Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
A portrait of Thomas Hill and his family.
Hill and his wife, Ann Foster Bellows Hill, are seated. Standing at rear are Mary Bellows Hill and Henry (Harry), the two oldest children. Seated in front are, from left, Katherine, Elizabeth (Bessy) and Anna (Nan).
Hill was president of Antioch College from 1858-1862, then president of Harvard from 1862-1868, became minister of First Parish Church in Portland in 1873, a post he held until his death in 1891.
In 1860, Mary was 14, Henry was 11, Katharine was 9, Elizabeth was 6, and Anna was 3.
They later had Thomas (1864) and Otis (1868).
About This Item
- Title: Hill family, Ohio, ca. 1860
- Creation Date: circa 1860
- Subject Date: circa 1860
- Location: OH
- Media: Photographic print
- Local Code: Coll. 4210
- Collection: Pierce family collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- First Parish Church (Portland, Me.)
- Pierce family
- College presidents--Ohio
- Clergy--Maine--Portland
- Hill, Thomas, 1818-1891
- Group portraits
- Hill family
- Harvard University
- Antioch College
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