Creation Date

1861

Decade

1860

Subject

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

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Description

Photo created circa 1861. A young man known as "The Gallant Pelham" stands with his left knee slightly bent and his right arm resting on the base of a column. He is dressed in a dark three-piece suit with a bowtie and is holding a large hat in his left hand. This image of Major John Pelham was once owned by General James Dearing. [donated by Dan Sullivan; an enlargement of a carte de visite]

Date Digitized

April 2022

Names of Persons Pictured

John Pelham

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_030.tif

Technical Metadata

Archival images are tiffs scanned from the original material at 800 dpi. The file name is jpl_pelham_030; file size is 41.9 MB. Original image is 3.75 by 6 and held in a 5.5 by 7.5 sleeve

Keywords

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

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