Tintype of Harriet Lane, c.1857

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Harriet Lane Tintype Case Interior
Harriet Lane Tintype Case
Harriet Lane Tintype Case Interior
Artifact/Collection Number: 
AC 00321
Location: 
Shelf 25

Tintype of Harriet Lane in a brown case with red velvet interior from around 1857. Lane, the niece of President James Buchanan, acted as First Lady of the United States from 1857 to 1861.

Decade: 
1850-1859
Origin: 
Original Accession
People: 
Lane, Harriet
Buchanan, James
Subject: 
Tintype
Photography
Format: 
Artwork/Photography
Exhibits: 
2016 - Notable Dickinsonians