Walter Bracken on a Horse

Description:

Glass plate negative made by Walter J. Hussey, 1890. Walter Bracken in a suit and hat on a horse. Walter Bracken would later be in charge of the Union Pacific Railroad in Nevada.

The collection in the Photographic History Collection consists of over two hundred glass plate negatives made by Walter J. Hussey (1865-1959). These glass plate negatives consist of daily life in and around Mount Pleasant, Ohio, Mr. Hussey's friends and family, studio portraits, his trips to the Washington, D.C. area, and Florida.

Date Made: 1890

Maker: Hussey, Walter J.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States

See more items in: Work and Industry: Photographic History, Walter J. Hussey Collection, Transcontinental Railroad, Photography

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Credit Line: Gift from Walter John Hussey

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2011.0090.30Accession Number: 2011.0090Catalog Number: 2011.0090.30

Object Name: photographglass plate negative

Physical Description: glass (overall material)Measurements: overall: 5 in x 8 in; 12.7 cm x 20.32 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-70e6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1404901

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