Preston Brooks

Artist Unknown

Dateca. 1856

MediumSalt print

DimensionsOverall: 7 1/4 x 5 1/4 inches (18.42 x 13.34 cm)

Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Object number2005.27.334

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DescriptionOval image of a bearded man (Preston Brooks) wearing a suit and tie. His hair is parted on the side and long enough to cover his ears.Published References

Published References

Grant B. Romer and Brian Wallis, eds., Young America: The Daguerreotypes of Southworth & Hawes (Göttingen: Steidl/George Eastman House/International Center of Photography, 2005): 284.

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