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[Samuel G. Goodrich, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right]

[Samuel G. Goodrich, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to th...

Author, editor, publisher, known as Peter Parley. Identification from engraving by Bannister in Memorial History of Hartford County, Conn., 1886, 1:162. Scratched on back of plate: 217. Hallmark: [asterisk pasc... More

[Unidentified man with spectacles, half-length portrait]

[Unidentified man with spectacles, half-length portrait]

Scratched on back of plate: 163. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[James McDowell, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]

[James McDowell, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]

Governor of Virginia. Scratched on face of plate: 236; McDowell. Scratched on back of plate: 40. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congr... More

[Colonel William Gates, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right, in military uniform]

[Colonel William Gates, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to...

Colonel, U.S. Army; Governor of Tampico, Mexico, 1846-1848. Scratched on back of plate: 327; Col. Gates, USA. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Libr... More

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

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

Alternative identifications: William Beach Lawrence, Gov. R.I.; Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence, mayor of N. Y. Scratched on face of plate: Lawrence. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms par... More

[Eugene Sue, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, wearing ribbon]

[Eugene Sue, half-length portrait, facing slightly left, wearing ribbo...

Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio. Identification and date based on lithograph in the collec... More

[Unidentified woman, half-length portrait, facing slightly right]

[Unidentified woman, half-length portrait, facing slightly right]

Scratched on back of plate: 301. Hallmark: Rinhart 31a. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Phoebe Cary, head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman, three-quarters to the right]

[Phoebe Cary, head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman, three-quarters t...

Poet. Alternative identification: Carpenter (cat. 5). Identification from engraving in LC P&P Biographical File. Scratched on face of plate: 238; Miss Cary. Scratched on back of plate: 287. Transfer; U.S. War C... More

[James Bankhead, half-length portrait, facing front, in military uniform, with sword]

[James Bankhead, half-length portrait, facing front, in military unifo...

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

[Unidentified man, about 35 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, head three-quarters to the right, wearing striped waistcoat]

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

Alternative identification: Dr. John Warren Hinckley. Scratched on back of plate: 192. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produ... More

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, facing right]

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, facing right]

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

[Rosalie Henriette Bediez Laborde, full-length portrait of a woman, three-quarters to right, standing, in costume with lace apron, holding bouquet]

[Rosalie Henriette Bediez Laborde, full-length portrait of a woman, th...

French opera singer. Identification from woodcut in Ballou's Pictorial, June 25, 1859, page 401. Alternative identifications: Madame Sabonde (cat. 5); Villaume. Scratched on face of plate: 213; Mad. Laborde. Sc... More

[Unidentified woman, about 40 years of age, three-quarter length portrait, body to right, facing front, seated in upholstered chair, hands in lap]

[Unidentified woman, about 40 years of age, three-quarter length portr...

Scratched on face of plate: 141. Scratched on back of plate: 98; 190. Corners trimmed. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produ... More

[James Buchanan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[James Buchanan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

U.S. President. Possibly a copy daguerreotype. 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 45 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to the right]

[Unidentified man, about 45 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait,...

Scratched on back of plate: 354. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Charles Hazen Peaslee, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, eyes front]

[Charles Hazen Peaslee, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the le...

Democratic Congressman from New Hampshire, 1847-1853. Alternative identification: William King Sebastian, 1814-1865. Scratched on face of plate: 213; Sebastian, Sen. [illegible] Scratched on back of plate: 162.... More

[Millard Fillmore, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing left] / Brady, N.Y.

[Millard Fillmore, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing left]...

Similar image in PRES FILE - Fillmore, Millard Photo Three-quarters. NOS 11/96.

[Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence, half-length portrait, facing right]

[Cornelius Van Wyck Lawrence, half-length portrait, facing right]

Scratched on back of plate: C... Ex mayor, 1852. Identification provided by Owen Blevins (12/2012) based on portrait in: Wall Street in History, by Martha J. Lamb, p. 69. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC... More

Benjamin Parke. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.

