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Henry Schell Hagert portrait, 1876

Permanent ID:
13767
Date:
1876
Image Description:
A portrait of Henry Schell Hagert (1826-1885) from the first of two photographic portrait albums assembled by W. Curtis Taylor & Company for the Centennial Exhibition. Hagert was a United States lawyer, writer, and poet.  Hagert was born in Philadelphia, where he was graduated at Central High School in 1842.  He was admitted to the bar, May 8, 1847, and soon became solicitor for the board of guardians of the poor.  After the consolidation of the city in 1854, he was appointed assistant city solicitor, as which he drafted many important city ordinances.  He served as assistant district attorney in 1856–1857, 1868–1871, and 1875–1878, and as district attorney in 1878–1881.

This digital record contains one image of one portrait from box 114 (labeled as: Representative Men in Phila. 1876").
Address:
914 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
Format:
Photographs
Dimensions:
Width: 30 cm, Height: 36 cm
Collection:
Herbert Welsh Collection
Related Person or Organization:
W. Curtis Taylor And Company (creator)