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Title
Major General John W. Geary
Creator
Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909, artist
P.S. Duval & Son, printer
Dainty, John (Publisher), publisher
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1865
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
Image of a full-length portrait of American Civil War Union Major General John W. Geary on horseback in military uniform; charging soldiers mounted and on foot with American flag in background.
"Printed by P.S. Duval & Son Philada."--text, bottom right margin. "F. H. Schell"--text, artist's signature on stone, bottom left of image. "Designed & Lithographed by F. H. Schell,"--text, bottom left margin. "Published by John Dainty, Philadelphia."--text, bottom center margin. "Entered according to Act of Congress, A. 1865, by John Dainty, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Eastern District of Pa."--text, bottom center margin.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 lithograph : hand colored ; overall 69.85 x 55.25 cm (27 1/2 x 21 3/4 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_MIL_000823
383365
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/1105
Language
English
Subject
Generals--United States--Pictorial works
McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885--Pictorial works
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works
Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Portrait prints. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Military
Large Size
American Civil War
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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