Item 33: Engraving by H[ezekiah]. W[right]. Smith of James K. Polk, [ca. 1841 January 1]
Item — Box: 9, Folder: 33
Dates
- Created: [ca. 1841 January 1]
Creator
Access:
All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.
Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Engraving and autograph
Condition Note:
Good.
Measurements:
9 ⅞ in. x 7 ⅞ in.
Description:
The following item depicts an engraving by Hezekiah Wright Smith of James K. Polk, the 11th president of the United States. The image depicts Polk in a bust-length portrait, wearing a black overcoat and neck tie with a white undershirt. His hair is white and slicked back. Below the image, Polk has signed his autograph.
The date of the engraving has been estimated by a comparison with another like it on the Getty Collection’s website.
Transcription:
{Signature}
James K. Polk
Creator
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu