Contributed by NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
Description
This image is a studio portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow seated in a three-quarter view. He wears a double-breasted jacket with two buttonholes visible in his left lapel. A carved rosette of the chair is visible right.
The image is inscribed with: "AWL [illeg], from N.A." written in ink in cursive verso. "Lamson / Portland, Me." is printed in gilt underneath the image. The photographer's stamp includes "Lamson" printed in red ink diagonally.
About This Item
- Title: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow portrait, Portland, ca. 1878
- Creator: Lamson
- Creation Date: circa 1878
- Subject Date: circa 1878
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Cartes-de-visite
- Local Code: LONG 27886, 3007.1.2.1 #51
- Collection: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Family Papers
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Authors--American
- Longfellow, Ernest Wadsworth, 1845-1921
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882--Portraits
- Poets--American
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For more information about this item, contact:
NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 876-4491
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