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Portrait album

Collection Type

  • Photography

GUSN

GUSN-320388

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Description

One of ten small albums, which contains contains small copies of paintings published by J.E. Tilton Co. in Boston, Mass. These are mostly sentimental, but there are also portraits (taken from paintings) of George and Martha Washington, Abraham Lincoln and soldiers in uniform.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
soldiers
religious art
presidents
wives
photograph albums
tintypes (prints)
cartes-de-visite (card photographs)

Collection Code

PC009

Collection Name

Photograph albums collection

Reference Code

PC009.069C

Acquisition Type

Gift

Record Details

Originator

J.E. Tilton and Company (Publisher)

Material Type

photograph albums
tintypes (prints)
cartes-de-visite (card photographs)

Other People

Washington, George, 1732-1799
Washington, Martha, 1732-1802
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Description Level

Item

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