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Artist
Unidentified Artist
Sitter
John Cabell Breckinridge, 15 Jan 1821 - 17 May 1875
Date
c. 1861-65 (after earlier photograph)
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Sight: 8.2 × 5 cm (3 1/4 × 1 15/16")
Topic
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
John Cabell Breckinridge: Male
John Cabell Breckinridge: Law and Crime\Lawyer
John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US
John Cabell Breckinridge: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War
John Cabell Breckinridge: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad executive
John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War\Confederate Secretary of War
John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Kentucky
John Cabell Breckinridge: Politics and Government\US Senator\Kentucky
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Totten Family
