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view Zachary Taylor digital asset number 1

Zachary Taylor

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Zachary Taylor, 24 Nov 1784 - 9 Jul 1850  Search this
Medium:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
24.4cm x 16.4cm (9 5/8" x 6 7/16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1848
Topic:
Zachary Taylor: Male  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Military\Army\Officer\War of 1812  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Military\Army\Officer\Mexican War  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
Website: www.library.yale.edu/beinecke/
Object number:
CT231307
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4dd6de9a6-04ad-4b13-8433-4c181e3b8788
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_CT231307
view Zachary Taylor digital asset number 1

Zachary Taylor

Artist:
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894  Search this
Sitter:
Zachary Taylor, 24 Nov 1784 - 9 Jul 1850  Search this
Medium:
Daguerreotype
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1848
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Male  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Military\Army\Officer\War of 1812  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Military\Army\Officer\Mexican War  Search this
Zachary Taylor: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University
Website: www.library.yale.edu/beinecke/
Object number:
CT231308
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm49059e3b6-e641-4896-9189-8ea80d45b15e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_CT231308
view Wooden Female Figure digital asset number 1

Wooden Female Figure

Collector:
Titian R. Peale  Search this
Donor Name:
United States Exploring Expedition  Search this
Length - Object:
14 cm
Height - Object:
39 cm
Width - Object:
10 cm
Culture:
Fijian  Search this
Object Type:
Figure
Place:
Mbua (Bua) Bay, Vanua Levu Island, Fiji, Melanesia
Accession Date:
1858
Collection Date:
1840
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
66A00050
USNM Number:
E2998-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f56f9cca-75aa-49c6-9817-e13118322b25
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8386869
view Wooden Female Figure digital asset number 1

Wooden Female Figure

Collector:
United States Exploring Expedition  Search this
Donor Name:
United States Exploring Expedition  Search this
Height - Figure:
47.5 cm
Width - Figure At Shoulders:
15 cm
Width - Figure At Base:
12.5 cm
Culture:
Fijian  Search this
Object Type:
Figure / Cord
Place:
Fiji, Melanesia
Accession Date:
1858
Collection Date:
1838 to 1842
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
66A00050
USNM Number:
E2999-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d61c872b-c56f-4918-adfc-09cbeef0c12e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8386882
No Image Available

Miss Hodges of Salem

Artist:
Southworth & Hawes, active 1843 - 1862  Search this
Sitter:
Miss Hodges  Search this
Medium:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
21.6 x 16.5cm (8 1/2 x 6 1/2")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\Massachusetts\Suffolk\Boston
Date:
c. 1850
Topic:
Architecture\Column  Search this
Miss Hodges: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Website: https://www.metmuseum.org/
Object number:
37.14.20 MMA
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm440a20930-e14d-4e71-ba37-6ad5d0a1b300
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_37.14.20_MMA
No Image Available

Commodore Charles Morris

Artist:
Southworth & Hawes, active 1843 - 1862  Search this
Sitter:
Charles Morris, 1784 - 1856  Search this
Medium:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
14 x 10.8cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/4")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1850
Topic:
Charles Morris: Male  Search this
Charles Morris: Military\Navy\Officer  Search this
Charles Morris: Military\Navy\Officer\Commodore  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Website: https://www.metmuseum.org/
Object number:
37.14.23 MMA
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm437fc4b08-dddd-4416-8276-2caf631ff3a5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_37.14.23_MMA
No Image Available

William Hickling Prescott

Artist:
Southworth & Hawes, active 1843 - 1862  Search this
Sitter:
William Hickling Prescott, 4 May 1796 - 28 Jan 1859  Search this
Medium:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
21.6 x 16.5cm (8 1/2 x 6 1/2")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1850
Topic:
William Hickling Prescott: Male  Search this
William Hickling Prescott: Humanities and Social Sciences\Historian  Search this
William Hickling Prescott: Literature\Writer\Historical  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Website: https://www.metmuseum.org/
Object number:
37.14.24 MMA
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4749f8988-0f1f-44d0-82f6-73678dc6d773
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_37.14.24_MMA
No Image Available

Charles Sumner

Artist:
Southworth & Hawes, active 1843 - 1862  Search this
Sitter:
Charles Sumner, 6 Jan 1811 - 11 Mar 1874  Search this
Medium:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
21.6 x 16.5cm (8 1/2 x 6 1/2")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1850
Topic:
Charles Sumner: Male  Search this
Charles Sumner: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer  Search this
Charles Sumner: Politics and Government\Statesman  Search this
Charles Sumner: Education\Educator\Lecturer  Search this
Charles Sumner: Politics and Government\US Senator\Massachusetts  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Website: https://www.metmuseum.org/
Object number:
37.14.28 MMA
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4fab4d26f-34f3-420e-838f-8ccad677e363
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_37.14.28_MMA
No Image Available

