Portrait of Vinnie Ream Hoxie
Files
Creator Role
photographer
Description
The cabinet card features the image of Vinnie Ream Hoxie, whose name is written underneath the image. It is mounted on a black cabinet card, and an O.C. Henry logo appears underneath. A secondary label is also included, but is detached and has a portion of a 4¢ Lincoln stamp on the reverse.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
n.d.
Measurement
6 1/2 X 4 1/4 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
albumen print on paper card
Inscription
recto, on label: Vinnie Ream / Commisioned [sic] by Congress to make a statue of Lincoln and for whom a room in the Capitol Building in Washington was set aside for the purpose. on secondary label: Vinnie Ream / The 17 year old girl who designed the first statue of LINCOLN, in U.S. Capitol.
Subjects
Ream, Vinnie, 1847-1914; Women sculptors
Work Type
cabinet photograph
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
6980
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.