Benjamin Parke. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; 1954. Gene... More

General George H. Thomas, U.S.A, Portrait photo, Library of Congress

General George H. Thomas, U.S.A, Portrait photo, Library of Congress

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, emulsion side: illegible. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Pu... More

Baxter, Honorable Portus of Vermont - Public domain portrait photograph

Baxter, Honorable Portus of Vermont - Public domain portrait photograp...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: 474; inked on emulsion: 5379. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints... More

Prince Iwakura of Japan - Public domain portrait photograph

Prince Iwakura of Japan - Public domain portrait photograph

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: Iwakura. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divi... More

[Brady portrait of Abraham Lincoln & "Tad" published by Richards.]

[Brady portrait of Abraham Lincoln & "Tad" published by Richards.]

Meserve no 39. A photograph of the President and the second son Thomas or "Tad" by Matthew B. Brady, made in Washington 1861 as the President looked at an album of photographs in Brady's studio. I t was used by... More

Barrow, Senator M.P. of GA - Public domain portrait photograph

Barrow, Senator M.P. of GA - Public domain portrait photograph

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: 1479, Sen Barrow, Ga. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Pho... More

Honorable J.A. Campbell, Glass Negative, 1860s

Honorable J.A. Campbell, Glass Negative, 1860s

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: Campbell. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Div... More

Clara L. Kellogg - Public domain portrait print

Clara L. Kellogg - Public domain portrait print

Photograph shows portrait of opera singer Clara Louise Kellogg, who first sang in New York City in 1861. Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Photograph taken at approximately the same time as ... More

[Unidentified woman, about 30 years of age, full-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, seated at a table]

[Unidentified woman, about 30 years of age, full-length portrait, thre...

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

Martin Van Buren head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left / D. Dickinson, lith. ; from an original drawing by D. Dickinson.

Martin Van Buren head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left / D. Dickins...

Print shows Martin Van Buren, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Publication date based on copyright statement on item. Inscribed in ink at top of verso: No. 35. Deposited Jany. 31. 1844 By D. Dickinson... More

[Fernando Wood, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to left, eyes front]

[Fernando Wood, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to left, e...

Photo shows Fernando Wood, Mayor of New York, 1855-57 and 1860-62, and Democratic Representative to Congress for New York state, 1841-1843, 1863-1865, and 1867-1881. Possibly a copy daguerreotype. Scratched on... 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

[Unidentified man, possibly John Jabez Edwin Mayall, three-quarters length portrait, seated, with right elbow resting on table]

[Unidentified man, possibly John Jabez Edwin Mayall, three-quarters le...

Case: Rinhart 172. Label attached to case: 209. Identification from Marian S. Carson inventory, possibly a self portrait. Attribution based on table used as studio prop. Hallmark: Rinhart 10. Robert Cornelius: ... More

[Daniel Haymond Polsley, former Republican congressman from West Virginia, half-length portrait, seated, facing right]

[Daniel Haymond Polsley, former Republican congressman from West Virgi...

Possible cabinet card trimmed to oval shape. Gift; William F. Wagner; 1959 Oct. 14.

[Giuseppe Garibaldi, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to the left, with full beard]

[Giuseppe Garibaldi, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to the left...

Military general. Scratched on face of plate: 11; Garrabaldi. Scratched on back of plate: 450. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congres... More

[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 Rice Atchison, half-length portrait, facing three-quarters to left]

[David Rice Atchison, half-length portrait, facing three-quarters to l...

Democratic Senator from Missouri, 1843-1855. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Rembrandt Lockwood, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, eyes front]

[Rembrandt Lockwood, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, ey...

Scratched on face of plate: 210; Lockwood, artist. Scratched on back of plate: 140. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produce... More

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right, the head in profile, with side whiskers]

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the ...

Alternative identification: Cyrus Field. Scratched on back of plate: 165. Hallmark: Rinhart 9. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress... More

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right, the head in profile, with side whiskers]

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the ...

Alternative identification: Cyrus Field. Scratched on back of plate: 165. Hallmark: Rinhart 9. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress... More

[Dolley Madison, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, facing front, seated]

[Dolley Madison, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, facing fron...

