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Description

The carte de visite depicts a portrait image of Colonel Edward Dickinson Baker, an English-born American politician, lawyer, and military leader. At the card's back, the logo used by E. & H. T. Anthony is featured.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1861

Measurement

4 X 2 3/8 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

albumen print on paper card

Inscription

verso, handwritten in pencil: Col Baker / Gol. Edward D. Baker / 71st Penn. Vol. / Killed Bulls Bluff / 10/21/61 verso, printed: E.A.

Subjects

Baker, Edward Dickinson, 1811-1861; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel

Work Type

carte-de-visite (card photograph)

Class

CDVs

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

7125

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.

Photograph of Edward Dickinson Baker

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