Object Details
maker
Hussey, Walter J.
Description
Glass plate negative made by Walter J. Hussey, 1890. Walter Bracken in a suit and hat on a horse. Walter Bracken would later be in charge of the Union Pacific Railroad in Nevada.
The collection in the Photographic History Collection consists of over two hundred glass plate negatives made by Walter J. Hussey (1865-1959). These glass plate negatives consist of daily life in and around Mount Pleasant, Ohio, Mr. Hussey's friends and family, studio portraits, his trips to the Washington, D.C. area, and Florida.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift from Walter John Hussey
date made
1890
ID Number
2011.0090.30
accession number
2011.0090
catalog number
2011.0090.30
Object Name
photograph
glass plate negative
Physical Description
glass (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 5 in x 8 in; 12.7 cm x 20.32 cm
place made
United States
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Work and Industry: Photographic History
Walter J. Hussey Collection
Transcontinental Railroad
Photography
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1404901