Title

Colonel John Hay , United States Ambassador to Great Britain

Creator

Hollinger

Files

Creator Role

photographer

Description

The portrait photograph features an image of John Hay, who served as the twelfth United States Assistant Secretary of State (1879-1881), as a United States Ambassador to Great Britain (1897-1898), and as the thirty-seventh United States Secretary of State. The portrait is printed in black and white on a matte surface and is affixed to an off-white card. Below the image, a personal inscription from Clara Hay, John Hay's wife, to Prof. Dr. Isidore Groedel appears.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

12 X 8 15/16 inches

Inscription

recto, embossed on lower right corner of photograph: Hollinger recto, on border at bottom, handwritten in ink: To Prof Dr Groedel / from Clara L Hay / In remembrance of all his kindly and / careful treatment of her husband Mr John Hay

Subjects

Hay, Clara Louise Stone, 1849-1914; Hay, John, 1838-1905

Work Type

photographic print

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

7055

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.