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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Pres. Buchanan (1791-1868)
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Pres. Buchanan (1791-1868)

Artist J. Gurney and Son (American)
CultureAmerican
Date1860s-1870s
MediumAlbumen
Dimensions4 x 2 1/2 in. (10.2 x 6.4 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 3/8 × 2 3/16 in. (8.6 × 5.6 cm)
InscribedStamped on reverse: "Photographic Artists/J. Gurney and Son/707 Broadway N.Y.". Hand-printed on reverse: "Buchanan". Stamped on front: "Gurney and Son/Photo N.Y.". Hand-printed on front: "Pres. Buchanan".
Credit LineMuseum purchase and gift of Reid Diggs, Jr.
Object number90.138
On View
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an albumen carte de visite depicting President Buchanan, president of the United States from 1857-1861.

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