Author:

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Subject:

Adams, John Quincy 1767-1848  Search this

United States Congress House  Search this

United States President  Search this

Physical description:

Color: Black and White; Size: 8x10; Type of Image: Portrait; Medium: Photographic print

Type:

Photographic print

Date:

c. 1840s

Category:

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes:

Daguerreotype

Summary:

Portrait of John Quincy Adams. John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), President of the United States and Member of the House of Representatives, strongly supported acceptance of Smithson bequest and urged creation of an astronomical observatory.

Contained within:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 1, Folder: 18

Contact information:

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Topic:

Portraits  Search this

Smithson Bequest  Search this

SI, Early History  Search this

Standard number:

2002-32265

Restrictions & Rights:

No restrictions

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sic_9581