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[James Bankhead, half-length portrait, facing front, in military uniform, with sword] – Historic Photograph Print

[James Bankhead, half-length portrait, facing front, in military uniform, with sword], [between 1844 and 1856] — historic photograph
[James Bankhead, half-length portrait, facing front, in military uniform, with sword], [between 1844 and 1856]. 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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[James Bankhead, half-length portrait, facing front, in military uniform, with sword]

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James Bankhead, who lived from 1783 to 1856, sits for this half-plate portrait facing front in military uniform, with his sword at his side. The plate was made in the studio of Mathew Brady, whose operation photographed many army officers and public figures in the 1840s and 1850s. Gold toning, applied after exposure, warmed the silvery image and helped protect its delicate surface. A notation on the back of the plate records a transfer from the U.S. War College in 1920, which shows how the picture came into institutional holdings.

Created / published[between 1844 and 1856]
Medium1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.
GenrePortrait photographs 1840-1860.Daguerreotypes 1840-1860.
NotesWritten on back of plate: Bankhead, U.S.A. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
SubjectsBankhead, James,--1783-1856 Military personnel--1840-1860.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,314 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Reference20_James_Bankhead_halfleng_1844

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