colbyColgateClevelandPhotos_westJohn_ _001

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title: John West

subject: West, John, 1794-1855

description: A sepia-toned photograph of a charcoal portrait of John West in mid-life. He was husband to Ann, father to Ada, and grandfather to Hope Conkling Colgate. He came to the United States in 1832, and family tradition suggests he worked as a bookkeeper for William Colgate in New York.

source: John West, Box 11, Folder 8, Colby Colgate Cleveland Photographic Materials, MS2001.086

source: James C. Cleveland Album (temporary loan from Cotton Cleveland), Colby Colgate Cleveland Photographic Materials, MS2001.086

publisher: Colby-Sawyer College, Cleveland Colby Colgate Archives

date: Approximately 1850

rights: Requests to reproduce this item should be sent to the Cleveland Colby Colgate Archives.

format: image/jpeg

type: Image

identifier: colbyColgateClevelandPhotos_westJohn_ _001

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