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Edward Everett
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | Virginia--Mount Vernon (Estate) Massachusetts--Cambridge Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate) |
| Description | Design drawing for engraving by J.C. Buttre shows three scenes: Harvard College, Mount Vernon, and the Grave of George Washington, as well as bust of Washington surrounding a stipple engraving head-and-shoulders portrait of Edward Everett (1794-1865), probably when he ran for vice-president under the banner of the Constitutional Union party on the ticket with John Bell in 1860. Everett had been president of Harvard, 1846-1849. A famous orator, Everett raised more than $100,000 to purchase Washington's home of Mount Vernon by giving lectures across the United States. In 1860 he wrote the entry on Washington for the Encyclopaedia Britannica. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Drawings (Documentary) |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Washington, George,--1732-1799--Tomb. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Everett, Edward,--1794-1865--Commemoration. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States--Massachusetts--Cambridge |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States--Virginia--Mount Vernon (Estate) |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate)--1860. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Tombs & sepulchral monuments--1860. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Harvard University--1860. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Universities & colleges--Massachusetts--Cambridge--1860. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
