| Identifier |
019.TIF |
| Source |
019.TIF |
| Title |
Duncan James McMillan (1846-1939) |
| Subject |
Mission to Latter Day Saints; Presbyterian Church in Utah; Westminster College (Salt Lake City, Utah); Clergy--Utah--Salt Lake City; Presbyterians -- Utah |
| People |
McMillan, Duncan James, 1846-1939 |
| Spatial Coverage |
Mount Pleasant (Utah); Salt Lake County (Utah); Wasatch Academy (Mount Pleasant, Utah); Westminster College (Salt Lake City, Utah); Sugar House (Salt Lake City, Utah) |
| OCR Text |
Show A large studio photograph encased in a brown overleaf flap cover of Reverend Duncan James McMillan a prominent Presbyterian minister and missionary who came to the Utah frontier in the mid-1870s. McMillan is sitting, cross legged, at an antique desk with his head propped against the thumb and index fingers of his right hand as his right elbow rests upon the desk; his left hand rests clenched in his lap. McMillan is wearing a buttoned, dark double breasted suit coat with a pin on the lapel. He wears a light colored shirt with cuff links and a patterned multi-colored long necktie. McMillan's hair is combed to one side and he wears a thick moustache. His head is turned toward the camera; however, he looks away from it. The background is a studio induced dark colored backdrop. |
| Further Information |
The quality of the portrait is excellent and is exceedingly professional in nature. The condition of the actual photograph is good. The edges show visible signs of wear and tear. On the front, written in pencil at the bottom center, is, "Dr. D. J. McMillan." The number "(5)" is written in pencil at the top center. Along the bottom edge bears the emblem of the photography studio and the city it headquarters in. The back of the actual photograph is free from any handwritten marks; however, it appears to have been indented and slightly torn in the center of the indentation. The photograph is stored in an overleaf flap cover that is in poor condition. The dark brown stylized cardboard flaps are weak and tearing at the folds. The bottom and top edges are extremely worn and have a number of nicks and tears. Reverend Duncan James McMillan had a major influence in founding Westminster College. A protege of Sheldon Jackson, he came to the Salt Lake Valley in March of 1875 to find refuge from h |
| Creator |
Champlain Studio Inc., 392 Fifth Ave. New York, New York. |
| Funding |
The Westminster College digital archives project is partially funded by the Masonic Foundation of Utah. |
| Publisher |
Westminster College |
| Type |
Image |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Language |
eng |
| Relation |
Biographical information about Reverend Duncan James McMillan is available in The Rev. Duncan James McMillan, 1846-1939: A Tribute/ [by His Daughter]. New York, N.Y.: McAuliffe - Booth Co., 1939. |
| Rights Management |
Digital image copyright 2006, Westminster College. All rights reserved. |
| Holding Institution |
Westminster College |
| Source Physical Dimensions |
Archival TIFF 3000 x 4600 |
| Source Resolution |
400ppi |
| Display Dimensions |
JPEG: 650 x 1000 |
| Bit Depth |
8-bit |
| Scanning Device |
Epson Expression 836 XL flatbed scanner |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s63j6jxz |
| Setname |
wc_pc |
| ID |
1094242 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63j6jxz |
