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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Accession Number: 1981:2711:0001

Maker: Southworth & Hawes

Title: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Date: ca. 1857

Medium: albumen print, coated

Dimensions: 33.5 x 22.4 cm.

George Eastman House Collection

General information about the George Eastman House Photography Collection is available at http://www.eastmanhouse.org/inc/collections/photography.php.

For information on obtaining reproductions go to: www.eastmanhouse.org/flickr/index.php?pid=1981:2711:0001.

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  1. Glynnis Ritchie, stallman.tara, opacity, givernyslily, and 46 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. uleubner (59 months ago | reply)

    How did a photo of Emerson get into the Autochrome series?

  3. George Eastman House (58 months ago | reply)

    good catch, uleubner. We fixed it :)

  4. LordLazarus (55 months ago | reply)

    Wow, this is an oldie! Ralph Waldo, a great man!

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