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John Bernardo Wilson

Description: A full-length studio portrait of John Bernardo Wilson, seated, with his head tilted very slightly to the left. He has brown hair, dark eyes, and is wearing a black suit with shiny buttons down the front of his coat and at his cuffs. His right hand is resting on his upper thigh and his left hand is holding a book in his lap. On the right there is a table draped with a floral cloth, and two books and a vase on top.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1852-1860?
Call number: photCL 283 (31a)
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John Bernardo Wilson

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A chest-length studio portrait of John "Johnny" Bernardo Wilson as a young man, with him turned partially to the left. Wilson is clean-shaven, with his dark hair parted on the left side of his head. He is wearing a medium-colored coat and overcoat, with a white shirt and black bow tie.

photCL 283 (32)

John Bernardo Wilson

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A bust-length, oval-shaped studio portrait of John Bernardo Wilson as a young man, with him turned partially to the left. Wilson is clean-shaven, with his dark hair parted on the left side of his head. He is wearing a dark coat with a white shirt and black bow tie.

photCL 283 (33b)

Maria de Jesus Wilson

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A full-length studio portrait of Maria de Jesus ("Sue") Wilson (later Shorb), with her body turned to the left and her head turned partially to the left. She is wearing a dark dress with a bustle, small train, bows up the side of the skirt, a large bow at the throat, and long sleeves with white lace sticking out at the cuffs. Her hair is parted in the center and pulled up into a dark hat, and she holds a dark umbrella in her gloved right hand. The background behind her is an illustrated scene with a railing leading downward, the sea in the distance, and the sun or moon in the upper left.

photCL 283 (19)

William H. Seward

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A full-length, seated studio portrait of Secretary of State William Henry Seward, with his body turned slightly to the left, and his head in profile to the left. Seward is seated in a heavy wooden chair and is resting his right forearm on a cloth covered table with a writing set on it. His coat is open, revealing his vest and pocket watch chain, and his left hand is resting on his left thigh.

photCL 511 (11)

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Annie Wilson

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A full-length photographic studio portrait of Annie Wilson, seated on a "stone" bench, with her cheek resting against her right hand, and her right elbow on the arm of the bench. She is wearing a long, light colored (silk?) dress, with lace at the neck and sleeves and floral accents on the bodice and the lower half of the skirt. She is looking down at an open book held in her left hand.

photCL 283 (50)

Dora Hereford and Maria de Jesus Wilson

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A three-quarters length studio portrait of Medora ("Dora") Hereford and Maria de Jesus ("Sue") Wilson (later Shorb). Dora, on the left, is wearing a black top with exposed shoulders, a light colored skirt with black trim, a sheer, gauzy shawl with black trim, a large crucifix necklace, and several rings. Her hair is pulled up on either side of her head, with tight curls hanging down. Sue, on the right, is wearing a dress with vertical stripes and exposed shoulders. Her hair is pulled back, and decorated with wide ribbons. They are holding each other's right hands, with Dora resting her left hand on Sue's shoulder, and Sue holding a small book(?) in her lap with her left hand.

photCL 283 (16)

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