Katharine Seymour Day
Born in Hartford, Katharine Seymour Day was the daughter of prominent attorney John Calvin Day. She was also the granddaughter of suffragist Isabella Beecher Hooker and grandniece of anti-slavery novelist…
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A Vermont native, William Baxter Closson briefly worked as a railroad office clerk. He moved to Boston where he secured an apprenticeship with wood engraver Samuel S. Kilburn. He also…
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Born in Hartford, William Gedney Bunce was a noted artist. Civil War Service During the Civil War, Bunce served with the 1st Connecticut Cavalry. He was discharged after two years…
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