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[John A. Dix, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, in civilian dress, with long hair] – Vintage Photo Print

[John A. Dix, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, in civilian dress, with long hair], [between 1844 and 1860] — historic photograph
[John A. Dix, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, in civilian dress, with long hair], [between 1844 and 1860]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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John A. Dix appears here in civilian dress, with long hair, turned three-quarters to the left in a half-plate daguerreotype. Dix was a New York politician and Army officer who served as Secretary of the Treasury in 1861, when he telegraphed orders that anyone hauling down the American flag should be shot on the spot. The plate was made in Mathew Brady's studio sometime between 1844 and 1860, and its gold toning adds warmth to the silvery image. The back bears a scratched inscription with his name, and the plate was transferred to the U.S. War College in 1920.

Created / published[between 1844 and 1860]
Medium1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.
GenrePortrait photographs 1840-1860.Daguerreotypes 1840-1860.
NotesScratched on back of plate: 102; John A. Dix. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
SubjectsDix, John A. (John Adams),--1798-1879.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,294 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-186338

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