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[Carte de visite of William Shakespeare]
William Shakespeare, carte de visite made from steel engraving. Albumen print. Inscribed: "A[aron]. Jeffery / Richmond / E.R.A. [Edward R. Archer]"
GLC01896.198
n.d.
Ames, Joseph (1816-1872)
[James T. Brady]
Photograph of a portrait painting of Brady by Joseph Ames held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
GLC01822.03
1861 ca.
Elias Dexter
[Jefferson Davis]
Carte-de-visite size vignette engraved portrait of Jefferson Davis.
GLC01442.04
1862 ca.
Gen. A.S. Johnston
Carte de visite size vignette engraved portrait of a mustacioed Albert Sidney Johnston (1803-1862) by Elias Dexter.
GLC01442.07
1870 ca.
Davies, John W. (fl. 1870)
[Henry "Light Horse" Lee]
Carte-de-visite of the painting of Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee in uniform. Originally painted by Gilbert Stuart. Published by "The 'Lee' Photographic Gallery." Paul C. Nagel's The Lees of Virginia (1990) indicates it was said to have been painted...
GLC01442.09
[Carte de visite Leonidas Polk]
Carte de vsite size vignette engraved portrait of Gen. Polk in uniform.
GLC01442.13
1865 ca.
Vannerson, Julian (b. 1827)
[unknown Confederate general]
Carte de visite of an unknown Confederate general with beard. Stars around collar of uniform. With pen strokes added to his beard and hair. Pencil note on back (cropped), "This is a very indifferent picture -- a poor trait of the original as the...
GLC01442.18
George C. Rockwood
[Carte de visite portrait of Samuel F. B. Morse]
GLC01493
The Assassin's Vision
The images shows John Wilkes Booth riding on a black horse through a group of trees with the capitol building visible in the background. A ghostly image of Abraham Lincoln appears between two trees on the left side of the photograph. The trees...
GLC05111.02.0115
Tintype bust view of John Wilkes Booth
Tintype image surrounded by embossed frame-like design.
GLC05111.02.0116
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