Photograph, Carte-de-Visite - Dr. Benjamin Jett

 
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Photograph, Carte-de-Visite - Dr. Benjamin Jett
photo of Benjamin Jett
photo of Benjamin Jett

Photograph, Carte-de-Visite - Dr. Benjamin Jett

Object number1986.016.01
Date1855-1865
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensions3 15/16 x 2 1/2 in. (10 x 6.3 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
    DescriptionCarte-de-Visite photograph of Dr. Benjamin Jett, sitting with left hand resting on book on top of table, legs crossed. Subject has full beard, receding hairline. On back: "Jett", "Mrs. Thomas Lafferty 1624 Broadway Little Rock" Photo taken by A.L. Warner, photographer in Washington, Ark.

    Jett was a doctor who moved to Washington, Arkansas from Culpepper, Virginia in 1829. He was born on Aug. 24, 1808 in Culpepper, Virginia and died Dec. 29, 1865 in Hempstead Co., Arkansas. He is buried in Old Washington Cemetery.
    Status
    Not on view