Contributor
Frank and Virginia Williams
Description
This black and white photograph is of a bust of James Louis Petigru, an American lawyer, politician, and jurist in South Carolina, best known for his service as the Attorney General of South Carolina, his judicial work that played a key role in the recodification of the state's law code. He was also known for opposing nullification and, in 1860, state secession. The bust depicts a man with long hair and draped fabric across his shoulders. "Bust of James Louis Petigru" is captioned beneath the image. The image is within volume three of Abraham Lincoln : A History by John G. Nicolay and John Hay.
Publication Date
1890
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.
Publisher
New York : The Century Co
Time Period
1890-1899
Subjects
Petigru, James Louis, 1789 – 1863
Object Type
image
Format (original)
illustration
Format (digital)
JPG
Digital ID
FVW_NH_V3_James-Louis-Petigru-Bust_001
Source
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Nicolay and Hay’s Abraham Lincoln, Volume 3
Repository
The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana
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.
Recommended Citation
"Illustration, Bust of James Louis Petigru" (1890). Images. 130.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-manuscripts-nicolay-and-hay-images/130