Mounted Photograph of the First Marble Version of Thomas Ball's Emancipation monument

Creator

Lognworth Powers
Thomas Ball

Files

Creator Role

photographer sculptor

Description

The object is a mounted photograph of the first marble version of Thomas Ball's Emancipation Monument. Very light foxing appears on the mount. Includes supplemental information.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

6 1/4 X 4 1/2 inches (image); 10 1/2 X 9 inches (mount)

Materials and Techniques Display

albumen print on paper mount

Inscription

recto, embossed at bottom of mount: L. POWERS / PHOTOGRAPHE / FLORENCE verso, handwritten at top of mount: Emancipation Proclamation / T. Ball verso, handwritten near top of mount: by Longworth Powers / son of Heram Powers

Subjects

Ball, Thomas, 1819-1911; United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln). Emancipation Proclamation

Work Type

albumen print

Class

photos

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

6002

Digital ID

FVW_06002

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.