Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Drawings
Portrait of Thomas F. Woodlock (1866-1945)
Object Number:
1990.1.144
Date:
1932
Medium:
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 15/16 x 5 5/16 in. ( 17.6 x 13.5 cm )
Marks:
signature: lower left: "Wm HWalker"
inscription and date: upper right: "Thomas F. Woodlock Feb 2 1932"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in graphite: "Wm. H. Walker"; signed by sitter vertically at middle right: "Thomas F. Woodblock Feb 2 1932"
Description:
Portrait
Gallery Label:
A native of Ireland, Woodlock came to the U.S. in 1892 and worked for the Wall Street Journal from 1892 to 1905. He was a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, appointed by President Coolidge, from 1925 to 1930.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
