Franklin Pierce

Title
Franklin Pierce
LC Subject
Presidents--United States Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
Description
From a painting by G. P. A. Healy, in the Coran Gallery, Washington, D. C. Franklin Pierce was born in New Hampshire in 1804. He was a student at Bowdoin College with Hawthorne and Longfellow. He represented his state in both houses of Congress from 1833 to 1847. In the Mexican War he displayed bravery and skill, and was raised to the rank of brigadier-general. He died in 1869. Pierce's cabinet was the only one in our history in which there was no change.
Work Type
lantern slides
Identifier
P217:30:21
Rights
In Copyright
Local Collection Name
Visual Instruction Department Lantern Slides, 1900-1940 (P 217)
Type
Image
Format
image/tiff
Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Primary Set
OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Is Part Of
Set 45 - Presidents of the United States
Institution
Oregon State University
Oregon State University Libraries University of Oregon Libraries