schuyler G., studio portrait of a man posed sitting
Note
  • Paternal cousin of LeRoy J. Gates, son of Jacob Gates
  • Format: Carte de visite
  • Inscribed on recto: “Cousin of L. J. Gates” and “ Schuyler Gates, son of Jacob gates, the brother of S. S. Gates” and “S. G. Gates, age 53, Sept 18, 1871”
  • Inscribed on verso: “Schuyler G. Gates, son of Jacob Gates”
  • Photographer: E.O. Eddy, Wallingford, Vermont
Item   16
Martin, studio portrait of a girl
Note
  • Maternal cousin of LeRoy J. Gates
  • Format: Carte de visite
  • Inscribed on recto: “LeRoy J. Gates' cousin” and “Daughter of Catherine D. Martin, sister of L. J. Gates' mother”
  • Photographer: S.O. Hersey, Montpelier, Vermont