William Alexander Love

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Description

Crayon portrait of William Alexander Love in Mississippi National Guard uniform. Love joined the Prairie Guards of the state militia when it was formed in the 1870s and retired with the rank of brigadier-general in the Mississippi National Guard in 1906. Crayon portraits, where a photograph is enhanced with charcoal and pastel, were popular in the latter part of the nineteenth century.

ISBN

543-Series_6-Love Portrait

Publication Date

1905

Time Period

1880-1920

Subjects

Love, William A., 1848-1929; Mississippi. National Guard; Crayon portraits

Keywords

CHARM

Geographic Location

Lowndes County (Miss.)

Format (original)

1 portrait : col.; 20 x 16 cm.

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

543-Series_6-Love Portrait

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections, Manuscripts Division, Love (Drennan) family collection, Series 6, Photographs, WFB

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

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.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, e-mail sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Recommended Citation

Love (Drennan) family collection, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University