Title

Portrait of Vinnie Ream Hoxie

Creator

O. C. Henry

Files

Creator Role

photographer

Description

The cabinet card features the image of Vinnie Ream Hoxie, whose name is written underneath the image. It is mounted on a black cabinet card, and an O.C. Henry logo appears underneath. A secondary label is also included, but is detached and has a portion of a 4¢ Lincoln stamp on the reverse.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

6 1/2 X 4 1/4 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

albumen print on paper card

Inscription

recto, on label: Vinnie Ream / Commisioned [sic] by Congress to make a statue of Lincoln and for whom a room in the Capitol Building in Washington was set aside for the purpose. on secondary label: Vinnie Ream / The 17 year old girl who designed the first statue of LINCOLN, in U.S. Capitol.

Subjects

Ream, Vinnie, 1847-1914; Women sculptors

Work Type

cabinet photograph

Class

photos

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

6980

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.