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Admiral John A. Dahlgren

Photograph
c. 1865 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Brady, Mathew B. (photographer)
Place of origin
United States (photographed)

Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of John A. Dahlgren (1809-1870), a US Navy officer who was made Commander of the Washington Navy Yard during the American Civil War (1861-65).

Object details

Categories
Photographs
Portraits
The Royal Photographic Society
Object type
Photograph
TitleAdmiral John A. Dahlgren (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Photographic Paper
Albumen Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Mathew Brady, Portrait of John A. Dahlgren, albumen print, c. 1865.
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of John A. Dahlgren (1809-1870), a US Navy officer who was made Commander of the Washington Navy Yard during the American Civil War (1861-65).
Dimensions
  • Image height: 86mm
  • Image width: 55mm
  • Card height: 99mm
  • Card width: 61mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • BRADY'S / National Photographic / Portrait Galleries / No 352 Pennsylvania Avenue / Washington, D.C. / & / Broadway and 10th St, New York (Printed on verso as part of logo.)
  • Adml Dahlgren / Commanding Navy Yard (Handwritten on verso in pencil.)
  • USA (Handwritten on verso in ink.)
  • Entered according to Act of Congress by M. B. Brady & co., in the year 1865 / in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia. (Printed on the recto, beneath image.)
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund.
Associated object
PROV.5859-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG302 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • RPS.W.173 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.2064-2017

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Record createdAugust 8, 2017
Record URL
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