Henry Morton Stanley photographic portrait, affixed to the back of a dinner menu for 13 June 1885
Object Details
- General note
- Portrait photograph attributed to John Thomson. Signed and dated by Stanley in ink "Yours sincerely Henry M. Stanley, June 13th. , 1885. " On the verso in another manuscript hand is the 9 course menu and list of diners, including: F. Mosholes, H. M. Stanley, Cpl. Shaw, M. Bernstein, W. O. Woodroffe, Governor Waller, H. Y. Thompson, A. Cock and W. L. Bright. M186 is the accession number in the Russell E. Train inventory list of the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History.
- Collection Creator
- Train, Russell E., 1920-2012
- Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries)
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- Russell E. Train Africana collection
- Russell E. Train Africana collection / Series 5: Manuscripts
- Extent
- 2 Items (Black-and-white photographs; Portraits, 3.5 x 5.25 in.)
- Date
- 1885
- Container
- Item M186
- Archival Repository
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Rights
- The collection is housed in the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History, which is open to researchers Monday through Friday in the afternoons, from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.; morning visits are by appointment only. Please call (202) 633-1184 or email AskaLibrarian@si.edu for an appointment.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503510890585-1503510890731-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0