Family was among Hamilton Sutton Smith's favorite subjects for his photography. Pictured here, in the front row from left to right, are Harriet Smith, Florence Smith, Adelaide Smith Terry, Julia Brooks Smith, Julia Hamilton Smith. In the back row, from left to right, are Lewis Terry, Edith Terry, John Jay Smith, Florence Adelaide Terry, and Hamilton Sutton Smith.
Florence, Harriet, and Adelaide were Hamilton's sisters. Lewis Terry was Adelaide's husband and their daughters Edith and Florence appear in the back row. Hamilton's wife Julia and children Julia and John Jay are also pictured.