Portrait of John Clark Francis, circa 1861

Creation Date

1861

Decade

1860

Photographer

unknown

Subject

Alabama -- History, Portrait photographs -- 1860-1870, Military officers, Military uniforms

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Description

Photo circa Spring, 1861 to May, 1864. A man in a light colored, double breasted, ¾ length military overcoat and dark pants. The subject has his left hand crossed over and clasping his right, which is holding a sword, pointed down and resting on the floor. He is Lieutenant Colonel John Clark Francis. John Clark served faithfully in the Confederate Army, where he died during battle. (circa 1861)

Date Digitized

April 2022

Names of Persons Pictured

John Clark Francis, J.C. Francis

Source

Jacksonville Public Library Images

Is Part Of

Historical Image Collection

Rights

Access to the original image for digitization was generously provided by Jacksonville Public Library, which holds the physical materials. JSU has been granted the non-exclusive right to use these images for any non-commercial, institutional, research, or teaching purpose. All other uses require permission from the rightsholder (Jacksonville Public Library, Jacksonville, Alabama).

Location

The original item is housed with the Jacksonville Public Library.

Identifier

http://jsucollections.jsu.edu:9000/rpc/cat/Imaging/photocollection/jpl/master/jpl_003.tif

Technical Metadata

Archival images are tiffs scanned from the original material at 600 dpi. The file name is jpl_003.tif; file size is 36 MB. Original image is held in a 5.75 by 7.75 black metal and glass picture frame