Bust Portrait of John C. Breckinridge

Creator

Files

Description

The carte de visite features a bust-length portrait of John C. Breckinridge, former Vice President of the United States, United States congressman, and Secretary of War for the Confederacy. In the portrait, Breckinridge wears a suit and tie and pictured from the waist up.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

4"" X 2 1/2""

Materials and Techniques Display

paper (fiber product); albumen process

Inscription

verso, inscribed at top: Breckenridge [sic] 799 / GG

Subjects

Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875; 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

924

Digital ID

FVW_00924

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.