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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
President James Knox Polk
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

President James Knox Polk

Artist Mathew B. Brady (American, 1823-1896)
Publisher E. and H.T. Anthony and Company (American, 1852-1901)
Date1860s
MediumAlbumen
DimensionsOverall, Support: 3 7/8 x 2 3/8 in. (9.8 x 6 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 1/4 x 2 1/8 in. (8.3 x 5.4 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineMuseum purchase and gift of Reid Diggs, Jr.
Object number90.111
Terms
  • Photographic portrait
  • President
  • Man
On View
Not on view
DescriptionThis albumen carte de visite is a half-length portrait of James Knox Polk (1795-1849), President of the United States (1845-1849). The mount is rectangular; face of mount is bordered by double gilt lines.

New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Mathew B. Brady
ca. 1860
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Mathew B. Brady
1860s
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
J. Gurney and Son
1860s-1870s
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Mathew B. Brady
1860s-1870s
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
E. and H.T. Anthony and Company
1860s-1870s
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Mathew B. Brady
1860s-1870s
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Mathew B. Brady
ca. 1860
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Charles DeForest Fredericks
1860s-1870s
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Napoleon Sarony
1870 - 1890
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Mathew B. Brady
Mid 19th Century