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Artist
Alexander Gardner, 17 Oct 1821 - 10 Dec 1882
Sitter
Charles Goodyear, 29 Dec 1800 - 1 Jul 1860
Date
c. 1865 print from c. 1860 negative
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 3.9 × 3.3 cm (1 9/16 × 1 5/16")
Sheet: 8.8 × 5.5 cm (3 7/16 × 2 3/16")
Mount: 10.2 × 6 cm (4 × 2 3/8")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Charles Goodyear: Male
Charles Goodyear: Science and Technology\Inventor
Charles Goodyear: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Industrialist\Manufacturer\Rubber
Charles Goodyear: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant\Retailer
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
