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Title: 
Bishop Jean Baptiste Lamy
Description: 
A black and white, bust-length portrait of Bishop Jean Baptiste Lamy. He was the prototype for Father Latour in "Death Comes for the Archbishop," a novel by Willa Cather. The man wears a clerical collar, button-up vest, robe, and cross necklace. His hair is slicked back, and he looks to the right of the camera, his mouth slightly turned downward.
Date/DateRange: 
1905-03-09
Subject: 
Lamy, Archbishop Jean-Baptiste, 1814-1888
Digital Object Identifier: 
90820
RGNumber/MSNumber: 
RG1951
Collection Title: 
Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial and Educational Foundation
Repository: 
Nebraska State Historical Society
Original Item Number: 
1122
Copyright Ownership: 
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