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[Robert John Walker, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right]

[Robert John Walker, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right]

Democratic Senator from Mississippi, 1835-1845; Secretary of the Treasury, 1845-1849. Scratched on back of plate: 56. Identification from mezzotint by T. Doney. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46... More

[John Alexander Kennedy, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left, eyes front]

[John Alexander Kennedy, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left,...

Superintendent of Metropolitan police, New York, NY. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[William McKendree Gwin, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]

[William McKendree Gwin, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the r...

Democratic Senator from California, 1850-1855, 1857-1861; Democratic Congressman from Mississippi, 1841-1843. Written on back of plate: 197; Sen. Gwin, Calif. Hallmark: 40?. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (D... More

[August Belmont, half-length portrait, facing three-quarters to right, with side whiskers]

[August Belmont, half-length portrait, facing three-quarters to right,...

Financier; U.S. Minister to the Netherlands. Scratched on back of plate: 22; 26. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by... More

[Tom Thumb, full-length portrait, facing front, standing on table with tablecloth]

[Tom Thumb, full-length portrait, facing front, standing on table with...

Scratched on face of plate: 152. Scratched on back of plate: 82. Produced by Mathew Brady's studio. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of C... More

[Joseph Vance, half-length portrait, slightly to the left]

[Joseph Vance, half-length portrait, slightly to the left]

Democratic Congressman from Ohio, 1822-1835; Governor, 1836-1838; Whig Congressman, 1843-1847. Scratched on face of plate: 165. Scratched on back of plate: 285; Gov. Vance, Ohio. Transfer; U.S. War College; 192... More

[Unidentified military officer, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, standing, in uniform, with sword]

[Unidentified military officer, three-quarter length portrait, facing ...

Title devised by Library staff based on information from National Archives photograph no. 111-B-5731. Alternative identification: Col. Thomas Staniford (cat. 5). Scratched on back of plate: 382. Transfer; U.S. ... More

[Daniel Dickinson, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to the left, facing front]

[Daniel Dickinson, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to the left, ...

Democratic Senator from New York, 1844-1851. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Unidentified man, about 25 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait, nearly in profile, the head three-quarters to the left]

[Unidentified man, about 25 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait,...

Scratched on back of plate: 16 [canceled]; 284. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Henry William Herbert, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to left, with mustache and imperial]

[Henry William Herbert, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to...

Author. Scratched on back of plate: 132. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Erastus Brooks, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right]

[Erastus Brooks, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the ri...

Editor of the New York Express. Identification from: Ballou's pictorial drawing-room companion, January, 10, 1857, p. 28. Scratched on back of plate: 159. Written in pencil on back of plate: 74. Corners rounded... More

[Ralph Hoyt, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, holding a book]

[Ralph Hoyt, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, holdin...

Poet and clergyman. Identification from print published in Duyckinck's Cyclop. of Amer. Literature (1875), v. 2, page 397. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype col... More

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]

Paper label on cover glass: Emilio Burnet. Alternative identification: Emilio Burnet (cat. 5). In oval brass mat. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (... More

[John P. Morton, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

[John P. Morton, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

Publisher of the Louisville Journal. Scratched on back of plate: 6. Hallmark: Rinhart 4b. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Pr... More

[Unidentified man, possibly Marshall P. Wilder, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to right]

[Unidentified man, possibly Marshall P. Wilder, head-and-shoulders por...

Scratched on back of plate: D... Webster. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; 1954. Forms part of: Brady-Handy collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congres... More

[George Bush, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right, with spectacles]

[George Bush, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right...

Identification from engraving by H.W. Smith on frontispiece of Memoirs and reminiscences of the late Prof. George Bush, edited by Woodbury M. Fernald, 1860. Image in engraving is similar, but not identical to t... More

[Unidentified man, about 40 years of age, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to the left, resting arm on back of chair, wearing plaid coat]

[Unidentified man, about 40 years of age, half-length portrait, head t...

Scratched on back of plate: 39. Written in pencil on back of plate: 39. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew B... More

[Thomas Hart Benton, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Thomas Hart Benton, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

Democratic Senator from Missouri, 1821-1851. Scratched on face of plate: 85. Scratched on back of plate: 228; Thos. H. Benton. Facing the light / H. Pfister. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1978, p.... More

[John Van Buren, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

[John Van Buren, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the ...

