Portrait of USCG Seaman Lonnie H. Bennet, circa 1940's
gelatin print
PHOTOGRAPHSBishop Studios
USA, CT, New London
Circa 1938
paper
5-1/2 x 3-1/2 in.
Gelatin print; portrait of 1940s U.S. Coast Guard seaman Lonnie H. Bennett; Coast Guardsman Photo Post Card; unused No writing; Blue uniform same as the Navy's, strip of white braid on seam line around right shoulder; Bishop Studios New London, CT; came in brown matted cardboard studio frame with Nouveau design (1999.149.2); Lonnie H. Bennett was from New London, CT; married Rose Roberta Gregg of New London; moved to Florence, SC in 1950's; passed away in 1992.
1999.149.1