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Description
Weld Noble Allen (1837-1875), was born in Alfred. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1855 and commanded a navy gunboat in the 1860s.
His parents were William Cutler Allen and Lucy Maria Holmes. His father was a prominent lawyer and legislator.
A marble and brass memorial to Allen is located at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke in Portland.
About This Item
- Title: Weld Noble Allen, ca. 1860
- Creation Date: circa 1860
- Subject Date: circa 1860
- Location: Alfred, York County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 25 cm x 17 cm
- Local Code: Photographs--People--Allen
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Allen, Weld Noble, 1837-1875--Portrait photographs
- Gunboats
- Military personnel
- Ship captains
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
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