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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Edwin McMasters Stanton
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Edwin McMasters Stanton

Artist Mathew B. Brady (American, 1823-1896)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1865
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall, Support: 4 x 2 1/4 in. (10.2 x 5.7 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
InscribedTwo cent revenue stamp on reverse.
Credit LineGift of Eugene F. Poutasse
Object number91.83.35
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an albumen carte de visite. Some dirt and surface spots, corners clipped.

Label TextProbably studio of Mathew B. Brady American, 1823−1896 Edwin McMasters Stanton, ca. 1865 Albumen print (photograph) Edwin M. Stanton (1814−1869) Secretary of War under Lincoln and Johnson (1862−68) Gift of Eugene F. Poutasse 91.83.35 Exhibition History"Shooting Lincoln: Photography and the 16th President," Chrysler Museum of Art, February 10 - July 5, 2015.