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Artist
Meade Brothers Studio, active c. 1840 - c. 1869
Charles Richard Meade, Mar 1826 - 1858
Henry William Mathew Meade, 1822 - 27 Jan 1865
Sitter
John Charles Frémont, 21 Jan 1813 - 13 Jul 1890
Date
c. 1856
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumenized salted paper print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 9.2 × 5.7 cm (3 5/8 × 2 1/4")
Mount: 9.9 × 6.2 cm (3 7/8 × 2 7/16")
Topic
Interior
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
John Charles Frémont: Male
John Charles Frémont: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate
John Charles Frémont: Natural Resource Occupations\Explorer
John Charles Frémont: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War army officer\Union army officer
John Charles Frémont: Politics and Government\US Senator\California
John Charles Frémont: Politics and Government\Governor\California
John Charles Frémont: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Major General
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Emerson Lyons
