William Allen Butler, 1825-1902 – Antique Print
(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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of William Allen Butler, 1825-1902. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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William Allen Butler, 1825-1902
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This is a photographic portrait of William Allen Butler (1825-1902), a New York lawyer who is remembered today mainly as a humorist. His satirical poem "Nothing to Wear," published in 1857, mocked a woman's endless complaints about her wardrobe and became one of the most widely quoted comic verses of its era. The record dates the print to around 1902, near the year of Butler's death, though the caption card data is unverified. Portraits from this late stage of a public figure's life often show a man known as much for his legal and literary careers as for his wit.
| Created / published | c1902 Dec. 30. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | H26822 U.S. Copyright Office This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: PI; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,140 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-130840 |
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