Carte-de-visite of Col. Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth shown in three-quarter portrait. Ellsworth stands facing the camera with his right hand in his trouser pocket. He wears a light colored vest and trousers, a dark jacket, a dark cloak, a white shirt, and a dark necktie with a tie pin. The bottom portion of the image is purposefully faded in the popular style of the time. There is a double-lined border printed in gold ink surrounding the outside edges of the card mount.
Handwritten in graphite on the bottom of the print is the text "Col. Ellsworth killed / at Alexandria 1861". There is a mark for E. & H.T. Anthony printed on the back of the photograph.
The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite in the lower left corner of the album is the text "Anthony / Brady NY".
| Date | 1861 |
| Photograph by | Mathew Brady, American, 1822 - 1896 |
| Published by | E. & H. T. Anthony, American, 1852 - 1901 |
| Subject of | Col. Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth, American, 1837 - 1861 |
| Owned by | Emily Howland, American, 1827 - 1929 |
| Place captured | Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America |
| Place printed | New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America |
| Medium | albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount |
| Dimensions | H x W (Image): 3 3/8 × 2 3/16 in. (8.6 × 5.5 cm) |
| Dimensions | H x W (Image and Sheet): 4 × 2 7/16 in. (10.2 × 6.2 cm) |
| Credit Line | Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress |
| Object number | 2017.30.31 |
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