Democratic Congressman from New York, 1841-1843; son of President Martin Van Buren. Scratched on face of plate: 164. Scratched on back of plate: 7. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms p... More

[Horace Mann, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to right]

[Horace Mann, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to right]

Whig and Free Soil Congressman from Massachusetts, 1848-1853; President of Antioch College. Identification from engraving by J.C. Buttre in Barnard's Educational biography, 1859, p. 365. Scratched on back of pl... More

[Horace Mann, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to right]

[Horace Mann, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to right]

Whig and Free Soil Congressman from Massachusetts, 1848-1853; President of Antioch College. Identification from engraving by J.C. Buttre in Barnard's Educational biography, 1859, p. 365. Scratched on back of pl... More

[John Francis, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]

[John Francis, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]

Physician; editor of the American Medical and Philosophical Register; first president of the New York Academy of Medicine; historian and author. Scratched on face of plate: 138. Scratched on back of plate: 262.... More

[Junius Booth, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, in theatrical costume]

[Junius Booth, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, in th...

Public domain scan of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Horace Greeley, full-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, seated in chair, wearing tall hat, folded newspaper in lap, carpet on floor]

[Horace Greeley, full-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, se...

Photograph shows Horace Greeley, journalist, publisher of the New York Tribune.

[Horace Greeley, full-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, seated in chair, wearing tall hat, folded newspaper in lap, carpet on floor]

[Horace Greeley, full-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, se...

Photograph shows Horace Greeley, journalist, publisher of the New York Tribune.

[John J. Crittendon, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[John J. Crittendon, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

Whig Senator from Kentucky, 1817-1819, 1835-1841, 1842-1848, 1855-1661; U.S. Attorney-General, 1841-1842, 1850-1853; Governor of Kentucky, 1848-1850. Identification from engraving by T. Doney after a daguerreot... More

[Zachary Taylor, half-length portrait, head in profile to the right]

[Zachary Taylor, half-length portrait, head in profile to the right]

Twelfth President of the United States; Commander in Mexican War, 1845-1846. Scratched on face of plate: 87 [superscribed over] Sil[as?]; Silas [illegible] Scratched on back of plate: 277. Hallmark: [4]OM? Faci... More

[John M. Clayton, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

[John M. Clayton, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

Whig Senator from Delaware, 1829-1836, 1845-1849, 1853-1856; U.S. Secretary of State, 1849-1850. Scratched on back of plate: 15; Hon. John M. Clayton (Del.), Sec'y State Prest. Taylor's Cabinet/John M.Clayton, ... More

[William Ballard Preston, half-length portrait, nearly facing front]

[William Ballard Preston, half-length portrait, nearly facing front]

Whig Congressman from Virginia, 1847-1849; Secretary of the Navy, 1849-1850. Identification from engraving by Ritchie in The American Review, Sept. 1849, frontispiece. Scratched on back of plate: 439; Preston. ... More

[Joseph Story, half-length portrait, facing front]

[Joseph Story, half-length portrait, facing front]

Republican Congressman from Massachusetts, 1808-1809; Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1811-1845; Acting Chief Justice, 1835-1836, 1844; Professor of law, Harvard University, 1829-18... More

[John Ellis Wool, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, in military uniform, hand in coat]

[John Ellis Wool, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, i...

U.S. Army General. Scratched on back of plate: 326; Gen. Wool. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Unidentified man, about 30 years of age, half-length portrait, nearly in profile to the left]

[Unidentified man, about 30 years of age, half-length portrait, nearly...

Scratched on face of plate: 155. Scratched on back of plate: 289. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Judge Ogden Edwards, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the left]

[Judge Ogden Edwards, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to t...

Alternative identifications: Henry Pierrepont Edward. Scratched on face of plate: 209; Judge Edwa[ards] Copy daguerreotype. Identification from portrait in the P&P Biographical File per information received fro... More

[Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart, full-length portrait, standing slightly to the left, one hand resting on the back of a chair; studio background showing prominently]

[Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart, full-length portrait, standing slightly...

