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Albion Wesley Lewis Wearing a Masonic Pin
1860-1865
T.P. Collins
USA: Massachusetts, Westfield
Photograph on paper mounted on board
Overall: 3 7/8" h x 2 3/8" w
Gift of Jacques Noel Jacobsen, Jr.
2009.021.4

Carte-de-visite photograph of man seated in chair wearing a military uniform. The arms of the chair are upholstered and have a fringe. The subject has dark hair pulled back from his face, a mustache and goatee. He wears a dark coat with stand-up collar and light-colored trousers. Military insignia is visible on the arms of his coat. He wears a Masonic pin on his coat (square and compasses). Printed on the back is a mark for the maker, in the shape of a cased photo. Lettering reads, "T.P. Collins / Westfield, / Mass." Handwritten on the back in ink is "A.W. Lewis / Westfield, Mass."


Albion Wesley Lewis (1828-1903) lived in Westfield, Massachusetts. He was a member of Mt. Moriah Lodge in Westfield, receiving the first three Masonic degrees in June 1861. He went to California during the gold rush in 1849 and stayed there for four years. When he returned, he married Caroline H. Loomis in 1855 and established himself in the business of manufacturing whips. During the Civil War, Lewis was a member of the 46th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers, and of the 30th Company Unattached Artillery. After the war, he went into the clothing business, forming the partnership Loomis, Lewis and Company. Albion Wesley Lewis died on March 28, 1903.



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