Portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson, H-996b

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-378419

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
Negatives
Portraits
Portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson, H-996b
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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Portraits

Description

The image is a portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson. He is depicted in a formal setting, wearing a suit with a bow tie. The pose is a head-and-shoulders view and he is gazing to the side.

Details

Descriptive Terms

men (male humans)
essayists
lecturers
poets
transcendentalism
portraits
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007948
Halliday negative H-996b

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

Reference Code

PC027.001.009.H-996b

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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