Creation Date
1860
Decade
1860
Subject
Alabama -- History, Cartes de visite -- 1860-1870, Portrait photographs -- 1860-1870
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Description
Photo circa 1835-1908 (subject's life span). A seated man in a dark three-piece suit and thin bowtie with his left leg crossed over his right and vest partially unbuttoned. Charles Pelham was the oldest brother of John Pelham. He practiced law in Talladega, Alabama beginning in 1858. He joined the Confederate Army in 1862 then returned to his legal practice and served as judge of the tenth judicial circuit of Alabama, 1868-73. He served as a US Congressman, 1873-75, then resumed his law practice. (circa 1860s) [donated by Laura W. Henry]
Date Digitized
April 2022
Names of Persons Pictured
Charles Pelham
Is Part Of
Rights
Access to the original image for digitization was generously provided by Jacksonville Public Library, which holds the physical materials for the John Pelham Historical Association. 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 (John Pelham Historical Association).
Location
The original item is housed with the Jacksonville Public Library.
Identifier
http://jsucollections.jsu.edu:9000/rpc/cat/Imaging/photocollection/jpl/master/jpl_pelham_010.tif
Technical Metadata
Archival images are tiffs scanned from the original material at 800 dpi. The file name is jpl_pelham_010; file size is 19.3 MB. Original image is mounted on a 2.5 by 4 card and held in a 4.5 by 5.5 sleeve
Keywords
Alabama -- History, Cartes de visite -- 1860-1870, Portrait photographs -- 1860-1870