| Copyright |
Oshkosh Public Museum |
| Description |
Albumen print on Carte de Visite Mount, MARKS: front: "Mrs. Governor Doty" |
| Medium |
Photographic Paper/Cardstock/Ink |
| Notes |
Full standing view of Sarah Collins Doty. Sarah is photographed standing with her right hand resting on the back of a chair. She is wearing a dark colored hoop skirt with a white lace collar that is held in place by a large brooch. Her hair is braided and rests atop her head. Sarah married James Doty (first governor of Wisconsin) on April 21, 1823, in Buffalo, NY. She came with her husband to Wisconsin in 1823. The Doty's had three children: James, Charles & Mary, Mary Doty who married John Fitzgerald of Oshkosh. Following her husband's death in Utah in 1865 she moved into her widowed daughter's home in Oshkosh. Sarah died on February 21, 1871, and is buried at Riverside cemetery in the Fitzgerald family plot. |
| Object ID |
P2002.3.6 |
| Object Name |
carte de visite |
| People |
Doty, Sarah Collins |
| Place |
Oshkosh, WI |
| Print size |
4 " x 2 1/2" |
| Subjects |
Portrait photographs
Female
Pioneers
Governors |
| Title |
Sarah Collins Doty |
| Year Range from |
1864 |
| Year range to |
1869 |
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Last modified on: July 22, 2007
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