Photograph
Samuel Sterling Sherman, Educator

Cabinet card of Samuel Sterling Sherman (1815-1914), American educator. In 1842, Sherman became president of Howard College in Alabama, which was later renamed Samford University, a position he held until 1852. |
Image ID: | 47796 |
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Creation Date: | date unknown |
Creator Name: | Sutter, Harry |
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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: | 4.5 x 6.5 inches |
Photographer's credit on front reads, "Harry Sutter, 128 Wisconsin Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin." Handwritten inscription under photograph reads, "S.S. Sherman, Chicago, Ill." 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. Only cabinet card in album otherwise filled with carte-de-visites. |
Clothing and dress |
Eyeglasses |
School principals |
Teachers |
Ephemera |
Beards |
Indoor photography |
Men |
Portrait photography |
Universities and colleges |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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