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Creator Role
cartoonist
Description
The Civil War-era carte de visite features a caricature portrait of Senator Charles Sumner, an advocate for the establishment of the Freedmen's Bureau, by Thomas Nast. In the cartoon, Sumner is pictured standing before a desk. Small, dark figures are shown clinging to his head and body. The CDV's cardboard mount appears to be 20th century product.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
n.d.
Measurement
3 7/8 X 2 3/8 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
paper (fiber product); albumen process
Inscription
recto, at bottom left of print: Th. Nast recto, on label below print: Sen Sumner verso, inscribed at top right corner: $35.
Subjects
Carte de visite photographs; Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
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
2346
Digital ID
FVW_02346
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.