Mathew B. Brady
Sam Houston

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Sam Houston
Datec. 1860–1865
Probable placeWashington, District of Columbia, United States
MediumAlbumen silver print
DimensionsImage: 3 1/4 × 2 1/8 in. (8.3 × 5.4 cm)
Sheet: 3 1/4 × 2 1/8 in. (8.3 × 5.4 cm)
Mount: 4 × 2 3/8 in. (10.2 × 6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.61.59
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Provenance[Price Daniel, Jr., Waco, Texas]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, September 16, 1961; given to MFAH, by 1966.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed on back: Sam Houston

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