DescriptionPhotograph of Mary Elizabeth Benson (2 copies), undated but appears to have been taken approximately 5 years prior to the 1879 photograph in this collection. See: 2021.276.069. Mary Benson Ives was the daughter of Colonel B.W. Benson and wife of James Fontes Ives of New Bern, North Carolina. She was the sister of Emilie Benson Welsh. Photograph was taken by R.A. Lewis, 160 Chatham Street, New York.