Secretary Seward's Diplomatic Party

Creator

William J. Baker

Files

Creator Role

photographer; publisher

Description

The carte de visite features black and white image of William H. Seward, standing at far right, with ten members of a diplomatic party visiting Trenton High Falls, New York

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1863

Time Period

1860-1869

Measurement

2 3/8 X 4 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

albumen print on paper card

Inscription

Recto, left side: Entered according to act of Congress, by W.J. BAKER, in the year 1863, in the Clerk's Court of the Northern District of N.Y.; erso, handwritten, top left corner: $65.00; erso, handwritten, bottom left corner: 5; Verso, printed: SECRETARY SEWARD'S DIPLOMATIC PARTY, / At Trenton High Falls, N.Y. / 1. Wm. H. Seward, Secretary of State. / 2. Baron De Stoeckel, Russian Minister. / 3. M. Molena, Nicaraguan " / 4. Lord Lyons, British " / 5. M. Mercier, French " / 6. M. Schleiden, Hanseatic " / 7. M. Bertenatti, Italian " / 8. Count Piper, Swedish " / 9. M. Bodison, Sec. Russian Legation. / 10. Mr. Sheffield, Attache British " / 11. Mr. Donaldson, Mess. State Dep. U.S. / W.J. BAKER, PHOTOGRAPHER AND PUBLISHER. / 12 TIBBITTS BLOCK, UTICA, N.Y.

Subjects

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Seward, Wm. Henry (William Henry), 1839-1920; De Stoeckel, Eduard; Molena, M.; Lord Lyons; Mercier, M.; Schleiden, M.; Bertenatti, M.; Count Piper; Bodisco, M.; Mr. Sheffield; Mr. Donaldson; Contemporaries and Associates

Work Type

carte de visite

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

1013

Digital ID

FVW_01013

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.