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[Parson William Gannaway Brownlow] [graphic].
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Title
[Parson William Gannaway Brownlow] [graphic].
Publisher
[United States]
Publisher
UNITED STATES. 1862
Date
[ca. 1862]
Physical Description
2 photographs on 1 sheet : albumen mounted on paper ; sheet 15 x 11 cm (4 x 2.25 in.)
Description
Three-quarter length portrait of the Tennessee journalist, itinerant preacher, and politician. Brownlow, attired in white collared shirt, a black bowtie, a patterned waistcoat, and a dark-colored suit, sits with his right hand tucked in his waistcoat. In the right is a side table covered in a patterned tablecloth with a book on top. In the background is a floral patterned drape. Brownlow, although an advocate of slavery, actively opposed Southern secession and was subsequently exiled from the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
Dated based on the presented age of the sitter.
Accessioned 2001.
Description revised 2021.
Access points revised 2021.
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Subject
Brownlow, William Gannaway, 1805-1877 -- Portraits.
Journalists -- Tennessee.
Politicians -- Tennessee.
Spiritual leaders -- Tennessee.
Genre
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870.
Portrait photographs -- 1860-1870.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Portrait Photographs-Misc.-B [P.9901]
Accession number
P.9901
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African American History Photographs
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