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[John Ellis Wool, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, in military uniform, hand in coat] – Historic Photo Reproduction

[John Ellis Wool, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, in military uniform, hand in coat], [between 1844 and 1860] — historic photograph
[John Ellis Wool, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, in military uniform, hand in coat], [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 Ellis Wool, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the right, in military uniform, hand in coat]

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The back of this half-plate daguerreotype carries a scratched inscription, "Gen. Wool," that identifies the sitter as John Ellis Wool, a career Army officer who fought in the War of 1812 and later led troops at the Battle of Buena Vista during the Mexican War. Produced in Mathew Brady's studio, the portrait shows him in uniform, three-quarters turned, and has been gold toned, a process that enriched its tones and helped protect the silvered surface. The plate's 1920 transfer to the U.S. War College explains how this personal military record came to the Library of Congress.

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: 326; Gen. Wool. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920. (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
SubjectsWool, John Ellis,--1784-1869. Military personnel--1840-1860.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,229 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
Reference231_John_Ellis_Wool_halflen_1844

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