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This Room Communicated with the Death-Bed Room
Object Details
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Date
1885, published 1886
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Object Type
Photographs
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Medium
Albumen silver print
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Contributors
Published by U. S. Instantaneous Photographic Company
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Object Format
Album
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Dimensions
Image: 9 3/4 x 11 1/2 in.
Mount: 14 1/4 x 16 15/16 in. -
Inscriptions
Recto:
l.r. in image: COPYRIGHT 1886 BY THE U.S. INST. PHOTO. CO. \ 12
Mount:
l.c. [printed]: THIS ROOM COMMUNICATED WITH THE DEATH-BED ROOM. \ Vast quantities of the most beautiful floral tributes, from all parts of the United States, were received after the General's Death. \ The piece seen in this View, "The Gates Ajar," was presented by Mr. and Mrs. Leland Sanford, of San Francisco, California, and was one of the finest \ floral pieces ever seen in the world. A touching letter of love and sympathy, addressed to Mrs. Grant, accompanied "The Gates Ajar." \ 12
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Collection Name
Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection
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Credit Line
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
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Accession Number
P1976.20.16.16
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Copyright
Public domain
Additional details
Location: Off view
Part of:
Fred and Jo Mazzulla Collection
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