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[A.J. Smith, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right, right hand in his coat] – Historic Photograph Print

[A.J. Smith, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right, right hand in his coat], [photographed between 1861 and 1865, printed later] — historic photograph
[A.J. Smith, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right, right hand in his coat], [photographed between 1861 and 1865, printed later]. 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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Andrew Jackson Smith sits three-quarters length and turned to the right, one hand tucked into his coat, a stance common in formal officer portraits of the period. Smith, a Union Army officer who lived from 1815 to 1897, spent much of the war in the Western Theater and later led troops in the Red River Campaign of 1864. The photograph dates from between 1861 and 1865, but this print was made later, a common practice that let studios reuse negatives long after the sitting.

Created / published[photographed between 1861 and 1865, printed later]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1860-1870.Photographic prints 1860-1910.
NotesCivil War Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). No. 2967.
SubjectsSmith, A. J. (Andrew Jackson),--1815-1897. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,069 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-162324

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