Call Number:

PH-03052

Collection Name:

William Harrison Ainsworth Literary File Photography Collection

Creator:

No. of Items:

2 photographs

Span Dates:

late 19th century

Description:

The collection consists of two portrait photographs of the novelist William Harrison Ainsworth (British, 1805-1882). Select item-level information follows.

988:0122:0001 -- Caldesi, Leonida (Italian, 1822-1891). William Harrison Ainsworth, 1863 or earlier. Albumen print (cabinet card). Signed and dated 1863 by Ainsworth;
988:0122:0002 -- Hennah & Kent (British, active 1850s-1870s). William Harrison Ainsworth, circa 1860. Albumen print (cartes-de-visite). Signed by Ainsworth.

This collection forms a part of the Literary Files Photography Collection is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally includes portraits and images by, collected by, of, and/or related to those entities.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

988:0122:0001-0002; Purchase, 1964 (R 1947)

Location(s):

Ainsworth, W., Lit File (988:0122:0001-0002)
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See Also:

William Harrison Ainsworth Collection: Manuscript materials related to Ainsworth are located in the William Harrison Ainsworth Collection (MS-00042).