Samuel Wylie Crawford and Staff

Four men in dark military frock coats stand in a studio before a plain backdrop, with a patterned carpet beneath them. Three wear mustaches or beards, and the man at right holds a hat and is balding. The glass plate negative shows fine tonal detail and a dark border.

Artist

Unknown

Date

c. 1860-70

Medium

Glass plate collodion negative

Source

Smithsonian (National Portrait Gallery)

Size

2455 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Portrait Gallery