Black-and-white halftone portrait of an elderly, white-haired General Sam Houston in a dark cloak and bow tie, holding a cane, seated against a foliage backdrop. The image reproduces a well-known 1857 Fredericks studio photograph.
White border around the image; halftone reproduction of a 19th-century photograph; no writing or stamp visible on front.
No postmark, stamp, or address — unused modern reprint card. Printed caption and distributor imprint on back; dealer pencil mark "#59 1-" lower right. White border, halftone reproduction of an 1857 photograph.
Cite this card
General Sam Houston, from the Fredericks Photograph, New York, 1857, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/general-sam-houston-from-the-fredericks-photograph-new-york. Accessed October 5, 2026.
