Trunk

Object Name:

Trunk

Object ID:

2013.009.13

Date:

1907-1908

Description:

Trunk containing New Hampshire National Guard dress uniform and accessories of John H. Henry (1863-1954), Aide-de-Camp to Governor Charles M. Floyd, 1907-1908. Rectangular wooden trunk covered with green faux leather. Lengthwise oak strips on exterior. Black painted metal corners, plus four additional brackets on each long edge. Hinged lid, now separated, as the four hinges are detached. Brass lock, detached from lid. Initials "J.H.H." painted in gold on right end. Railway Express Agency label adhered to lid, addressed to John H. Henry, Ashland, Oregon, from Lincoln, NH. Interior has paper-covered wooden dividers to form compartments for uniform and accessories.

Material:

Wood
Metal

Dimensions:

H-13 W-45 D-16 inches

Provenance:

The New Hampshire State Militia was nationalized as the National Guard in 1903. The uniform was worn by John Higgins Henry (1863-1954), Aide-de-Camp to Gov. Charles M. Floyd (1861-1923) and is dated by the donor as 1907-1908. John H. Henry was the son of James E. and Eliza Anne (Ide) Henry of Lincoln. Like his father, John H. Henry became a lumberman and resident of Lincoln, NH, where beginning in 1899 he and two brothers managed the family logging business as J. E. Henry & Sons. The family owned the bulk of the Franconia Range of mountains during the 1890s. In 1892, James E. Henry bought approximately 100,000 acres of virgin timber and established a logging enterprise at what is today the center of Lincoln. In 1902, they built a pulp and paper mill. The Henry family controlled Lincoln as a company town until 1917, when the family sold the business to the Parker Young Company. Subsequently John H. Henry moved to Ashland, Oregon, where he continued in the lumber business. The son of John H. Henry and his wife gave the uniform to Dartmouth College in 1955; they also lived in Ashland, Oregon.

Credit Line:

Transferred from the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Gift of Mrs. John H. Henry

People:

Henry, John H. (1863-1954), Floyd, Charles M. (1861-1923)

Subjects:

National guards & reserves, Military uniforms