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Creator Role
creator
Description
The CDV features a bust-length vignette portrait of Simon Cameron, 26th United States Secretary of War. In the portrait, Cameron is turned slightly to his proper right and looks directly into the camera.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
n.d.
Measurement
3 3/8 X 2 1/4 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
paper (fiber product); albumen process
Inscription
verso, inscribed at top: 811 verso, backmark: TO THE PUBLIC. / In order to give satisfaction to our customers, we show proofs of all Pictures / taken, having increased our facilities by new Lights-new and improved Instru- / ments-attentive and competent hands-we are now prepared to furnish work-which for beauty of finish, tone, and artistic merit, cannot be surpassed by any / establishment in the city. / HENSZEY & CO. / FAIRS will be furnished with Cards of PROMINENT DIVINES, as a small price. / HENSZEY & CO., / No. 812 Arch Street, Philadelphia. verso, inscribed at bottom: (1st cabinet) / Lincoln's Secretary / of War ' / Simon Cameron / of Pennsylvania
Subjects
Cameron, Simon, 1799-1889; Carte de visite photographs
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
876
Digital ID
FVW_00876
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.