Collections : [University of Michigan William L. Clements Library]

The Fiske carte-de-visite album contains formal studio portraits of various men and women, most of whom are unidentified. The photographs were taken in locations such as New York City; New Haven, Connecticut; and Litchfield, Connecticut.

The Fiske carte-de-visite album (13cm x 9cm) contains 9 cartes-de-visite and 3 tintypes, all of which are formal studio portraits of men, women, and a young boy. With the exceptions of a young boy named "Ralph," a woman identified as a daughter of [Sereno] Scranton, and Reverend Samuel A. Fisk, a Civil War officer pictured in his uniform, the subjects are anonymous. Some of the pictures were taken in locations such as New York City; New Haven, Connecticut; and Litchfield, Connecticut. The album, which may have belonged to Albert Mentandon of "Geneva," has a cloth cover with a floral pattern stamped in gold.

This collection is made up of letters received by Philander Comstock, Seth Comstock, and William Philander Comstock in 1832 and 1842. The letters concern a New York City cholera epidemic; family news from Oswego, New York; and the cost of painting a house and constructing a fence.

This collection is made up of letters received by Philander Comstock, Seth Comstock, and William Philander Comstock, all of Danbury, Connecticut, in 1832 and 1842. The letters concern public and family health, and business and financial affairs. See the Detailed Box and Folder Listing for more information about each item.