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Tomb of Aaron Burr. [graphic] / Photograph by Richards.
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Creator
Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg) photographer.
Contributor
Poulson, Charles A. 1789-1866, collector.
Title
Tomb of Aaron Burr. [graphic] / Photograph by Richards.
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1854
Date
September 1854
Physical Description
1 photographic print: salted paper mounted on paper; 34 x 20 cm. (13.25 x 8 in.)
Description
Shows the notorious Vice-president's headstone in the Presidents' lot of the Princeton Cemetery in Princeton, N.J. Also shows the photographer, Richards, seated on a tomb next to the headstone.
Notes
Title and photographer's imprint from Poulson inscription on mount.
Accompanied by three newspaper clippings dated November 13, 1828, February 4, 1858, and February 8, 1858 noting anecdotes about Burr.
Originally part of a series of five scrapbooks compiled by Philadelphia antiquarian Charles A. Poulson entitled "American Biography," vol. 2, p. 32.
Subject
Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836 -- Tomb.
Richards, F. De B. (Frederick De Bourg) -- Portraits.
Princeton Cemetery (Princeton, N.J.)
Cemeteries -- Princeton -- New Jersey.
Genre
Salted paper prints -- 1850-1860.
Provenance
Poulson, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1789-1866, collector.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| photo - Richards - Monuments and statues - B [(2)2525.F.32]
Accession number
(2)2525.F.32
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Frederick De Bourg Richards Photograph Collection
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