Dr. Henry Parker Sartwell, Botanist | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Dr. Henry Parker Sartwell, Botanist

Dr. Henry Parker Sartwell, Botanist | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Dr. Henry Parker Sartwell (1792-1867), American botanist.
DESCRIPTION
Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Dr. Henry Parker Sartwell (1792-1867), American botanist.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:46651
Creation Date: 12 1864
Creator Name:Mills Photography
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Collection Name:Increase A. Lapham papers, 1825-1930
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PH 24
Original Dimensions:2.5 x 4 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Studying botany for almost 50 years, Sartwell devoted his attention to the Carex genus starting in 1846, attempting to amass a collection of every known Carex species in North America. The herbarium he created, containing about 8,000 species, now resides at Hamilton College in New York. Handwritten inscription at the bottom of the image field reads, "Dr. H.P. Sartwell, 1865." Per an email (9/20/11) from Frank Sciacca of Hamilton College, the Sartwell Herbarium was donated by Hamilton College to the New York Botanical Garden in 1983. Photographer's credit on back reads, "Mills Photographer, Penn Yan, N.Y." Handwritten inscription at the bottom reads, "H.P. Sartwell, Dec. 1864-." From album of portrait photographs collected by Lapham depicting scientists and artists, ca. 1860-ca. 1875. Images include portraits of geologists, botanists, sculptors, and authors.
SUBJECTS
Clothing and dress
Beards
Indoor photography
Men
Portrait photography
Scientists

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