Walt Whitman by Mathew Brady?, ca. early 1870s
In Library of Congress copies, Whitman dates this and another photograph 1871. Horace Traubel refers to this photo as "a big 1871 portrait" (Horace Traubel, With Walt Whitman in Camden, Thursday, May 22, 1890).
For more information on Mathew Brady, see "Notes on Whitman's Photographers."
Photographer: Brady, Mathew B., 1823–1896
Date: ca. early 1870s
Technique: photograph
Place: Washington (D.C.) New York (N.Y.)
Subject: Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892 | Washington (D.C.) | New York (N.Y.)
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Creator of master digital image: Library of Congress
Rights: Public Domain. This image may be reproduced without permission.
Work Type: digital image
Date: ca. 1995–ca. 2000