This class includes portraits of leading individuals, bucloic nature scenes and other depictions of average life during the nineteenth and early twentieth century.
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Standing Portrait of Jessie Benton Frémont
John A. Scholten
The CDV features a standing portrait of Jessie Benton Frémont, a nineteenth-century writer and political activist.
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Portrait of Unidentified Union Soldier
S. B. Brown
The CDV features an oval portrait image of an unidentified Civil War soldier in uniform. A two-cent Washington stamp is adhered to the backside of the card across the backmark.
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Seated Portrait of Carl Schurz
Seated portrait of Carl Schurz, a German immigrant who served as a Union General during the American Civil War.
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Bust-length Portrait of Andrew Jackson
E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
The CDV features a bust-lenth portrait of Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States. In the portrait, Jackson faces slightly toward his proper right.
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Bust Portrait of Anna Surratt
The carte de visite features a bust-length portrait of Anna Surratt, daughter of Mary Surratt.
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Bust Portrait of Millard Fillmore
The CDV features a bust portrait of Millard Fillmore, 13th President of the United States. In the portrait, Fillmore is pictured from the waist up and looks directly into the camera.
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Seated Portrait of Annie Dickinson
E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
Seated portrait of abolitionist Anna Elizabeth Dickinson.
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Standing Portrait of Martin Van Buren
E. and H. T. Anthony
The CDV features a standing portrait of Martin Van Buren, the 8th President of the United States. In the portrait, a table sits to Van Buren's proper left. In his proper left hand, he holds a book by its spine. In his proper right hand, he holds a handkerchief.
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Seated Portrait of Caleb B. Smith
Edward Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
Seated portrait of Caleb B. Smith, Secretary of the Interior for Abraham Lincoln. In the portrait, Smith is posed at a desk. His body is turned slightly to his proper left.
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Standing Portrait of Harriet Lane
Edward Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
The carte de visite features a standing portrait of Harriet Lane Johnston, niece of President James Buchanan. During Buchana's administration, Johnston served as First Lady of the United States.
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Portrait of Thurlow Weed
Edward Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
Seated portrait of Thurlow Weed, a newspaper publisher and Republican politician from New York.
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Standing Portrait of William L. Dayton
E. and H. T. Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
Standing portrait of statesman William L. Dayton, John C. Frémont's running mate in 1856. He served as United States Minister to France during the American Civil War.
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Oval Portrait of Sam Houston
Edward Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
Oval portrait of Sam Houston, governor of Texas at the time of its succession from the United States during the American Civil War.
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Seated Portrait of James Buchanan
Edward Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
The CDV features a seated, retouched portrait of President James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States. In the portrait, Buchanan sits with his proper left leg crossed over his right. His body and head face slightly toward his proper left, and he looks directly into the camera.
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Portrait of Boston Corbett
Edward Anthony
Seated portrait of Boston Corbett, the soldier who shot John Wilkes Booth.
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Standing Portrait of Jeremiah S. Black
Edward Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
Standing portrait of Jeremiah S. Black, judge and United States Attorney General during the Buchanan administration.
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Standing Portrait of Robert Toombs
Edward Anthony and Mathew Brady
The carte de visite features a standing portrait of Robert Toombs, one of the organizers of the Confederate States of America and its first Secretary of State.
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Bust Portrait of George Bancroft
D. Appleton and Co. and Austin Augustus Turner
Bust-length portrait of George Bancroft, historian, statesman, and advocate for secondary education.
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Standing Portrait of John A. Andrew
Standing portrait of John A. Andrew, Civil War-era Governor of Massachusetts and radical abolitionist.
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Seated Portrait of David P. Holloway
Edward Anthony and Brady's National Portrait Gallery
Seated portrait of David P. Holloway, Civil War-era Commissioner of Patents.
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Standing Portrait of Richard W. Thompson
Robert W. Addis
Standing portrait of Richard W. Thompson, Congressman from Indiana. In the photograph, Thompson stands with his proper right hand resting on a pillar. He holds a cane and gloves in his proper left hand.
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Vignette Portrait of James H. Campbell
Mathew Brady
Vignette portrait of James H. Campbell, Republican United States Representative from Pennsylvania.
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Seated Portrait of John Parker Hale
Mathew Brady
Seated portrait of John Parker Hale, a politician and lawyer from New Hampshire. Although Hale started his political career as a Democrat, he helped found the Free Soil Party and eventually joined the Republican Party.
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Standing Portrait of William J. Hamersley
Prescott and Gage
Standing portrait of William J. Hamersley, Civil War-era Mayor of Hartford, Ct.
