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John Bell Salt Print Signed "J. Bell" in pencil. 9.5" x 11.5"; matted to an overall size of 11" x 14"....
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John Bell Salt Print Signed "J. Bell" in pencil. 9.5" x 11.5"; matted to an overall size of 11" x 14". Bell (1797-1869) was a Tennessee plantation owner, attorney, and politician (secretary of war, member of both the Senate and House, and presidential candidate in 1860). He became known to Democrats as the "Great Apostate" because, after falling out with Andrew Jackson, he left the Democratic party to become a Whig. This photograph was taken at the Whitehurst Gallery in Washington, D.C. Toned with some foxing.Auction Info
2008 December Grand Format Americana Auction #6006 (go to Auction Home page)
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December, 2008
2nd-3rd
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