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Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Naval Heroes

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0467 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph Date: 1862 Pagination: 1 maquette : b&w Height: 53.2 cm, Width: 41.4 cm Order a Copy

Maquette comprised of 7 cartes de visite of naval admirals who served in the Union Forces during the American Civil War and 2 separate oval pieces of scalloped paper inscribed with the words "Naval" and "Heroes." Each carte de visite is pasted on scalloped paper. Produced by Mathew Brady's studio to be photographed and published in a reduced size as its own carte de visite. 6 of the admirals are identified by surname, including Stephen Clegg Rowan, David Dixon Porter, John Rodgers, Samuel Francis Dupont, David Farragut, and John A. Dahlgren. The remaining uncaptioned portrait is that of Admiral Andrew Hull Foote.

Brady, Mathew B., 1822-1896
Rowan, Stephen Clegg, 1805-1890
Porter, David Dixon, 1813-1891
Rodgers, John, 1773-1838
Dupont, Samuel F., 1803-1865
Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870
Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard, 1809-1870
Foote, Andrew H. (Andrew Hull), 1806-1863

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