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  3. B&W Photograph of Simon Cameron (front)

B&W Photograph of Simon Cameron (front)

B&W Photograph of Simon Cameron (front)
B&W Photograph of Simon Cameron (back)
MLA citation style
Brady, M. (P. B&w Photograph Of Simon Cameron (Front). no date. 1860.
APA citation style
Brady, M. (P. (1860). B&W Photograph of Simon Cameron (front). Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A312379
Chicago citation style
Brady, Mathew (Photographer. “B&w Photograph Of Simon Cameron (Front)”, Centre County Library & Historical Museum - John Blair Linn Photo Album, 1860. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A312379.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.

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Title

B&W Photograph of Simon Cameron (front)

Subject

John Blair Linn; Friend/Acquaintance

Description

Simon Cameron, John Blair Linn's friend/acquaintance through his marriage to Mary E. D. Wilson, in his 60's; born in Maytown, PA in 1799; businessman and politician; helped build the Pennsylvania Canal between Harrisburg, PA and Sunbury, PA; U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania (1845 – 1849, 1857 – 1861, 1867 – 1877), U.S. Secretary of War under President Abraham Lincoln (March 1861 – Jan. 1862); died in 1889; buried in Harrisburg Cemetery (Harrisburg, PA); printed text at bottom of 'Brady, Washington'.

Creator

Brady, Mathew (Photographer, Washington, D. C.)

Date

circa 1860's

Type

Image

Original Format

Photographs

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Identifier

P-439azA

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/

Contact

paroom@centrecountylibrary.org

Contributing Institution

Centre County Library & Historical Museum

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Notes

Assumed photograph date based on image. Identity established by handwritten text in album below the photograph. John Blair Linn's 2nd wife, Mary E. D. Wilson Linn, was a friend of Rachel Jane Cameron Burnside (1824 - 1871), the daughter of Simon Cameron.