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Creator Role
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Description
The CDV features a seated portrait of Commodore Charles Wilkes, commander of the USS San Jacinto during the Trent Affair. In the portrait, Wilkes wears a suit and tie. He holds a top hat and gloves with his proper right hand.
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: Com. Wilkes verso, inscribed at top: Com Wilkes / [$8.00] verso, backmark: PUBLISHED BY E. ANTHONY, / 501 Broadway, / NEW YORK. / FROM / PHOTOGRAPHIC / NEGATIVE, / FROM / BRADY'S NATIONAL / Portrait Gallery.
Subjects
Carte de visite photographs; Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877
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
835
Digital ID
FVW_00835
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.