File:Cornelius Vanderbilt Daguerrotype2.jpg

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English: "Cornelius Vanderbilt, head-and-shoulders portrait, slightly to left, with side whiskers". Half plate daguerreotype, gold toned.
فارسی: کورنلویس واندربیلت؛ (زاده ۲۷ مه ۱۷۹۴ - درگذشته ۴ ژانویه ۱۸۷۷) یک نیکوکار اهل ایالات متحده آمریکا
Date between 1844 and 1860
date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1844-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1860-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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under the digital ID cph.3a11569.
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Author Produced by Mathew Brady's studio, restored by Michel Vuijlsteke
Other versions Restored version of File:Cornelius Vanderbilt Daguerrotype.jpg. Some scratches removed. Cropped. Histogram adjusted.

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