Bust Portrait of George Meade

Creator

Files

Description

The CDV features a photograph of a print depicting a bust portrait of General George Meade, famous for defeating General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg. In the portrait, Meade is pictured in his Union Army uniform. He faces slightly toward his proper right.

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

verso, inscribed at top: Gen Meade / [4.00]

Subjects

Carte de visite photographs; Meade, George Gordon, 1815-1872

Work Type

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

Class

CDVs

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

801

Digital ID

FVW_00801

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.