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Artist
Unidentified Artist
Sitter
Simon Bolivar Buckner, 1 Apr 1823 - 8 Jan 1914
Date
c. 1864
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 8.3cm x 5.3cm (3 1/4" x 2 1/16")
Mount: 10.1cm x 6.1cm (4" x 2 3/8")
Topic
Costume\Headgear\Hat
Weapon\Sword
Costume\Dress Accessory\Epaulet
Symbols & Motifs\Star
Interior\Studio\Photography
Simon Bolivar Buckner: Male
Simon Bolivar Buckner: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer
Simon Bolivar Buckner: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General
Simon Bolivar Buckner: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Confederate Army
Simon Bolivar Buckner: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor
Simon Bolivar Buckner: Politics and Government\Vice-Presidential Candidate
Simon Bolivar Buckner: Politics and Government\Governor\Kentucky
Simon Bolivar Buckner: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Broker\Insurance agent
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution