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Artist
Harris & Ewing Studio, active 1905 - 1977
Sitter
William Sowden Sims, 15 Oct 1858 - 28 Sep 1936
William Mitchell, 29 Dec 1879 - 19 Feb 1936
Date
c. 1921 (printed c. 1968)
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 17.7 × 12.8 cm (6 15/16 × 5 1/16")
Sheet: 25.5 × 20.6 cm (10 1/16 × 8 1/8")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Symbols & Motifs\Medal
Artwork
Interior\Office
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Desk
Symbols & Motifs\Star
Personal Attribute\Wings
Artist's Effects\Frame
William Mitchell: Male
William Mitchell: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer
William Mitchell: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer
William Mitchell: Science and Technology\Aviator
William Sowden Sims: Male
William Sowden Sims: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Officer\Admiral
William Sowden Sims: Pulitzer Prize
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
