Portrait of Henry Clay

Portrait of Henry Clay

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Creator Role

publisher photographer

Description

Vignette portrait of Henry Clay, a nineteenth-century politician who served in both Houses of Congress and as the 9th United States Secretary of State.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

4 X 2 1/2 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber product); albumen process

Inscription

recto, inscribed below print: Henry Clay verso, inscribed at top: Clay / [$3.00] / [?]206 verso, backmark: CARTES DE VISITE / S. APPLETON & CO. / 443 & 445 Broadway, N. Y. / A. A. TURNER / PHOTOGRAPHER

Subjects

Carte de visite photographs; Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

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

998

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.

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