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Nineteenth Century Political Photograph Collection, 1850-1900
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Nineteenth Century Political Photograph Collection
- Dates
- 1850-1900 (inclusive)18501900
- Quantity
- 1 box, (.1 cubic feet)
- Collection Number
- OLPb155NIN
- Summary
- A selection of photographs of late nineteenth century politicians
- Repository
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Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives
Aubrey R. Watzek Library
615 S. Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR
97219
Telephone: 5037687758
Fax: 5037687282
archives@lclark.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Collections includes members of the political landscape during the 19th century from approximately 1850-1900. Many of the politicians shown are military generals, Senators, Supreme Court members, or other important Cabinet members from either the Johnson, Grant, or Hayes' administration. The Collection includes political members from the Whig party, Democratic party and Republican party. Many of the politicians played critical roles in either helping or stopping the progress in Reconstruction and made other important social and economic decisions. Also included is a photo of the Electoral Commission of 1877 and the 1862-1863 Supreme Court..
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Photogrpahs of late nineteenth century politicians and political representitives
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
Nineteenth Century Political Photograph Collection (OLPb155NIN), Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Container(s) | Description |
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item | |
1 | Banks, Nathanial P. (Govener) |
2 | Bellknap, William W. (Secretary of War) |
3 | Booth, Newton (Govener) |
4 | Butler, Matthew C. (Senator/Major General) |
5 | Cameron, J. Donald (Secretary of War) |
6 | Chaffee, Jerome B. (Senator) |
7 | Chamberlain, Daniel H. (Govenor) |
8 | Clifford, Nathan (Supreme Court Justice/Attorney General) |
9 | Conkling, Roscoe (Senator) |
10 | Devens, Charles Jr. (Attorney General) |
11 | Edmunds, George F. (Senator) |
12 | Fish, Hamilton (Secretary of State/Senator) |
13 | Gordon, John Brown (Senator/Confederate General) |
14 | Hampton, Wade III (Senator/Confederate General) |
15 | Hayes, Rutherford B. (President) |
16 | Hill, Benjamin Harvey (Senator) |
17 | Hunt, Ward (Supreme Court Justice) |
18 | Ingersoll, Robert G. (Civil War Colonel) |
19 | Kelly, James K. (Senator/Chief Justice) |
20 | Key, David K. (Senator/Postmaster General) |
21 | McCrary, George W. (Congressman/Secretary of War) |
22 | McCullough, John Edward (Actor) |
23 | Miller, Samuel Freeman (Supreme Court Justice) |
24 | Morton, Oliver P. (Senator) |
25 | Newman, John Phillip (Bishop/Chaplain of Senate) |
26 | O'Conor, Charles (Presidential Candidate) |
27 | Patterson, John James (Senator) |
28 | Randall, Samuel J. (Speaker of the House) |
29 | Sargent, Aaron A. (Senator) |
30 | Schurz, Carl. (Secretary of Interior/Senator) |
31 | Seelye, Julius (Congressman) |
32 | Sherman, John (Senator/Secretary of Treasury/Secretary of State) |
33 | Spencer, George E. (Senator) |
34 | Tilton, Theodore (Senator) |
35 | Thompson, Richard W. (Secretary of the Navy) |
36 | Thurman, Allen G. (Senator/Vice President candidate) |
37 | Tyner, James N. (Postmaster General) |
38 | Wade, Ben. (Senator) |
39 | Waite, Morrison (Chief Justice) |
40 | Ward, Elijah (Congressman) |
41 | Wheeler, William A. (Vice President) |
42 | Electoral Commission (1877) |
43 | Supreme Court (1862) |
44 | Unidentified |
45 | Unidentified |
46 | Unidentified |
47 | Unidentified |
48 | Unidentified |
49 | Unidentified |
50 | Unidentified |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Photographs
- Politics and Politicians