Name/Title
Photo, James G. Blaine, Speaker of the HouseEntry/Object ID
2021.1.126Description
Photo portrait of James G. Blaine, Speaker of the House from 1869-1875. An older man with dark eyes, gray hair and beard, wearing a suit and bowtie. Image is in black and white. Image is on off-white cabinet card with red font.
Card reads: Newsboy, New York. 580, 580, James G. Blaine.
Previously located in photo album 2020.1.19 photo slot 35.Made/Created
Studio
Newsboy, Trading Photograph Cabinet CardsDate made
1890Time Period
19th CenturyInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Makers Mark, Inscription, NumberLocation
Frontal base, inside of photo albumTranscription
Fontal base- Newsboy, New York, James G. Blaine. Inscription inside photo album- Jim Mr. Gown. (Unsure why the inscription in the photo album does not match the image.)Language
EnglishMaterial/Technique
Printed, PencilLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Photograph, CabinetNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
6-1/2 inLength
4-1/4 inColors
Color
Black, Off-White/Cream, White, Gray, RedColor Notes
Image is in black, white, and gray scale on off-white cabinet card with red font.