James Knox Polk becomes the first President…

February 1849 CE

James Knox Polk becomes the first President of the United States to have his photograph taken, in Mathew Brady's photography studio at the corner of Broadway and Fulton Street in New York City on February 14, 1849.

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Mathew B. Brady: United States president James Knox Polk, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the right, seated. Daguerrotype ; February 14, 1849.

Mathew B. Brady: United States president James Knox Polk, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters to the right, seated. Daguerrotype ; February 14, 1849.

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James K. Polk View → Mathew Brady View →

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Western Art: Romanticism View →

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