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Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Vignette bust view of the Senator from N. H.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.02.0143 Author/Creator: Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Photograph Date: 1865 ca. Pagination: 1 carte de visite 10 x 6.2 cm Order a Copy

Ink signature on recto "Danl Clark." Graphite inscription on verso "**Book." Photographers imprint on verso: "Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, Broadway & Tenth Street, New York, & No 352 Pennsylvania Av Washington D.C."

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