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Louis P. Harvey



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Title: Louis P. Harvey
Description: Portrait of Republican Louis P. Harvey, while he was Wisconsin secretary of state (1860-1861). Harvey became governor in January, 1862, but drowned in the Tennessee River on April 19, 1862, while visiting injured Wisconsin soldiers. This is an unusual photograph for its time because Harvey appears to be smiling.
Image ID: 37904
Creation
Date: 		1860 
Creator
Name: 		Fuller, John S., ca. 1815-1902
City, State: Madison, Wisconsin
Collection
Name: 		Fuller, John S. : Legislators Photographs, 1860
Genre: Photographs
Additional
Information: 		This portrait was a "salted paper print", the first type of paper print used until the introduction of albumen prints in the 1850s.
Subjects: Hairstyles
Indoor photography
Men
Portrait photography
Legislators
Beards
Politicians
Governors
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Suits (Clothing)
Moustache
 

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