Col. Frank P. Blair. First Regiment Missouri Volunteers.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by George Whiting American, 1820 - 1862

Date1860-1865

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 13/16 x 8 1/2in. (30 x 21.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 x 10in. (35.6 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionThree-quarter-length portrait of a man in military uniform seated in a chair. He has a mustache and holds a sword. A gun is in a holster on his belt, which has a buckle with an eagle on it. He wears a ring on the little finger of his left hand.

Object number1995.182.67

InscribedLithographed title beneath image: "COL. FRANK P. BLAIR. / First Regiment Missouri Volunteers." Inscribed in pencil on verso, upper left: "B. 27 / #1". Lower right: "Consv CPC 1987" "Dwr 3". Old and new accession numbers inscribed in pencil, lower right.NotesSubject Note: Frank P. Blair was both a soldier and politician. During the Civil War, he helped lead forces which kept Missouri from leaving the Union. Following the war, he was active in Democratic politics and was the candidiate for Vice President with Andrew Johnson in 1868.

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