John Peter Van Ness. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.
Summary
Title from unverified information on negative sleeve.
Mayor of Washington, DC; Born in Ghent, N.Y. 1770; Died in Wash. D.C. 1846; elected Mayor of the militia of D.C. 1803; later mayor of Wash. D.C.
Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; 1954.
General information about the Brady-Handy photograph collection is available at loc.gov
Forms part of: Brady-Handy photograph collection (Library of Congress).
Tags
portrait photographs
glass negatives
brady handy collection
photo
john peter van ness
ultra high resolution
high resolution
new york
washington dc
district of columbia
mathew brady
politics and government
elections
political campaigns
library of congress
Date
1855 - 1865
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication. For information, see "Brady-Handy photograph collection," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/389_bhan.html