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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) portrait sculpture, 1869

Photograph of a bust of a bearded Longfellow in marble. The view is nearly frontal. Only the face and hair are carved in detail.

Copy photograph of bust of a bearded Longfellow in marble by Hiram Powers. The view is nearly frontal.
Inscription: "48. Mr Longfellow / H Powers / Florence" written in ink in cursive verso. Photographer stamp includes "Studio Fotografico / Di / L. Powers / . . .. / Firenze."
Notes: C1869. Statue presumably done 1868-1869 when Longfellow visited Florence. carte-de-visite originally filed in Mss. Box "Accession 69 / Uncatalogued Material Associated with Longfellow."
Associated Materials: 3007-1-2-1-56 shows a different view.

Archives Number: 3007.1/2.1#055

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Courtesy of National Park Service, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site; Archives Number 3007.1/2.1#055

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Photographs Related to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Frances Elizabeth Appleton Longfellow (3007.001), (LONG-Subcollection)
, Photographs Not in Albums (3007.001/002), (LONG-SeriesName)
, Portraits of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (3007.001/002.001), (LONG-SubseriesName)

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Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Code: LONG

Longfellow House - Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Latitude: 42.3769989013672, Longitude: -71.1264038085938

NPS Museum Number Catalog : LONG 27886

Longfellow Family Photograph Collection (3007)

Title: Finding Aid for the Longfellow Family Photograph Collection, 1845-1972 (bulk dates 1860-1920)
URL: https://www.nps.gov/long/learn/historyculture/archives.htm#LFP

2014-11-13

01/01/1869 - 12/30/1869

Photograph in Longfellow Family Photograph Collection, Subcollection I. Photographs Related to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Frances Elizabeth Appleton Longfellow, Photographs Not in Albums, Portraits of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. (3007.001/002.001)

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Longworth Powers (1835-1904)

Organization: Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
Address: 105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Email: LONG_archives@nps.gov

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