Snapshots of the Past

[Roger S. Baldwin, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly left] – Historic Photo Reproduction

[Roger S. Baldwin, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly left], [between 1844 and 1860] — historic photograph
[Roger S. Baldwin, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly left], [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.)

Description

Step back in time with [Roger S. Baldwin, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly left], a historic photograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. Perfect for a home, office, library or classroom wall, and a gift with a story behind it. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

[Roger S. Baldwin, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly left]

Order a print

Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal

Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.

Sign up for our newsletter

Sent securely. No purchase needed. Unsubscribe anytime.

Ask about licensing or this print

Few early portraits capture a sitter who had been both a governor and a United States senator, and this one shows Roger Sherman Baldwin in three-quarter length, turned slightly to the left. Baldwin was a Connecticut lawyer who argued before the Supreme Court in the 1841 Amistad case, on behalf of the African captives. The plate was made in Mathew Brady's Washington studio, where many politicians sat during the 1840s and 1850s. Someone scratched "Sen. Baldwin, Con." on the back, a label that helps identify the sitter, since daguerreotypes rarely carried names.

Created / published[between 1844 and 1860]
Medium1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype.
GenrePortrait photographs 1840-1860.Daguerreotypes 1840-1860.
NotesScratched on back of plate: 5; Sen. Baldwin, Con. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
SubjectsBaldwin, Roger S. (Roger Sherman),--1793-1863.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,224 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
Reference19_Roger_S_Baldwin_threequ_1844

More from the Daguerreotypes & Early Photography collection

Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.

Related pictures

[John M. Bradhurst, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly left, seated with arm on table with tablecloth][John M. Bradhurst, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly left, seated [James Moore Wayne, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly left, seated, wearing judicial robes][James Moore Wayne, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly left, seated,[Henry Clay, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the left, facing front, seated, holding cane, tall hat on table with tablecloth][Henry Clay, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the left, facing f[Ichabod B. Crane, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly right][Ichabod B. Crane, three-quarter length portrait, facing slightly right][James M. Mason, three-quarter length portrait, facing left][James M. Mason, three-quarter length portrait, facing left][Jenny Lind, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, three-quarters to the left, facing front, seated][Jenny Lind, three-quarter length portrait of a woman, three-quarters to the lef