Whig Congressman from Virginia, 1841-1843; Secretary of the Interior, 1850-1853. Scratched on face of plate: 185; Stuart. Scratched on back of plate: 279. Slightly trimmed. Identification from engraving by A.H.... More

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

Scratched on back of plate: 361. Hallmark: Rinhart 2. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[George Wallace Jones, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left, eyes front, with beard]

[George Wallace Jones, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left, e...

Democratic Senator from Iowa, 1848-1859. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Nicholas Patrick Wiseman, three-quarter length portrait, seated in armchair, three-quarters to the left, in clerical robe]

[Nicholas Patrick Wiseman, three-quarter length portrait, seated in ar...

Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England. Identical to DAG no. 170. Scratched on face of plate: Card. Wiseman. Scratched on back of plate: 183. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms p... More

[Unidentified man, about 30 years of age, half-length portrait, facing front, holding a cane in one hand]

[Unidentified man, about 30 years of age, half-length portrait, facing...

Scratched on back of plate: 359. Corners trimmed. Hallmark: Rinhart 31a. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew ... More

[Unidentified man], Mathew Brady Photograph, 1850s.

[Unidentified man], Mathew Brady Photograph, 1850s.

Image has deteriorated beyond recognition. Scratched on back of plate: 172. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Math... More

[John Peter Van Ness, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[John Peter Van Ness, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

Scratched on face of plate: 103; Van Ness, NY. Scratched on back of plate: 111. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by ... More

[James M. Mason, three-quarter length portrait, facing left]

[James M. Mason, three-quarter length portrait, facing left]

Democratic Congressman from Virginia, 1837-1839; Senator, 1847-1861. Scratched on back of plate: 18. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Co... More

[Nathan Kelsey Hall, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

[Nathan Kelsey Hall, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

Congressman from New York, 1847-1849; Postmaster General, 1850-1852. Manuscript paper label: N. K. Hall, Late P. M. Gen., since discarded because of deterioration. Scratched on back of plate: P.M. General. Writ... More

[George Washington Parke Custis, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, wearing white waistcoat]

[George Washington Parke Custis, half-length portrait, three-quarters ...

Builder and original owner of Arlington House, later the Lee Mansion, Arlington (Va.); author, historian, artist (painter). Identification from The Atlas, August 26, 1849, p. 1. Scratched on back of plate: 207;... More

[George Washington Parke Custis, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, wearing white waistcoat]

[George Washington Parke Custis, half-length portrait, three-quarters ...

Builder and original owner of Arlington House, later the Lee Mansion, Arlington (Va.); author, historian, artist (painter). Identification from The Atlas, August 26, 1849, p. 1. Scratched on back of plate: 207;... More

[Howell Cobb, half-length portrait, facing front]

[Howell Cobb, half-length portrait, facing front]

Democratic Congressman from Georgia, 1843-1851, 1855-1857; Governor of Georgia, 1851-1853; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1857-1860.

[Taliaferro Preston Shaffner, full-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, head front, standing, holding a tall hat. On the left is a chair and on the right a small table covered with tablecloth]

[Taliaferro Preston Shaffner, full-length portrait, three-quarters to ...

Inventor, associate in the introduction of the telegraph and north Atlantic cable; telegraph company official; author and historian.

[David Dudley Field, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right]

[David Dudley Field, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right]

Lawyer. Identification from reproduction of photograph of Field as an older man in The Green Bag, February, 1891. Scratched on face of plate: 241; D. Dudley Field. Scratched on back of plate: 84; David Dudley ... More

[Henry Lawrence Kinney, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]

[Henry Lawrence Kinney, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the ri...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[G.P.A. Healy, half-length portrait, facing front]

[G.P.A. Healy, half-length portrait, facing front]

Artist (portrait painter). Likeness resembles that of an original photograph labeled Healy, Wm., in the Hoxie collection, Library of Congress, and the engraving in National Encycl. of Amer. Biography. Manuscrip... More

[Amos Kendall, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]

[Amos Kendall, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]

Postmaster General of the United States. Scratched on face of plate: 242; Amos Kendall. Scratched on back of plate: 71 (repeated several times); Kendall, Hon. Amos, Postmaster Genl. Transfer; U.S. War College; ... More

[Walter Jones, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

[Walter Jones, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the le...

