Henry Elias Howland daguerreotype collection
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Description
- Title
- Henry Elias Howland daguerreotype collection
- Creator
- Howland, Henry Elias, 1835-1913, collector
- Contributor
- Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896.
- Published / Created
- 1848-1850]
- Publication Place
- Washington, D.C. ; Philadelphia
- Publisher
- s.n.
- Abstract
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Fifteen daguerreotypes attributed to photographer Mathew B. Brady that depict individual seated portraits of prominent men in the United States consisting of presidents, senators and representatives of the United States Congress, justices of the United States Supreme Court, and governors of states and territories, circa 1848-1850. A folder accompanying the daguerreotypes holds modern copy prints of the images
Ten of the portraits were created in the United States Capitol in March 1849. The sitters include David Rice Atchison, Neill Smith Brown, Andrew Pickens Butler, John Caldwell Calhoun, John Davis, Millard Fillmore, Henry S. Foote, and Nathaniel Pritchard Tallmadge, as well as two justices of the United Supreme Court, Associate Justice John McLean and Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney, who are both pictured wearing their judicial robes
Two portraits depict Zachary Taylor. The portrait of Taylor dressed in a military uniform is a copy photograph of an image originally created during or immediately after the Mexican War, circa 1848. The portrait of Taylor dressed in a civilian suit was created at the White House in March 1849
Three portraits were created in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Henry Clay taken in November 1849, and James Duane Doty and Martin Van Buren, circa 1849-1850
- Description
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Henry Elias Howland (1835-1913) was born in Walpole, New Hampshire. A graduate of Yale College (1854) and Yale University Law School (1857), he practiced law in New York and was active in municipal politics there.
Negatives available
Title devised by cataloger.
Twelve of the daguerreotypes have recto and/or verso inscriptions that identify the subject.
The daguerreotype portraits of Brown and Doty possess hand coloring.
Paper mats that previously accompanied the daguerreotypes provide additional captions and are housed in adjacent folders.
Box 1 contains daguerreotypes of Atchison, Brown, Butler, and Calhoun. Box 2 contains daguerreotypes of Clay, Davis, Doty, and Fillmore. Box 3 contains daguerreotypes of Foote, McLean, Tallmadge, and Taney. Box 4 contains daguerreotypes of Taylor (2) and Van Buren. - Provenance
- Gift of Frances L. Howland, Charles P. Howland (Yale 1891), and Dr. John Howland (Yale 1894), 1925.
- Extent
- 15 photographs : 19.2 x 15 cm. or smaller (in 4 boxes).
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- GEN MSS 243
- Container / Volume
- Box 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Portraits
Copy prints
Daguerreotypes (photographs) - Material
- daguerreotypes, b & w ;
- Subject (Geographic)
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United States
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia.
Washington (D.C.) - Subject (Name)
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Atchison, David Rice, 1807-1886
Brown, Neill Smith, 1810-1886
Butler, A. P. 1796-1857 (Andrew Pickens),
Calhoun, John C. 1782-1850 (John Caldwell),
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
Davis, John, 1787-1854
Doty, James Duane, 1799-1865
Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874
Foote, Henry S. 1804-1880 (Henry Stuart),
McLean, John, 1785-1861
Tallmadge, Nathaniel Pitcher, 1795-1864
Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862
United States. Supreme Court - Subject (Topic)
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Officials and employees
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Legislators
Portraits, American
Portrait photography
History
Presidents
Capitol
White House - Subjects
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Atchison, David Rice, 1807-1886 > Portraits
Brown, Neill Smith, 1810-1886 > Portraits
Butler, A. P. (Andrew Pickens), 1796-1857 > Portraits
Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850 > Portraits
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 > Portraits
Davis, John, 1787-1854 > Portraits
Doty, James Duane, 1799-1865 > Portraits
Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874 > Portraits
Foote, Henry S. (Henry Stuart), 1804-1880 > Portraits
McLean, John, 1785-1861 > Portraits
Tallmadge, Nathaniel Pitcher, 1795-1864 > Portraits
Taney, Roger Brooke, 1777-1864 > Portraits
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850 > Portraits
Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862 > Portraits
United States. Supreme Court > Officials and employees > Portraits
Mexican War, 1846-1848 > Portraits
Legislators > United States > Portraits
Portraits, American > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
Portraits, American > Washington (D.C.)
Portrait photography > United States > History > 19th century
Presidents > United States > Portraits
Washington (D.C.) > Capitol > Portraits
Washington (D.C.) > White House > Portraits
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Henry Elias Howland Daguerreotype Collection. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 4063665
- Object ID (OID)
- 2017957
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