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Napoleon Sarony cabinet photographs of Theodore Tilton and William A. Beach

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Description: Two cabinet photograph portraits of men connected to Henry Ward Beecher: Theodore Tilton, a poet and former assistant to Beecher who sued him in an adultery scandal in 1874; and Tilton's lawyer, William A. Beach, who attempted to prosecute Beecher in the ensuing trial. The photographs were both taken by Napoleon Sarony in New York. Tilton's portrait was taken between 1866 and 1871 when Sarony was at his 37 Union Square studio, and Beach's portrait was taken after 1871, at Sarony's Broadway studio.
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Production date: approximately 1866-1870s.
Call number: photPF 26025
Creator: Sarony, Napoleon (1821-1896)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of David Shields, March 2023.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Henry Ward Beecher stereograph

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A photograph of Henry Ward Beecher in stereograph form. The image is a studio portrait of Beecher at the peak of his celebrity, photographed by Napoleon Sarony, who sold the image as part of his "stereo celebrities" series, as noted on the mount.

photPF 26008

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Cabinet card photograph of Ortega family members and other photographs

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A studio portrait photograph dated 1884 of Maria Casimira Pico Ortega (1804-1894), (sister of Governor Pio Pico); her daughter Maria del Refugio Ortega (1823–1918), and the daughter’s son, Alfredo Stokes (b. 1840). Alfredo's father (not pictured) was Edward Stokes. Also in this folder are unrelated snapshots of the Grand Canyon and other scenery, 1903.

photPF 2340-2349

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Photograph of colonial official with Black servant, Africa, and other cabinet cards

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Cabinet card photograph of a white official with pith helmet and a Black boy standing behind him; no other information. Appears to be in colonial Africa due to white suit and helmet of Anglo man. Other photographs in this folder: portrait of Cetywayo, King of the Zulu [Cetshwayo]; unidentified studio portraits of women and family groups from Cincinnati, Ohio, including a mourning card illustrated with scrolls and dark flowers around the photograph of a woman.

photPF 2243-2249

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Beecher family photograph collection

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A collection of five photographs of various Beecher family members in five different photographic formats: ambrotype, albumen print, carte-de-visite, cabinet photograph, and a hand-colored salted paper print. A portrait of Lyman Beecher produced by Mathew Brady in 1856 is a combination of watercolor, ink, and pencil added to the surface of a salted paper print. There are two variants of a Beecher family group portrait taken in 1859 depicting Lyman Beecher and nine of his adult children; one is a large albumen print and the other an ambrotype. Also included are an autographed cabinet photograph of an older Harriet Beecher Stowe; and a hand-colored Augustus Morand print based on a miniature of a young Eunice White (Bullard) Beecher, author and wife of Henry Ward Beecher. This carte-de-visite portrait is within a Bullard family album containing 45 additional cartes-de-visite and cabinet photographs. Only a few portraits in the album are identified, including some cousins of Eunice Bullard.

photCL 688

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Carte-de-visite photograph of Marine in Manila

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A carte-de-visite studio portrait of a white man in a Marine or naval uniform, taken at Centro Artistico studio in Manila, Philippines. It is unclear, but this is most likely an American Marine or sailor. The photography studio's imprint is on the front and back: Centro Artistico, Fotografia Espanola, Escolta 9, Manila. "Phil Pherry" and "Horace" are written on the back in pencil.

photPF 26043

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Photograph of a young blind Mexican gentleman

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An oval portrait photograph of a young, presumably blind, gentleman wearing a suit and dark glasses. The photograph was taken by M. Gonzalez in Mexico City. Includes an ink inscription in Spanish on the mount.

photPF 26017

Napoleon Sarony cabinet photographs of Theodore Tilton and William A. Beach

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