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John C. Fremont

Artist Samuel Root (American, 1819 - 1889)
Date1856
MediumSalt print
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches (18.42 x 13.34 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.331
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DescriptionOval image of a bearded man (John C. Fremont) seated with a straw hat resting on his knee. He's wearing a suit and tie.Published References
Robert Shlaer, Sights Once Seen: Daguerreotyping Frémont's Last Expedition through the Rockies (Santa Fe: Museum of New Mexico, 2000); Tom Chaffin, Pathfinder: John Charles Fremont and the Course of American Empire (New York: Hill and Wang, 2002).
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