Creation Date

1861

Decade

1860

Photographer

unknown

Subject

Cartes de visite -- 1860-1870, Portrait photographs -- 1860-1870, Military officers, Military uniforms, Bishops, Leonidas Polk (1806-1864)

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Description

Photo circa 1827-1864 (subject's graduation from West Point to his death). A man, from the shoulders up, in a double breasted military jacket with epaulets. Captioned “General Polk.” He was appointed a major general in 1861 and promoted to lieutenant general in 1862. (circa 1861)

Date Digitized

April 2022

Names of Persons Pictured

Leonidas Polk

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_005.tif

Technical Metadata

Archival images are tiffs scanned from the original material at 800 dpi. The file name is jpl_005.tif; file size is 20 MB. Original image is mounted on a 2.5 by 4 card and held in a 4.25 by 6.25 sleeve

Keywords

Cartes de visite -- 1860-1870, Portrait photographs -- 1860-1870, Military officers, Military uniforms, Bishops, Leonidas Polk (1806-1864)

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