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Artist
Charles DeForest Fredricks, 11 Dec 1823 - 25 May 1894
Sitter
Nathaniel Prentice Banks, 30 Jan 1816 - 01 Sep 1894
Date
c. 1861
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 9.3 × 5.7 cm (3 11/16 × 2 1/4")
Mount: 10.1 × 6.2 cm (4 × 2 7/16")
Topic
Interior
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Symbols & Motifs\Star
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Male
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Massachusetts
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Politics and Government\Governor\Massachusetts
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Speaker of the House
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad executive
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
Nathaniel Prentice Banks: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Massachusetts
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mrs. F.B. Wilde
