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Artist
Napoleon Sarony, 9 Mar 1821 - 9 Nov 1896
Sitter
James Buchanan Eads, 23 May 1820 - 8 Mar 1887
Date
1871
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 11.8 × 9 cm (4 5/8 × 3 9/16")
Sheet: 15.1 × 10.6 cm (5 15/16 × 4 3/16")
Mount: 16.4 × 10.8 cm (6 7/16 × 4 1/4")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Interior
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Interior\Studio\Photography
Photographic format\Cabinet card
James Buchanan Eads: Male
James Buchanan Eads: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Entrepreneur
James Buchanan Eads: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer
James Buchanan Eads: Science and Technology\Inventor
James Buchanan Eads: Science and Technology\Engineer\Civil engineer
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
