Honorable Israel Washburn. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve.
M.C. from Maine; Governor of Maine; B. Maine 1813; D. Phila., Pa. 1883; M.C. Maine; Member State H. of R. 1842-1843; elected as Whig & Republican. served from 1851 - 61 - resigned; Gov. Maine 1861-62; declined re-election- collector of customs Portland, Me. 1863-77.
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).