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Artist
Alexander Gardner, 17 Oct 1821 - 10 Dec 1882
Sitter
William Tecumseh Sherman, 8 Feb 1820 - 14 Feb 1891
Oliver Otis Howard, 8 Nov 1830 - 26 Oct 1909
Unidentified Men
Date
1865
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 43.4 × 34.5 cm (17 1/16 × 13 9/16")
Mount: 49 × 37 cm (19 5/16 × 14 9/16")
Mat: 71.1 × 55.9 cm (28 × 22")
Topic
Symbols & Motifs\Medal
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Costume\Jewelry\Chain
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
William Tecumseh Sherman: Male
William Tecumseh Sherman: Law and Crime\Lawyer
William Tecumseh Sherman: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War
William Tecumseh Sherman: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
William Tecumseh Sherman: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Banker
William Tecumseh Sherman: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
Unidentified Men: Male
Oliver Otis Howard: Male
Oliver Otis Howard: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
Oliver Otis Howard: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
Oliver Otis Howard: Literature\Writer\Historical
Oliver Otis Howard: Education and Scholarship\Founder\University
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution