Edward Hitchcock, portrait, facing left, circa 1853

Item Information

Title:
Edward Hitchcock, portrait, facing left, circa 1853
Description:
A head and shoulders portrait of Edward Hitchcock, facing left, from the Amherst College 1853 Class Album. The casing is stamped "Whipple's Patent Crystalotype Washington Boston," which refers to Boston photographer and inventor of the crystalotype, John Adams Whipple.
Date:
[ca. 1853]
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Crystalotypes
Location:
Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Box 24 Folder 1 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Subjects:
Hitchcock, Edward--1793-1864--Portraits
Amherst College--Presidents--Portraits
Extent:
1 photograph : crystalotype ; visible oval image 10 x 8 cm
Link to Item:
http://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:642875
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Place of origin:
Boston (Mass.)