Doctor Steele

Doctor Steele

Item Information

Title:
Doctor Steele
Description:
Cabinet card portrait of Dr. George M. Steele, who was a teacher and principal at Wesleyan Academy. The gentleman has white hair parted to the side and a full beard down his neck and extending past his collar. He is wearing a dark suit coat and vest, with a silver watch fob.
Name on Item:
McCormick 22 Winter St. Boston
Date:
[ca. 1879–1895]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Wilbraham Public Library
Collection (local):
Wilbraham Town Archives Photographic Collection
Series:
People
Subjects:
Private schools
Teachers
Men
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Wilbraham
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/6w92b9828
Terms of Use:
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Notes:
Handwriting on the back reads “Dr. Steele Princ of W. Academy”. George M. Steele was born in Vermont to Joel Steele. He married Susan Swift in 1852, which was recorded in Wilbraham. On the 1880 census, he is listed as the principal of Wesleyan Academy. He died in Illinois in 1902.
Identifier:
WPL-TA8-0015