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[Indian delegation in the White House Conservatory during the Civil War, with J.G. Nicolay, President Abraham Lincoln's secretary, standing in center back row ] / Brady, New York. – Historic Print

[Indian delegation in the White House Conservatory during the Civil War, with J.G. Nicolay, President Abraham Lincoln's secretary, standing in center back row ] / Brady, New York., [1863 March 27] — historic photograph
[Indian delegation in the White House Conservatory during the Civil War, with J.G. Nicolay, President Abraham Lincoln's secretary, standing in center back row ] / Brady, New York., [1863 March 27]. Historic photograph from the White House 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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[Indian delegation in the White House Conservatory during the Civil War, with J.G. Nicolay, President Abraham Lincoln's secretary, standing in center back row ] / Brady, New York.

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Few Civil War-era photographs show a Native American delegation inside the White House, yet this carte de visite captures one posed in the building's conservatory on March 27, 1863. Standing in the center of the back row is John G. Nicolay, President Lincoln's secretary, who handled much of the president's correspondence and appointments. Delegations from Indian nations often traveled to Washington during the war to press treaty and land concerns, and visits like this were usually formal, carefully staged occasions. The card comes from Brady's New York studio, which issued portraits in this small mounted format.

Created / published[1863 March 27]
Medium1 photographic print on carte de visite mount.
GenrePortrait photographs 1860-1870.Group portraits 1860-1870.Cartes de visite 1860-1870.Photographic prints 1860-1870.
NotesTitle devised by Library staff.
SubjectsWhite House (Washington, D.C.)--Facilities--1860-1870. Indians of North America--Government relations--1860-1870. Delegations--1860-1870. Gardens--Washington (D.C.)--1860-1870.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan5,058 × 4,026 px · prints to 17 × 13 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-111886

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