Historical Portrait

[Portrait of Charles Sumner]

1862·Source: loc·View original ↗·Public Domain

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Archive record

1 photograph : albumen print on card mount ; mount 10 x 6 cm (carte de visite format) | Photograph shows Charles Sumner (1811-1874), United States Senator from Massachusetts, seated, facing left, hands resting in lap.

About this photograph

This carte de visite shows Charles Sumner, identified in the original caption as a United States Senator from Massachusetts, seated and facing left with his hands resting in his lap. The photograph is dated 1862.

The print was created by E. & H.T. Anthony, a firm, and Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries. The original caption notes that Sumner lived from 1811 to 1874.

Beyond what the archive record states about the photographer, the subject's position, and the basic biographical details provided in the caption, little else about the circumstances of this portrait is documented.

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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Cartes de Visite

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Credit: Library of Congress

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