Historical Portrait
[Nurse Mary Ann Horner, wife of Dr. Robert Horner]
![[Nurse Mary Ann Horner, wife of Dr. Robert Horner], 1861 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/nurse-mary-ann-horner-wife-of-dr-robert-horner-1861-C7yTmDHrJTCAjuhxr6xt.jpg)
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1 photograph : albumen print on card mount ; mount 165 x 109 mm (cabinet card format)
About this photograph
The Library of Congress holds this 1861 albumen print portrait mounted as a cabinet card by William H. Tipton. The subject is identified as Mary Ann Horner, described as both a nurse and the wife of Dr. Robert Horner.
The photograph dates from the early years of the American Civil War, when the profession of nursing was undergoing significant changes, though no details about Horner's specific nursing work are recorded. Nothing further is documented about her life, her husband's medical practice, or the circumstances under which this portrait was made.
Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.
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