Title

Seated Portrait of Edward D. Baker

Creator

Washington Lafayette Germon

Files

Creator Role

creator

Description

The carte de visite features a seated portrait of Edward D. Baker, Union Colonel.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

4 X 2 3/8 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber product); albumen process

Inscription

verso, inscribed at top: Col Baker / Edward Dickinson Baker / (1811-61) / Colonel 71st Penn. / Commanded 3, Stones div. / Potomac / when killed at Bulls Bluff verso, backmark: W. L. GERMON'S / ATELIER, / 702 Chestnut St. / Philada. verso, inscribed below backmark: [$20.00] verso, inscribed at bottom left: 1192

Subjects

Baker, Edward Dickinson, 1811-1861; Carte de visite photographs

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

937

Digital ID

FVW_00937

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.