Title

Oval Portrait of Sam Houston

Creator

Edward Anthony
Brady's National Portrait Gallery

Files

Creator Role

publisher

Description

Oval portrait of Sam Houston, governor of Texas at the time of its succession from the United States during the American Civil War.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

4 X 2 1/2 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber product); albumen process

Inscription

recto, below portrait: Brady / N. Y. / Sam Houston verso, inscribed at top: [$45.00] verso, backmark: PUBLISHED BY / E. ANTHONY, / 501 BROADWAY, N. Y. / FROM / PHOTOGRAPHIC / NEGATIVE, / FROM / BRADY'S NATIONAL / Portrait Gallery.

Subjects

Carte de visite photographs; Houston, Sam, 1793-1863

Work Type

albumen prints ; cartes-de-visite (card photographs)

Class

CDVs

Preferred Citation

[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

965

Digital ID

FVW_00965

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.