Howell Cobb

Description:

Howell Cobb was a member of the United States House of Representatives, Speaker of the House, Governor of Georgia, and Secretary of the Treasury under James Buchanan. He was also a founder of the Confederacy and was the President in the Provisional Congress of Confederate States.

Associated Date: 1851-1853

Referenced: D'Avignon's PressMaker: D'Avignon's Press

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York CityUnited States: District of Columbia, WashingtonMade At: United States: District of Columbia, WashingtonAssociated Place: United States: New York, New York CityReferenced: United States: Georgia

General Subject Association: ConfederacyGovernmentCivil WarPoliticsElectionsRelated Event: Civil War

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See more items in: Political History: Political History, General History Collection, Government, Politics, and Reform, Princeton Posters

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Credit Line: Rose

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2015.0196.02Accession Number: 2015.0196Catalog Number: 2015.0196.02

Object Name: print

Physical Description: paper (overall material)black; white (overall color)Measurements: overall: 24 in x 19 in; 60.96 cm x 48.26 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-4b2b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1762982

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