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Portrait of Collis P. Huntington, circa 1860



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  • Portrait of Collis P. Huntington, circa 1880

    Portrait of Collis P. Huntington, circa 1880

    Manuscripts

    Oval, bust-length studio portrait of Collis P. Huntington in profile. He wears a three piece suit with a white shirt and black bow tie. His beard is graying, except for the part at his chin which is almost completely white. Another portrait of Collis which seems to come from the same sitting (HEH 61/1/2 (10)) has an MS note on verso which reads "Sept. 5th 1879."

    msssHEH 61/1/2 (13)

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    Henry E. and Collis P. Huntington and a paperboy, circa 1892

    Manuscripts

    Henry and Collis Huntington standing on a sidewalk in San Francisco with a newspaper boy. Henry has a newspaper under his arm, and Collis is leaning on a cane. MS note attached to verso reads "With Collis in San Francisco, about 1892." Another copy, photCL 285 folder 3 (3), has MS notes on the verso that read "Collis P. Huntington, HEH, and newsboy" and "Metcalf, 1984."

    mssHEH 61/3/2 (10)

  • Portrait of Henry E. Huntington, circa 1900

    Portrait of Henry E. Huntington, circa 1900

    Visual Materials

    A three-quarter length studio photographic portrait of Henry E. Huntington, seated, reading a letter. MS notes on verso read "HEH, c. 1900" and "Metcalf coll, 1984."

    photCL 285

  • Portrait of Henry E. Huntington, circa 1890

    Portrait of Henry E. Huntington, circa 1890

    Visual Materials

    An engraved studio portrait of Henry E. Huntington with his signature underneath. MS note on envelope reads "HEH engraved portrait."

    photCL 285

  • Portrait of Princess Clara Hatzfeldt, 1897

    Portrait of Princess Clara Hatzfeldt, 1897

    Visual Materials

    Clara, the daughter of the first Mrs. Collis Huntington's sister, Clarissa, was adopted by Collis and Elizabeth Huntington in 1862. In 1889 she married Prince Hatzfeldt of Wittenberg. Studio photographic portrait, bust length; subject wearing a gown with tulle, hair ornament, and pearl choker. Photo is inscribed with her name and the date. The verso is an advertisement for James Lafayette's photography company. MS note on verso reads "Clara Hatzfeldt. Metcalf 1984."

    photCL 285

  • Portrait of Henry E. Huntington, circa 1873

    Portrait of Henry E. Huntington, circa 1873

    Visual Materials

    A studio photographic portrait of Henry E. Huntington, taken around the time of his first marriage to Mary Alice Prentice in 1873. He wears a dark suit and tie and has a thick mustache and mutton chop sideburns. Printed notes on verso read "P.R. Young McCrum Block, Oneonta, N.Y." MS notes on verso read "HEH, c. 1873" and "Metcalf, 1984." Another copy of this image, HEH 61/1/2 (4), gives the date as circa 1880. Later date used.

    photCL 285