ca. 1858-1892
Guide to the Photograph Collection
Abstract
This collection consists of 37 portrait photographs of prominent American and British authors and statesmen, collected by Benjamin Whitwell to accompany his autograph collection.
Collection Description
This collection consists of 37 portrait photographs of prominent American and British authors and statesmen, collected by Benjamin Whitwell to accompany his autograph collection. The photographs, primarily cartes de visite, were taken ca. 1858-1892, and photographers include James Wallace Black of Boston, Mass., among others. Also included is an engraving of Ulysses S. Grant.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically.
Acquisition Information
These photographs were removed from the Benjamin Whitwell autograph collection, which was given to the Massachusetts Historical Society by Miss Gertrude Townsend, Oct. 1962.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Box 1Folder 1#115.1
Abbott, Ezra (1819-1894), ca. Mar. 1884
Photographer unknown.Photograph.
Box 1Folder 2#115.2
Agassiz, Louis (1807-1873), 1869
Taken by James Wallace Black, Boston, Mass.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 3#115.3
Andrew, John Albion (1818-1867), ca. 1863-1867
Taken by James Wallace Black, Boston, Mass.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 4#115.4
Bright, John (1811-1889), Dec. 1881
Taken by Elliott & Fry, London, England.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 5#115.5
Brown, John (1810-1882), July 1873
Taken by John Fergus, Largs, Scotland.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 6#115.6
Bushnell, Horace (1802-1871), 1873
Taken by E. P. & William Kellogg, Hartford, Conn.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 7#115.7
Clarke, James Freeman (1810-1888), 1876
Taken by James Wallace Black, Boston, Mass.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 8#115.8
Cropsey, Jaspar Francis (1823-1900), ca. 1860-1869
Taken by Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, New York, N.Y.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 9#115.9
Curtis, George (1824-1892), ca. 1875-1892
Taken by James Wallace Black, Boston, Mass.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 10#115.10
Cushman, Charlotte (1816-1876), ca. 1858-1862
Taken by Silsbee, Case & Co., Boston, Mass.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 11#115.11
Cushman, Charlotte (1816-1876), 1869
Taken by Grillet & Co., Naples, Italy.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 12#115.12
Dana, Richard Henry (1815-1882), ca. 1875-1882
Taken by James Wallace Black, Boston, Mass.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 13#115.13
Dickens, Charles (1812-1870), undated
Taken by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, London, England.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 14#115.14
Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882), undated
Taken by James Wallace Black, Boston, Mass.Carte de visite of artwork.
Box 1Folder 15#115.15
Everett, Edward (1794-1865), ca. 1865
Taken by Black & Case, Boston, Mass.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 16#115.16
Gannett, Ezra Stiles (1801-1871), ca. 1860
Taken by James Wallace Black, Boston, Mass.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 17#115.17
Grant, Ulysses Simpson (1822-1885), undated
Engraver unknown.Engraving.
Box 1Folder 18#115.18
Hale, Edward Everett (1863-1932), ca. 1862
Taken by James Wallace Black, Boston, Mass.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 19#115.19
Hawthorne, Nathaniel (1804-1864), ca. 1863
Taken by James Wallace Black, Boston, Mass.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 20#115.22
Hayes, Dr., ca. 1872-1874
Taken by James Wallace Black, Boston, Mass.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 21#115.20
Holmes, Oliver Wendell (1809-1894), undated
Taken by James Wallace Black, Boston, Mass.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 22#115.21
Hosmer, Harriet (1830-1908), 1867
Taken by Black & Case, Boston, Mass.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 23#115.23
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (1807-1882), ca. 1875-1882
Taken by James Wallace Black, Boston, Mass.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 24#115.24
Masquera, Tomas de, undated
Taken by F. C. Herbruger & Co., Panama.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 25#115.25
Meade, George Gordon (1815-1872), undated
Taken by F. Gutekunst, Philadelphia, Penn.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 26#115.26
Morse, Samuel Finley Breese (1791-1872), undated
Taken by George G. Rockwood, New York, N.Y.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 27#115.27
Parker, Theodore (1810-1860), ca. 1860
Taken by James Wallace Black, Boston, Mass.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 28#115.28
Schurz, Carl (1829-1906), undated
Taken by James Wallace Black, Boston, Mass.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 29#115.29
Shillaber, Benjamin Penhallow (1814-1890) and Charles Graham Halpine (Miles O'Reilly) (1829-1868), ca. 1863-1864
Taken by James Wallace Black, Boston, Mass.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 30#115.30
Sparks, Jared (1789-1866), ca. 1865-1866
Taken by Black & Case, Boston, Mass.Carte de visite (with signature).
Box 1Folder 31#115.31
Sumner, Charles (1811-1874), ca. 1869
Taken by James Wallace Black, Boston, Mass.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 32#115.32
Taylor, Father, ca. 1863-1872
Taken by James Wallace Black, Boston, Mass.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 33#115.33
Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron (1809-1892), ca. 1872-1874
Taken by James Wallace Black, Boston, Mass.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 34#115.34
Weiss, John (1818-1879), 1869
Taken by Augustus Marshall, Boston, Mass.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 35#115.35
Whittier, John Greenleaf (1807-1892), 1869
Taken by James Wallace Black, Boston, Mass.Carte de visite.
Box 1Folder 36#115.36
Unidentified man, undated
Photographer unknown.Photograph.
Box 1Folder 36#115.37
Unidentified woman, undated
Taken by John Moffat, Edinburgh, Scotland.Carte de visite.Preferred Citation
Benjamin Whitwell photograph collection, Photo. Coll. 115, Massachusetts Historical Society Photo Archives.
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in ABIGAIL, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.
Persons:
Black, James Wallace, 1825-1896, photographer.
Subjects:
Authors, American--Photographs.
Authors, English--Photographs.
Statesmen--Great Britain--Photographs.
Statesmen--United States--Photographs.
Cartes de visite.
Engraving.