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Joseph Story, half-length portrait, facing front]

[Joseph Story, half-length portrait, facing front]

Republican Congressman from Massachusetts, 1808-1809; Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1811-1845; Acting Chief Justice, 1835-1836, 1844; Professor of law, Harvard University, 1829-18... More

[Benjamin Fitzpatrick, half-length portrait, slightly to left]

[Benjamin Fitzpatrick, half-length portrait, slightly to left]

Democratic Senator from Alabama, 1848-1861; Governor, 1842-1846; Vice-Presidential nominee, 1860. Scratched on face of plate: 208; Sen. Fitzpatrick. Scratched on back of plate: 243. Transfer; U.S. War College; ... More

[Henry Peters Gray, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to left]

[Henry Peters Gray, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to left]

Artist. Alternative identifications: Washington Irving; Henry Peter Grey. Scratched on back of plate: 41; H.P. Gray. Hallmark: AB. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreo... More

[Andrew Jackson, head-and-shoulders portrait, nearly in profile to left, leaning against pillow of which ticking appears in lower left corner]

[Andrew Jackson, head-and-shoulders portrait, nearly in profile to lef...

President of the United States. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Andrew Jackson, head-and-shoulders portrait, nearly in profile to left, leaning against pillow of which ticking appears in lower left corner]

[Andrew Jackson, head-and-shoulders portrait, nearly in profile to lef...

President of the United States. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Unidentified man, about 50 years of age, half-length portrait, nearly facing front, slightly to the right, seated]

[Unidentified man, about 50 years of age, half-length portrait, nearly...

Scratched on back of plate: #25?; 39 [cancelled] Alternative identification: Hon. Joseph Lane, 1801-1881. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library ... More

[Unidentified man, about 60 years of age, in Masonic regalia, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the left, seated at table with tablecloth]

[Unidentified man, about 60 years of age, in Masonic regalia, three-qu...

Written on back of plate: 501(X). Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Unidentified U.S. Army officer, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to the right, in military uniform]

[Unidentified U.S. Army officer, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly...

Scratched on back of plate: 299. Alternative identification: John Joseph Abercrombie. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produc... More

[Unidentified man, about 30 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right, with slight beard]

[Unidentified man, about 30 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait,...

Scratched on back of plate: 275; I.(?) G. Fenden at Brady's. Corners rounded. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Ma... More

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]

Scratched on face of plate: Fowler. Scratched on back of plate: 449. Alternative identification: Fowler (cat. 5). Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (... More

[Rufus Blakeman, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, facing front, hands folded in lap]

[Rufus Blakeman, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, fa...

Doctor and president of Fairfield County Medical Association, Greenfield, Connecticut. Identification from reproduction of photograph in New England Medical Monthly, May 1892, opposite page 374. Scratched on fa... More

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, seated in chair]

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, s...

Scratched on back of plate: 319. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Adolphe Thiers, half-length portrait, facing left, wearing spectacles]

[Adolphe Thiers, half-length portrait, facing left, wearing spectacles...

Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio. Identified by Owen Blevins 1/2013 based on similar image ... More

[William Cranch, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]

[William Cranch, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]

Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia. Identification from reproduction of a painting Harvey, History of the Washington National Monument, 1903. (57th Congress, 2nd sess., Senate doc. 2... More

[Nathaniel Bowditch Blunt, head-and-shoulders portrait, head slightly to the right]

[Nathaniel Bowditch Blunt, head-and-shoulders portrait, head slightly ...

Copy daguerreotype. Scratched on back of plate: No. 297. Identification provided by Owen Blevins (12/2012) based on a print in the collection of the New York PubliC Library NYPL Dig ID #1121838. Transfer; U.S. ... More

[Unidentified man, about 30 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right]

[Unidentified man, about 30 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait,...

Public domain scan of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Ten unidentified young people, four men and one woman are standing, seated in front are two men and three women, all facing nearly front]

[Ten unidentified young people, four men and one woman are standing, s...

