George R. Kelsey, whose biography describes his management of West Haven Buckle Company. The plate is signed “Geo. R. Kelsey.” This is an engraving, not a factory photograph.
Evidence, credit & reuse: Public domain in the United States: published before 1931. Faithful crop of the historic scan; no generated imagery. Cropped to the original advertisement, portrait, or relevant printed text; resized and JPEG-optimized. Original lettering and image content retained. publication year; image creation may be earlier
Source: Engraver unidentified; published in Edward E. Atwater, ed., History of the City of New Haven; History of the city of New Haven to the present time, plate between 538 and 539; Internet Archive
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George R. Kelsey, whose biography describes his management of West Haven Buckle Company. The plate is signed “Geo. R. Kelsey.” This is an engraving, not a factory photograph.
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Silent Grounds Collective, West Haven Buckle Company, SGC-WB-011, WB-003, “George R. Kelsey — signed engraved portrait.” Source: Engraver unidentified; published in Edward E. Atwater, ed., History of the City of New Haven; History of the city of New Haven to the present time, plate between 538 and 539; Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/historyofcityofn00atwat/page/n851/mode/1up. Research edition, accessed 2026-09-08.