code Related

[Sam Houston, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left, in civilian dress, clean shaven]

description

Summary

President of Texas, 1836-1838, 1841-1844; Democratic Senator from Texas, 1846-1859.

Scratched on back of plate: 233; Sam Houston, Texas.

Hallmark: Rinhart 46.

Identification from lithograph by Konrad in Huber, History of Texas, 1856, v. 2, frontis.

Facing the light / H. Pfister. Washington : Smithsonian Institution press, 1978, p. 327.

Transfer; U.S. War College; 1920; (DLC/PP-1920:46153).

Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).

Produced by Mathew Brady's studio.

label_outline

Tags

houston sam daguerreotypes portrait photographs sam houston sam houston portrait half length portrait three quarters dress shaven historical photos vintage images 1848 1880s men texas senator america first look into the camera daguerreotype portraits and views 1839 1864 mathew brady rare books lithographs book illustrations
date_range

Date

01/01/1848
person

Contributors

Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896.
create

Source

Library of Congress
link

Link

http://www.loc.gov/
copyright

Copyright info

No known restrictions on publication.

label_outline Explore Houston Sam

Topics

houston sam daguerreotypes portrait photographs sam houston sam houston portrait half length portrait three quarters dress shaven historical photos vintage images 1848 1880s men texas senator america first look into the camera daguerreotype portraits and views 1839 1864 mathew brady rare books lithographs book illustrations