Historical Photograph: Portrait of Charles Sumner
Subject
Charles Sumner
Title
Historical Photograph: Portrait of Charles Sumner
Date
1862
Type
Historical Photograph
Description
The Library of Congress presents an 1862 black and white, full-length historical photograph that depicts Charles Sumner (LR-MA)--the leader of the anti-slavery forces in Massachusetts and the Radical Republicans in the United States Senate--dressed in a suit and seated facing the left with his hands in his lap.
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Publisher
Library of Congress
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Citation
“Historical Photograph: Portrait of Charles Sumner,” Project Reconstruction, accessed April 24, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/423.