Lieutenant-General Leonidas Polk, 1862
Scope and Contents
Collection of 80 photographs which belonged to Miss Sarah C. Tracy (later Mrs. Upton H. Herbert), resident secretary at Mount Vernon during the Civil War years. The pictures most of which are cartes de visite were collected by Miss Tracy; some were obviously presented to her, after the fashion of the day, and are inscribed. Besides the one of herself there are three of Mount Vernon which must date from the years of her residence. Others include Leeds Castle, the English seat of Thomas, Lord Fairfax; the President's House at the Soldiers' Home, Washington, D.C.; the Milwaukee residence of Mrs. Mitchell, Vice-Regent for Wisconsin; General Winfield Scott; General George B. McClellan; W. W. Corcoran of Washington, D.C.; George W. Riggs, Treasurer of the Association; Lord Fairfax; Prince Napoleon; Louis de Geofroy (of the French Legation, who accompanied Price Napoleon to Mount Vernon in August, 1861), inscribed; and Miss Nettie Chase, daughter of Hon. Salmon P. Chase of the Lincoln Cabinet. Also included are pictures of others, chiefly celebrated figures of the nineteenth century; these were probably acquired through gift or purchases, and not presented by the subjects themselves.
Gift of Miss Tracy's great-niece, Miss Caro Arnold of Montclair, N. J., 1953
Dates
- Copyright: 1862
Creator
- E. & H.T. Anthony (Firm) (Publisher, Organization)
- Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896 (Photographer, Person)
Extent
From the Collection: 80 Photographic Prints
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
Albumen print on carte de visite mount, head-and-shoulder's portrait of Leonidas Polk, Leiutenant-General of the Confederate States Army. Printed below the photograph: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1862, by M. B. Brady, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the U. S. For the So. District of New-York. The photographer's information printed on the reverse reads: Published by E. Anthony, 501 Broadway, N. Y. Manufacturer of Photographic Albums. From Photographic Negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery. Includes an engraving of street front view of the establishment. Snyder, Black & Sturn, N. Y. [engraver]
Dimensions
2 7/16 in. x 4 in.
- Albumen prints Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Card photographs Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Cartes de visite Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Polk, Leonidas, 1806-1864
Repository Details
Part of the Photo Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association Repository
P.O. Box 3600
Mount Vernon VA 22121 United States
703-799-3600