Robert Charles Winthrop

Artist:
Southworth & Hawes, active 1843 - 1862  Search this
Sitter:
John Howard Payne, 9 Jun 1791 - 10 Apr 1852  Search this
Medium:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
14 x 10.8cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/4")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1850
Topic:
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
John Howard Payne: Male  Search this
John Howard Payne: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
John Howard Payne: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this
John Howard Payne: Literature\Writer\Playwright  Search this
John Howard Payne: Humanities and Social Sciences\Critic\Theater  Search this
John Howard Payne: Literature\Editor\Journal  Search this
John Howard Payne: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Consul  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Website: https://www.metmuseum.org/
Object number:
37.14.33 MMA
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm431d0462d-05fe-4c9a-aa2b-17c2e728b4ca
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_37.14.33_MMA
No Image Available

James Thomas Fields

Artist:
Southworth & Hawes, active 1843 - 1862  Search this
Sitter:
James Thomas Fields, 31 Oct 1817 - 24 Apr 1881  Search this
Medium:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
21.6 x 16.5cm (8 1/2 x 6 1/2")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1850
Topic:
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
James Thomas Fields: Male  Search this
James Thomas Fields: Literature\Writer  Search this
James Thomas Fields: Communications\Publisher  Search this
James Thomas Fields: Education\Educator\Lecturer  Search this
James Thomas Fields: Communications\Journalist\Editor  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Website: https://www.metmuseum.org/
Object number:
37.14.36 MMA
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4ee8963e9-3ec8-4d9e-aff0-e20219e60405
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_37.14.36_MMA
No Image Available

Josiah Johnson Hawes

Artist:
Southworth & Hawes, active 1843 - 1862  Search this
Sitter:
Josiah Johnson Hawes, 20 Feb 1808 - 7 Aug 1901  Search this
Medium:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
10 x 8.3cm (3 15/16 x 3 1/4")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1845-1850
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture  Search this
Josiah Johnson Hawes: Male  Search this
Josiah Johnson Hawes: Business and Finance\Businessperson  Search this
Josiah Johnson Hawes: Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer  Search this
Josiah Johnson Hawes: Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer\Daguerreotypist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Website: https://www.metmuseum.org/
Object number:
37.14.38 MMA
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4ddce7a07-b96d-4fda-b1ec-b676d010d96d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_37.14.38_MMA
No Image Available

James Freeman Clarke

Artist:
Southworth & Hawes, active 1843 - 1862  Search this
Sitter:
James Freeman Clarke, 1810 - 1888  Search this
Medium:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
14 x 10.8cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/4")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1850
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
James Freeman Clarke: Male  Search this
James Freeman Clarke: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Clergyman  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Website: https://www.metmuseum.org/
Object number:
37.14.43 MMA
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm486af853b-69af-453c-bc06-d0e357ba12b8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_37.14.43_MMA
No Image Available

Young Girl with Hand Raised to Shoulder

Artist:
Southworth & Hawes, active 1843 - 1862  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Girl  Search this
Medium:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
21.6 x 16.5cm (8 1/2 x 6 1/2")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1850
Topic:
Unidentified Girl: Female  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Website: https://www.metmuseum.org/
Object number:
37.14.51 MMA
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm493f33edc-b7ea-4dbc-a984-35fc544237af
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_37.14.51_MMA
No Image Available

Elderly Man; Full Face

Artist:
Southworth & Hawes, active 1843 - 1862  Search this
Sitter:
Unidentified Man  Search this
Medium:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
21.6 x 16.5cm (8 1/2 x 6 1/2")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1850
Topic:
Unidentified Man: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Website: https://www.metmuseum.org/
Object number:
37.14.52 MMA
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm487bf6a85-2689-466e-9618-f07d16758425
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_37.14.52_MMA
No Image Available

Dr. John Collins Warren

Artist:
Southworth & Hawes, active 1843 - 1862  Search this
Sitter:
John Collins Warren, 1 Aug 1778 - 4 May 1856  Search this
Medium:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
21.6 x 16.5cm (8 1/2 x 6 1/2")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1850
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair\Armchair  Search this
Costume\Outerwear\Coat  Search this
John Collins Warren: Male  Search this
John Collins Warren: Health and Medicine\Physician\Surgeon  Search this
John Collins Warren: Education\Educator\Professor\University  Search this
John Collins Warren: Literature\Writer\Medical  Search this
John Collins Warren: Health and Medicine\Founder\Hospital  Search this
John Collins Warren: Education\Educator\Professor\Anatomy  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Website: https://www.metmuseum.org/
Object number:
37.14.54 MMA
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm406f2a1a4-9b65-4ba9-80b4-55d32ad6e175
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_37.14.54_MMA
No Image Available