Same image as DAG no. 064. Hallmark: [caduceus] 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 C... More

[George Perkins Marsh, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to right, with spectacles]

[George Perkins Marsh, half-length portrait, head three-quarters to ri...

Scholar; Whig Congressman from Vermont, 1843-1849; U.S. Minister to Turkey and Italy. Identification from painting by George P.A. Healy in possession of Dartmouth College. Scratched on back of plate: 101. Hallm... More

[Jenny Lind, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, three-quarters to the left, facing front, seated]

[Jenny Lind, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, three-quarters ...

Identification based on a lithograph of Lind copyrighted in 1850 by D'avignon from a Brady daguerreotype." Date provided by researcher George Jones, 2007. Produced by Mathew Brady's studio. This daguerreotype h... More

[Cassius Marcellus Clay, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]

[Cassius Marcellus Clay, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the r...

U.S. Minister to Russia. Scratched on back of plate: Cassius M. Clay. Column in background indicates could possibly be by Southworth and Hawes. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part ... 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

[Thomas Corwin, full-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, standing by table with tablecloth, backdrop or reflector screen prominent on left]

[Thomas Corwin, full-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, stan...

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: 100; Corwin Thos... More

[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

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

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

Alternative identifications: Henry Dodge, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin; John Jordan Crittendon. Scratched on back of plate: 10; Hon. John J. Crittenden. Written in pencil on back of plate: Henry Dodge. Transfer;... More

[Unidentified man, about 40 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to the left]

[Unidentified man, about 40 years of age, head-and-shoulders portrait,...

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

[Edwin Forrest, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

[Edwin Forrest, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

Actor. Hallmark: J. Rousseau & Co. Written in pencil on back of plate: E. Forrest. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; 1954. Forms part of: Brady-Handy collection (Library of Congress). Forms part of: Dag... More

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right]

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the ...

Scratched on back of plate: 338. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Shepherd Knapp, half-length portrait, slightly to right, eyes front]

[Shepherd Knapp, half-length portrait, slightly to right, eyes front]

Leather merchant and later a banker in New York City. Scratched on face of plate: 206; Shepherd Knapp. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of ... More

[Unidentified man, about 50 years of age, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, wearing spectacles]

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

Scratched on back of plate: 188 [canceled]; 189. 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, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly left, seated]

[Unidentified man, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly left...

Hallmark: J. Rousseau & Co. Penciled on back of plate: Albert G. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Framed painting of unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front]

[Framed painting of unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, fac...

Alternative identification: Robert Morris. Copy of a painted portrait. Hallmark: Rinhart 13a. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress)... More

[Anna Bishop, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly right, seated in chair]

[Anna Bishop, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly right, se...

In oval brass mat. Identified by Owen Blevins 8/2014 based on similar daguerreotype of Bishop in the Harvard Theatre Collection. Alternative identification: Jenny Lind. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP... More

[Memucan Hunt, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]

[Memucan Hunt, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right]

Envoy, Minister Plenipotentiary, from Republic of Texas. Identification from engraving in DeBow's Southern and Western Review, October, 1852, frontispiece. Scratched on face of plate: 207; Hunt, Texas. Scratche... More

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the right]

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the ...

Scratched on face of plate: 37; Hunt. Scratched on back of plate: 280. Alternative identification: Mr. Hunt (cat. 5). Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collecti... More

[Unidentified woman, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seated beside small table with tablecloth]

[Unidentified woman, three-quarter length portrait, facing front, seat...

Scratched on back of plate: 336. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[A. Oakey Hall, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, eyes front]

[A. Oakey Hall, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, eyes fr...

Mayor of New York City. Identification from engraving of a later photograph by Sarony in Daily graphic, March 31, 1883, p. 221. Scratched on back of plate: 109; Oakey Hall. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DL... More

J.H. Wade / Ambrotype by Brady ; engd. by J.C. Buttre.

J.H. Wade / Ambrotype by Brady ; engd. by J.C. Buttre.

Jeptha Homer Wade, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Engraved for Shaffner's Telegraph Manual.

[Stephen Arnold Douglas, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to left]

[Stephen Arnold Douglas, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to left...