Scratched on back of plate: 253. Corners rounded. The woman in the lower right corner is possibly the same woman who is depicted in DAG no. 042A (Source: Owen Blevins 4/2017). Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; ... More

David Octavius Hill - [David Roberts, R.A., full-length portrait, standing, facing left]

David Octavius Hill - [David Roberts, R.A., full-length portrait, stan...

Purchase; 1995 (DLC/PP-1995:158). David Octavius Hill was a Scottish painter and photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Scotland and is best known for his collaboration with Robert Adamson in which t... More

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[John Y. Mason, half-length portrait, nearly facing front]

[John Y. Mason, half-length portrait, nearly facing front]

Democratic Congressman from Virginia, 1831-1837; Secretary of the Navy, 1844-1845, 1846-1849; U.S. Attorney General, 1845-1846; U.S. Minister to France, 1854-1859. Identification from picture in The Green Bag, ... More

[John P. Hale, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[John P. Hale, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

Democratic Congressman from New Hampshire, 1843-1845, 1847-1853, 1855-1865; Free Soil candidate for President, 1852.

[Theodore Sedgwick, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]

[Theodore Sedgwick, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]

Lawyer, author, attache to the U.S. Embassy in Paris, President of the New York Crystal Palace Association.

[James Alfred Pearce, head-and-shoulders portrait, nearly facing front]

[James Alfred Pearce, head-and-shoulders portrait, nearly facing front...

Whig Congressman from Maryland, 1835-1839, 1841-1843; Whig and Democratic Senator, 1843-1862. Scratched on back of plate: 147. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype... More

[Sam Houston, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right]

[Sam Houston, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right...

President of Texas, 1836-1838, 1841-1844; Democratic Senator from Texas, 1846-1859. Cut down to an irregular shape, edges trimmed. Scratched on back of plate: 340. Reverse image of DAG no. 233. Facing the light... More

[Thomas Corwin, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

[Thomas Corwin, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

Whig Congressman from Ohio, 1831-1840; Governor of Ohio, 1840-1842; Senator, 1845-1850; U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1850-1853; Republican Congressman, 1858-1861. Scratched on face of plate: 156. Scratched o... More

[Henry S. Foote, half-length portrait, slightly to the right]

[Henry S. Foote, half-length portrait, slightly to the right]

Democratic Senator from Mississippi, 1847-1852; Governor of Mississippi, 1852-1854; Superindentent of the U.S. Mint at New Orleans. Scratched on back of plate: 438; Sen. Henry S. Foote, Miss. Hallmark: [asteris... More

[Henry J. Raymond, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]

[Henry J. Raymond, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]

Journalist. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Hannibal Hamlin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly to left]

[Hannibal Hamlin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly to left...

Democratic Congressman from Maine, 1843-1847; Senator, 1848-1857; Governor of Maine, 1857; Republican Senator from Maine, 1857-1861, 1869-1881; Vice President of U.S., 1861-1865. Scratched on back of plate: 95;... More

[Hannibal Hamlin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly to left]

[Hannibal Hamlin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly to left...

Democratic Congressman from Maine, 1843-1847; Senator, 1848-1857; Governor of Maine, 1857; Republican Senator from Maine, 1857-1861, 1869-1881; Vice President of U.S., 1861-1865. Scratched on back of plate: 95;... More

[Henry Peters Gray, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to left]

[Henry Peters Gray, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to left]

Artist. Alternative identifications: Washington Irving; Henry Peter Grey. Scratched on back of plate: 41; H.P. Gray. Hallmark: AB. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreo... More

[Daniel Sturgeon, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]

[Daniel Sturgeon, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]

Democratic Senator from Pennsylvania, 1840-1851. Scratched on face of plate: 257; Pennsyl. Sen. unknown. Scratched on back of plate: 52; 257 [canceled] Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Fo... More

[Henry Inman, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to the left]

[Henry Inman, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to the left]

Artist (painter). Identification from engraving in C. Edwards Lester, The artists of America: a series of biographical sketches..., 1846, p. 33. Scratched on back of plate: 51; 440. Facing the light / H. Pfiste... More

[Unidentified man, about 40 years of age, half-length portrait, nearly facing front, hand resting on table with tablecloth]

[Unidentified man, about 40 years of age, half-length portrait, nearly...

