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Creator Role

publisher

Description

The image features a standing portrait of Edwin M. Stanton, the 27th United States Secretary of War. In the image, Stanton stands with his proper right hand resting atop a book. His proper left hand is positioned behind his back.

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: EM. Stanton / Sec of War / [$60.00] verso, in backmark: Published by / E. & H. T. Anthony, / 501 Broadwar, / New York / FROM / PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGATIVE / in / BRADY'S / NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY

Subjects

Carte de visite photographs; Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869

Work Type

albumen prints ; cartes-de-visite (card photographs)

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

856

Digital ID

FVW_00856

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.

Standing Portrait of Edwin M. Stanton

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