Jefferson Davis Mansion, Richmond, Va.
Jefferson Davis Mansion, Richmond, Va.
- Description
- Glass plate negative made by Walter J. Hussey, circa 1890. The Jefferson Davis mansion in Richmond, Va with a driveway and trees in the foreground.
- 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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- photograph
- glass plate negative
- date made
- ca 1890
- maker
- Hussey, Walter J.
- place made
- United States: Virginia, Richmond
- Physical Description
- glass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 in x 8 in; 12.7 cm x 20.32 cm
- ID Number
- 2011.0090.05
- accession number
- 2011.0090
- catalog number
- 2011.0090.05
- Credit Line
- Gift from Walter John Hussey
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Photographic History
- Walter J. Hussey Collection
- Photography
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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