| Creator |
Root, M. A. (Marcus Aurelius), 1808-1888, photographer. |
| Title |
[Ariovistus Pardee, Jr.] [graphic] |
| Publisher |
Philadelphia |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1853 |
| Date |
[ca. 1853] |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : daguerreotype in leather case ; plate 90 x 110 mm (quarter plate format) |
| Description |
Bust-length portrait of Pardee as a boy. He wears his hair long and tucked behind his ears. He is attired in a dark-colored
jacket, white, high-collared shirt, and necktie. Pardee was a prominent Civil War Union officer celebrated for his leadership
during the Battle of Gettysburg. He was also the son of Ariovistus Pardee, the founder of Hazleton, PA.
|
| Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
|
Date from inferred age of sitter. |
|
Plate tarnished around the edges. |
|
Pad: Red velvet with no design. |
|
Mat: Oval. Photographer's imprint stamped on mat: M. A. Root, 40 Chestnut St., Philada. |
|
Case: Leather. Geometric pattern. Same design on verso. Front cover detached. |
|
Gift of Samuel Earle. |
| Subject |
Pardee, Ariovistus, 1839-1901 -- Portraits. |
|
Boys. |
|
Military officers. |
| Geographic subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. |
| Genre |
Daguerreotypes -- 1850-1860. |
|
Portrait photographs -- 1850-1860. |
|
Photograph cases -- 1850-1860. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Cased photos - Pardee Family [P.2016.58.3] |
| Accession number |
P.2016.58.3 |
