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[Benjamin Fitzpatrick, half-length portrait, slightly to left] – Antique Photo Print

[Benjamin Fitzpatrick, half-length portrait, slightly to left], [between 1844 and 1860] — historic photograph
[Benjamin Fitzpatrick, half-length portrait, slightly to left], [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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [Benjamin Fitzpatrick, half-length portrait, slightly to left]. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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[Benjamin Fitzpatrick, half-length portrait, slightly to left]

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Scratched into the face of this plate is the inscription "Sen. Fitzpatrick," which identifies the sitter as Benjamin Fitzpatrick (1802–1869), an Alabama politician who served as governor and as a United States senator. The half-length portrait, taken slightly to the left, was produced in Mathew Brady's studio at a time when Brady was photographing many members of Congress and other public figures. Gold toning, used on many daguerreotypes of this era, strengthened the silver image and gave it a warmer tone. The plate reached the Library of Congress in 1920 by transfer from the U.S. War College.

Created / published[between 1844 and 1860]
Medium1 photograph : half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.
GenrePortrait photographs 1840-1860.Daguerreotypes 1840-1860.
NotesScratched on face of plate: 208; Sen. Fitzpatrick. Scratched on back of plate: 243. Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153). Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.
SubjectsFitzpatrick, Benjamin,--1802-1869.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,149 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
Reference154_Benjamin_Fitzpatrick_ha_1844

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