Scope: The Barnes Collection is the photographic morgue file
of the Barnes Company, which specialized in the production of albums reproducing
the faces and giving capsule biographies of members of Congress during
the latter part of the nineteenth century. The collection includes 501
imperial carte de visite photographs, principally of members of Congress
from 1872 to 1876, many of the photographs being embellished by added signatures
trimmed from letters or other documents.
BULK DATES: 1875 - 1875
SPAN DATES: 1875 - 1880
EXTENT: 501 photographs --2.0 linear feet