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title: Portrait Postcard of Herman Melville
author: George G. Rockwood
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19860/portrait-postcard-of-herman-melville/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-01-09
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# Portrait Postcard of Herman Melville

_Authored by George G. Rockwood_

## Image File

[![Portrait Postcard of Herman Melville](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19860.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19860.png)

## Image Caption

An 1885 signed portrait postcard of the US author [Herman Melville](https://www.worldhistory.org/Herman_Melville/) (1819 – 1891). By George G. Rockwood.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Rockwood, G. G. (2025, January 09). Portrait Postcard of Herman Melville. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19860/portrait-postcard-of-herman-melville/>
### Chicago
Rockwood, George G.. "Portrait Postcard of Herman Melville." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 09, 2025. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19860/portrait-postcard-of-herman-melville/>.
### MLA
Rockwood, George G.. "Portrait Postcard of Herman Melville." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Jan 2025, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19860/portrait-postcard-of-herman-melville/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Herman_Melville_1885.jpg) by [**George G. Rockwood**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Herman_Melville_1885.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 09 January 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.