Photograph of George West, U.S. Representative and paper bag manufacturer
date: label: Date
content: 1870s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: George West, American, 1823 - 1901
notes: label: Description
content: A bust-length black-and-white photograph of a man with a beard. He wears a jacket, white collar, and bow tie. The photograph is an oval, and underneath it in ink is signed "Geo West."
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Photography
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2008.9.54
objectType: label: Type
content: albumen prints
label: Type
content: portraits
label: Type
content: visiting cards
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and albumen on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 4 x 2 1/2 in. (10.2 x 6.4 cm)