Portrait of George H. Corliss, circa 1880
THF124103 / Portrait of George H. Corliss, circa 1880
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1880
Creators
Creator Notes
Copied from National Cyclopedia of American Biography, published by James T. White & Company.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
P.188.540
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Linen (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 7.5 in
Inscriptions
below image reads:
THE NATIONAL CYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY.
signature reads:
Geo H. Corliss.
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