Democratic Congressman from Illinois, 1843-1847; Senator, 1847-1861. Produced possibly by Mathew Brady's studio in New York or Washington; or Alexander Hesler, Chicago. Facing the light / H. Pfister. Washington... More

[Wendell Phillips, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

[Wendell Phillips, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

Case: oval surrounded by flowers and scrolls. Embossed in velvet: Brady's Gallery 205 & 359 Broadway, New York. Purchase; 2000; (DLC/PP-2000:091). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

Agnes Perry. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.

Agnes Perry. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: Agnes Perry. Actress. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Pho... More

George Law. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.

George Law. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Early Steamboat Man. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary ... More

J.C. Calhoun / Brady, N.Y., Mathew Brady Photograph, 1850s.

J.C. Calhoun / Brady, N.Y., Mathew Brady Photograph, 1850s.

Photograph shows South Carolina senator John C. Calhoun, half-length portrait, facing left. Photograph is a reproduction of an 1849 daguerreotype by Mathew Brady. Reference copy in BIOG FILE.

Honorable Eugene Hale of Maine - Public domain portrait photograph

Honorable Eugene Hale of Maine - Public domain portrait photograph

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: Euyeue[?] Hale Maine. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Pho... More

Judge R.T. Merrick of D.C - Public domain portrait photograph

Judge R.T. Merrick of D.C - Public domain portrait photograph

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, glass side, top: illegible. Looks like Richard T. Merrick, 1826-1885. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of C... More

Vestralli, "Singer", Glass Negative, 1860s, Portrait photo, Library of Congress

Vestralli, "Singer", Glass Negative, 1860s, Portrait photo, Library of...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: 4898, 743. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Di... More

Honorable Thomas? Cornell of N.Y.? - Public domain portrait photograph

Honorable Thomas? Cornell of N.Y.? - Public domain portrait photograph

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: Hon. Cornell. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More

George Edmunds, Sen. from Vermont, Portrait photo, Library of Congress

George Edmunds, Sen. from Vermont, Portrait photo, Library of Congress

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Annotation from negative, scratched into emulsion: Edmunds, Vt. 3219. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photog... More

Honorable J.T. Harris. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.

Honorable J.T. Harris. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War p...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; 1954. Gene... More

Honorable J.A. Gilmer of N.C. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.

Honorable J.A. Gilmer of N.C. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civi...

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; 1954. Gene... More

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

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

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 1829-1845... More

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, slightly to the right, wearing spectacles]

[Unidentified man, half-length portrait, slightly to the right, wearin...

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

[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

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

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

Physician; editor of American Medical and Philosophical Register; first president of the New York Academy of Medicine; historian and author. Scratched on back of plate: 78; 158 [canceled] Transfer; U.S. War Col... More

[James Buchanan, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

[James Buchanan, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

U.S. President. Identification from an engraving by S.F. Baker in Frank Leslie's Illustrated News, May 3, 1856, p. 321. Scratched on back of plate: 428. Corners trimmed. DAG no. 225 is a possible copy of this i... 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

[Rembrandt Lockwood, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, eyes front]

[Rembrandt Lockwood, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right, ey...

Scratched on face of plate: 210; Lockwood, artist. Scratched on back of plate: 140. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produce... More

[James K. Polk, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right] / Brady, N.Y.

[James K. Polk, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right] / ...

Reproduction of a daguerreotype by Mathew Brady. Public domain photograph of 19th-century daguerreotype portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Andrew Jackson, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right]

[Andrew Jackson, half-length portrait, three-quarters to right]

President of the United States. Copy daguerreotype. Scratched on face of plate: 151; Andrew Jackson. Scratched on back of plate: 43. Reproduced as frontispiece in the Democratic Review for September 1845 and la... More

[Jenny Lind, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, three-quarters to the left, facing front, seated]

[Jenny Lind, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, three-quarters ...

