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Unknown maker — Untitled (Letter from Andrew Jackson, Washington, December 26, 1836)

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Untitled (Letter from Andrew Jackson, Washington, December 26, 1836)

1870

Documenting correspondence from America's seventh president, this ambrotype demonstrates the 19th century's reverence for presidential memorabilia and the photographic preservation of historical documents.

Medium
Ambrotype

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Unknown maker, Untitled (Letter from Andrew Jackson, Washington, December 26, 1836), 1870

Documenting correspondence from America's seventh president, this ambrotype demonstrates the 19th century's reverence for presidential memorabilia and the photographic preservation of historical documents.

Medium
Ambrotype
Year
1870
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Vintage, Monochrome, Document, Ambrotype, American, Photograph, Historical, Archive, Portrait

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