Emlen Cresson, three-quarters length portrait, facing front, with arm resting on table with tablecloth, Historic Print

Drawn from the Library of Congress archive, this print depicts Emlen Cresson, three-quarters length portrait, facing front, with arm resting on table with tablecloth. The Library holds one of the most comprehensive collections of American and international historical prints in the world.

Library of Congress record: Created 1858 March 12 Possibly by Samuel Broadbent based on painted backdrop. Case: lilies on front and geometric design on back. Inscribed on case: Mascher's Improved Stereoscope, Philada., Patent March 8, 1853. Paper label adhered to cover glass: Emlen Cresson." Paper label adhered to back of plate: "Mar. 12th 1858." Label on case: "54." Purchase; Marian S. Carson; 1998; (DLC/PP-1998:151.5). Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress)" Daguerreotypes 1850-1860.Stereographs 1850-1860.Portrait photographs 1850-1860.

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