Identification based on a lithograph of Lind copyrighted in 1850 by D'avignon from a Brady daguerreotype." Date provided by researcher George Jones, 2007. Produced by Mathew Brady's studio. This daguerreotype h... More

[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

[Lyman Beecher, half-length portrait, facing front]

[Lyman Beecher, half-length portrait, facing front]

Presbyterian minister. Scratched on face of plate: 122. Scratched on back of plate: 149. Facing the light / H. Pfister. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1978, p. 297. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920... More

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

[Unidentified man, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, holding ...

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

[John Hill Wheeler, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]

[John Hill Wheeler, half-length portrait, three-quarters to left]

U.S. Minister to Nicaragua. Scratched on face of plate: 98; Jno. Wheeler. Scratched on back of plate: 79. Lower corners trimmed. Alternative identification: Hon. John Wheeler of New York (cat. 5). Transfer; U.S... More

[Mr. Simms, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

[Mr. Simms, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left]

Scratched on back of plate: 121. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

[Truman Smith, half-length portrait, facing left, wearing spectacles]

[Truman Smith, half-length portrait, facing left, wearing spectacles]

Whig Congressman from Connecticut, 1839-1843, 1845-1949; Senator, 1849-1854. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Identification ... More

[Unidentified woman, about 35 years of age, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the left, facing front, standing beside table with tablecloth and open book,]

[Unidentified woman, about 35 years of age, three-quarter length portr...

Scratched on face of plate: 215; Hotchkiss. Scratched on back of plate: 85. Alternative identification: Mrs. Hotchkiss (cat. 5). Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreoty... More

[William Kent, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, wearing white waistcoat]

[William Kent, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, wear...

Scratched on back of plate: 81; 245. Identified by Owen Blevins 8/2014 based on lithograph by Charles Chester Buttre in the Harvard University Library. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). For... More

[Walter Restored Jones, half-length portrait, nearly in profile to left]

[Walter Restored Jones, half-length portrait, nearly in profile to lef...

Founder of Atlantic Mutual Marine Insurance Co., of New York City. Alternative identifications: Walter Reston Jones, d. 1855; Walter Jones of Washington; Walter James. Scratched on back of plate: 31; [illegible... More

[Hugh Brady, half-length portrait, facing front, in civilian dress]

[Hugh Brady, half-length portrait, facing front, in civilian dress]

U.S. Army General. Scratched on face of plate: 150. Scratched on back of plate: Gen. Brady. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). ... More

[Unidentified man, about 60 years of age, half-length portrait, facing front, eyes to left, wearing plaid cravat and monocle suspended on cord around neck]

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

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

[Francis Lister Hawks, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, eyes front]

[Francis Lister Hawks, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the rig...

Reverend, Protestant Episcopal clergyman, church historian, first president of the University of Louisiana. Alternative identifications: Rev. Hawkes (cat. 5); Thomas Ewing. Scratched on back of plate: 167; Rev.... More

[John Lane Gardner, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

[John Lane Gardner, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

Colonel, U.S. Army. Scratched on back of plate: 13; Col. Gardner. 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 70 years of age, half-length portrait, slightly to the right, eyes front]

[Unidentified man, about 70 years of age, half-length portrait, slight...

Scratched on back of plate: 176. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

CAMPBELL, C.M., MRS., Mathew Brady Photograph, 1850s.

CAMPBELL, C.M., MRS., Mathew Brady Photograph, 1850s.

A black and white photo of a man in a suit. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

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

Alternative identification: Pierre Soule. Hallmark: Rinhart 9. Written on back of plate: 503(X). Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congre... More

[Winfield Scott, head-and-shoulders portrait, head three-quarters to the right, eyes front, in civilian dress]

[Winfield Scott, head-and-shoulders portrait, head three-quarters to t...

General, U.S. Army officer, Commander in Chief. Scratched on face of plate: 146. Scratched on back of plate: 325. Hallmark: Rinhart 9. Possibly a copy of DAG no. 224. Facing the light / H. Pfister. Washington :... More

Louise Meyers. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.

Louise Meyers. Mathew Brady photograph of American Civil War period.

Title from unverified information on negative sleeve. Actress. Credit line: Brady-Handy photograph collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Alice H. Cox and Mary H. Evans; 1... More

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