Secretary George Maxwell Robeson
Artist
William Roe Howell
(American, 1846 - 1890)
CultureAmerican
Date1860s-1870s
MediumAlbumen
DimensionsOverall, Image: 3 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (8.9 × 5.7 cm)
Overall, Support: 4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.2 × 6.4 cm)
Overall, Support: 4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.2 × 6.4 cm)
InscribedHandwritten on reverse: "Sect. Robeson". Stamped on front: "Howell, 867 & 869 B'way". Handprinted on front: "Sec. Robeson".
Credit LineMuseum purchase and gift of Reid Diggs, Jr.
Object number90.203
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an albumen carte de visite depicting Sec. Robeson (George Maxwell Robeson, 1829-1897), Secretary of the Navy under Grant (1869-1877).
