Photography Collections Database

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Call Number:

PH-03023

Collection Name:

George Dewey Literary File Photography Collection

Creator:

Bell, C. M. (Charles Milton) (1848 - 1893)

No. of Items:

1 photograph

Span Dates:

circa 1888, printed 1898?

Description:

The collection consists of a mounted portrait of Rear-Admiral George Dewey (American, 1837-1917), who was Commander-in-Chief of the Asiatic Station of the United States Navy in 1898. The portrait was taken by C. M. (Charles Milton) Bell (American, 1848-1893), and a card with Dewey’s signature is adhered to recto of mount.

This collection forms a part of the Literary Files Photography Collection is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally includes portraits and images by, collected by, of, and/or related to those entities.

Accession No(s):

957:0022:0001; Internal transfer

Location(s):

Lit File OV Box, Large (957:0022:0001)
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Item(s):

Artist/Maker	Bell, C. M. (Charles Milton) (1848 - 1893)
Title	[Rear-Admiral George Dewey]
Date	circa 1888, printed 1898?
Medium	Photographic print
Accession Number	957:0022:0001

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