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Artist
Hall & Co.
Sitter
John R. Linen, 07 Oct 1837 - 10 Jan 1893
Date
c. 1881
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 9 × 8.3 cm (3 9/16 × 3 1/4")
Sheet: 13.8 × 9.7 cm (5 7/16 × 3 13/16")
Mount: 16.7 × 10.8 cm (6 9/16 × 4 1/4")
Topic
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Photographic format\Cabinet card
John R. Linen: Male
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Erie\Buffalo
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Sally Adler with heartfelt gratitude to Emma Joy Linen Dana, George L. Linen’s great-granddaughter, and her four devoted sons, Richard, John, Andrew, and Gordon