Simon Greenleaf

Title:
Man in Judge's Robes; Seated
Artist:
Southworth & Hawes, active 1843 - 1862  Search this
Sitter:
Simon Greenleaf, 1783 - 1853  Search this
Medium:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
21.6 x 16.5cm (8 1/2 x 6 1/2")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1850
Topic:
Simon Greenleaf: Male  Search this
Simon Greenleaf: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer  Search this
Simon Greenleaf: Literature\Writer\Legal  Search this
Simon Greenleaf: Education\Educator\Professor\Law  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Website: https://www.metmuseum.org/
Object number:
37.14.55 MMA
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e48af208-77d6-4f63-af72-3037a74db56a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_37.14.55_MMA
No Image Available

General John C. Frémont

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Possibly after:
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894  Search this
Sitter:
John Charles Frémont, 21 Jan 1813 - 13 Jul 1890  Search this
Medium:
Daguerreotype photograph
Dimensions:
Image: 21.5 x 16.2cm (8 7/16 x 6 3/8")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1845 - 1850
Topic:
John Charles Frémont: Male  Search this
John Charles Frémont: Politics and Government\Presidential Candidate  Search this
John Charles Frémont: Natural Resources\Explorer  Search this
John Charles Frémont: Military\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union  Search this
John Charles Frémont: Politics and Government\US Senator\California  Search this
John Charles Frémont: Politics and Government\Governor\California  Search this
John Charles Frémont: Military\Army\Officer\Major General  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Oakland Museum Association
Object number:
CA280048
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48a06afb9-cc55-4403-8a88-2ce67e790aec
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_CA280048
No Image Available

John C. Calhoun

Possible attribution:
Frederick De Bourg Richards, 24 Jun 1822 - 26 Jan 1903  Search this
Sitter:
John Caldwell Calhoun, 18 Mar 1782 - 31 Mar 1850  Search this
Medium:
Daguerreotype photograph
Dimensions:
Image: 21.6 x 16.3cm (8 1/2 x 6 7/16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1849
Topic:
John Caldwell Calhoun: Male  Search this
John Caldwell Calhoun: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer  Search this
John Caldwell Calhoun: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US  Search this
John Caldwell Calhoun: Politics and Government\Cabinet Member\Secretary of War  Search this
John Caldwell Calhoun: Humanities and Social Sciences\Philosopher  Search this
John Caldwell Calhoun: Politics and Government\Cabinet Member\Secretary of State  Search this
John Caldwell Calhoun: Politics and Government\US Congressman\South Carolina  Search this
John Caldwell Calhoun: Politics and Government\US Senator\South Carolina  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Yale University Library
Object number:
CT231406
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d79c5dea-7b2d-4bc0-9513-16d9a23276fe
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_CT231406
No Image Available

Horace Greeley

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Horace Greeley, 3 Feb 1811 - 29 Nov 1872  Search this
Medium:
Daguerreotype photograph
Dimensions:
Image: 14 x 10.8cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/4")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1850
Topic:
Printed Material\Book  Search this
Horace Greeley: Male  Search this
Horace Greeley: Politics and Government\Presidential Candidate  Search this
Horace Greeley: Communications\Publisher\Magazine  Search this
Horace Greeley: Communications\Publisher\Newspaper  Search this
Horace Greeley: Communications\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper  Search this
Horace Greeley: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Chicago History Museum
Website: www.chicagohs.org/
Website: www.chicagohistory.org
Object number:
IL100818
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm479bcaba6-59e7-4384-8615-6e4e26d4685a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_IL100818
No Image Available

William Lloyd Garrison

Possible attribution:
Broadbent studio, Philadelphia  Search this
Sitter:
William Lloyd Garrison, 10 Dec 1805 - 24 May 1879  Search this
Medium:
Daguerreotype photograph
Dimensions:
Image: 10.2 x 7.9cm (4 x 3 1/8")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1852
Topic:
William Lloyd Garrison: Male  Search this
William Lloyd Garrison: Education\Educator\Lecturer  Search this
William Lloyd Garrison: Communications\Publisher\Newspaper  Search this
William Lloyd Garrison: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist  Search this
William Lloyd Garrison: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
William Lloyd Garrison: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Suffragist  Search this
William Lloyd Garrison: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Temperance  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Wichita State University Library
Object number:
KS900001
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm41b4bf3e1-4659-4d34-b1e0-98bdc99ca9a4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_KS900001

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