Library of Congress print of photo, in unknown handwriting on the back, identifies this as having been taken around 1860 by Mathew Brady.
For more information on J. W. Black and Alexander Gardner, see "Notes on Whitman's Photographers."
Photographer: Black, J.W.
Photographer: Gardner, Alexander, 1821–1882
Date: ca. early 1860s
Technique: print
Subject: Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
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