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Creator Role

photographer publisher

Description

The object is a black and white vignette portrait of Abraham Lincoln assassination co-conspirator David E. Herold; The verso contains a back mark image of Washington D.C. landmarks; It also features a George Washington two cent stamp.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

1865

Measurement

3 3/4 X 2 3/8 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

albumen print on paper card

Inscription

Bottom recto: DAVID E. HEROLD. / Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by A. GARDNER, in / the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Columbia. middle verso: ALEX GARDNER, / Photographer to the Army of the Potomac. / GALLERIES / 511 SEVENTH STREET AND 332 PENNSYLVANIA AV. / PUBLISHED BY / PHILP & SOLOMONS, / WASHINGTON D.C.

Subjects

Herold, David E., 1842-1865; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination

Work Type

carte de visite

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

770

Digital ID

FVW_00770

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.

David E. Herold Carte de Visite

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