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

[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 Daguerreotypes & Early Photography 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, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, in civilian dress, with long hair]

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This half-length portrait shows John Adams Dix in civilian dress, turned three-quarters to the left, with the long hair he wore before the Civil War. Dix had a long public career: he served in the U.S. Senate from New York in the 1840s, later commanded Union troops, became Secretary of the Treasury under Buchanan, and was elected governor of New York in 1872. The plate was made in Mathew Brady's studio between 1844 and 1860, a period when daguerreotypes were the leading form of portrait photography. The inscription scratched on the back, along with a 1920 transfer to the U.S. War College, documents the plate's later history.

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 scan1,192 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
Reference228_John_A_Dix_halflength_p_1844

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