Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ca. 1870, Alonzo Chappel, circa 1870

Caption on mount: henry w. Longfellow. Likeness from a photograph from life by sarony. Alonzo chappel. Johnson, wilson & co. Publishers, new york. Entered according to act of congress ad 1873 by johnson, wilson & co. In the office of the librarian of congress at washington. Filed in box 4 henry wadsworth longfellow (1807–82), american poet; b. Portland, maine; graduated from bowdoin college, 1825. He wrote some of the most popular poems in american literature, in which he created a new body of romantic american legends. Subjects (lctgm): poets--united states subjects (lcsh): longfellow, henry wadsworth, 1807-1882. Date: circa 1870. Dimensions: height: 5.5 in (13.9 cm); width: 7.2 in (18.4 cm). Collection: University of Washington. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ca 1870 (PORTRAITS 263)