Scratched on back of plate: 311. Corners trimmed. Hallmark: Lerebour. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Bra... More

[Unidentified man, about 30 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Unidentified man, about 30 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait,...

Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right]

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right]

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Israel T. Hatch, half-length portrait, slightly to right, eyes front]

[Israel T. Hatch, half-length portrait, slightly to right, eyes front]

Democratic Congressman from New York, 1857-1859. Scratched on face of plate: 189: Hatch. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Pro... More

[Levi Woodbury, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to the right]

[Levi Woodbury, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to the right...

Governor of New Hampshire, 1823-1824; Democratic Senator, 1825-1831, 1841-1845; Secretary of the Navy, 1831-1834; Secretary of the Treasury, 1834-1841; Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1845-1851. Sc... More

[Unidentified man, about 35 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the left]

[Unidentified man, about 35 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait,...

Vignetted at bottom. Scratched on back of plate: 23. Corners rounded. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Bra... More

[Pliny Earle, three-quarters to left]

[Pliny Earle, three-quarters to left]

Author and physician. Identification from Sanborn's Life of Earle. Scratched on face of plate: 39; Earle. Scratched on back of plate: 113 Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Da... More

[Unidentified man, about 45 years of age, half-length portrait, slightly to the left]

[Unidentified man, about 45 years of age, half-length portrait, slight...

Alternative identification: Fitzpatrick (cat. 5). Scratched on face of plate: 33; Fitzpatrick. Scratched on back of plate: 292; Sen from [?] Identified by Owen Blevins 4/2017 based on similar image in the Biogr... More

[Freeman Hunt, half-length portrait, slightly to the left]

[Freeman Hunt, half-length portrait, slightly to the left]

Journalist, author, publisher. Manuscript label on cover glass: Mr. Hunt. Scratched on back of plate: 399. Edges trimmed. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype coll... More

[Unidentified man, about 60 years of age, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, hands in lap]

[Unidentified man, about 60 years of age, half-length portrait, three-...

Identification from DAG 431A which was identified from a woodcut engraving from an ambrotype by Brady in Harper's Weekly, June 6, 1857, p. 357. Scratched on face of plate: 64. Scratched on back of plate: 80. Tr... More

[Pierre Soulé, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

[Pierre Soulé, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

Democratic Senator from Louisiana, 1847-1853; French liberal exile; political adventurer; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1853-1855. Scratched on face of plate: 43. Scratched on back of plate: 203. Transfer; U.S. War C... More

[Thomas Starr King, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, eyes front, with one hand in coat]

[Thomas Starr King, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, eye...

Unitarian pastor, statesman, author. Identification from engraving in J.C. Buttre's American Portrait Gallery, 1877, v.1, [p. 61] Scratched on back of plate: 142; Rev. Thos. Starr King. Transfer; U.S. War Colle... More

[Roger S. Baldwin, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly left]

[Roger S. Baldwin, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly left...

Whig Senator from Connecticut, 1847-1851; Governor of Connecticut, 1844-1846. Scratched on back of plate: 5; Sen. Baldwin, Con. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotyp... More

[Hopkins Lacey Turney, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

[Hopkins Lacey Turney, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the lef...

Democratic Congressman from Tennessee, 1837-1843; Senator, 1845-1851. Scratched on face of plate: 161. Scratched on back of plate: Sen. Turney, Tenn. Hallmark: 40M. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-192... More

[Solon Borland, half-length portrait, facing three-quarters left]

[Solon Borland, half-length portrait, facing three-quarters left]

Democratic Senator from Arkansas, 1848-1853. Identification from woodcut in Gleason's Pictorial, March 5, 1853, page 152. Scratched on back of plate: 130; Sen. Borland, Arkansas. Transfer; U.S. War College; 192... More

[Unidentified man, possibly Asher Brown Durand, half-length portrait, slightly to the left, head three-quarters to the right, with beard]

[Unidentified man, possibly Asher Brown Durand, half-length portrait, ...

Alternative identification: Galusha Aaron Grow. Scratched on back of plate: 223. Corners rounded. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congr... More

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