General Nelson A. Miles
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Marian Adams
(Boston, 1843 - 1885, Washington DC)
subject
Nelson Appleton Miles
(Westminster, Massachusetts, 1839 - 1925, Washington, D.C.)
Date1885
Place MadeWashington, District of Columbia, United States, North America
MediumPlatinum print
Dimensions21.3 x 13.1 cm (8 3/8 x 5 3/16 in.)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.008126
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryMarian “Clover” Adams photographed her friend and former Civil War general for the Union Army Nelson A. Miles in 1885. Posed in profile with a star-studded flag artfully draped behind him, Clover’s dexterity with the gradation of light to dark is evident.Miles was also an acquaintance of Isabella’s, and she kept this photograph in the Presidents and Statesmen Case in the Long Gallery. Alongside it are memorabilia related to other American dignitaries and politicians.
Id717385
Last Updated8/9/24
Other NumberP27e53
EmbARK ObjectID23234
Source ID8366
