CDV Standing Portrait of Horace Greeley Founder of New York Tribune

Mathew Brady CDV (carte de visite) of standing portrait of Horace Greeley, founder and longtime editor of the New York Tribune, depicts one of the most influential journalists and reformers of 19th-century America. Born in 1811 in Amherst, New Hampshire, Greeley rose from humble beginnings as a printer’s apprentice to become a powerful voice in national politics and public opinion. Through the Tribune, which he founded in 1841, he championed causes such as abolition, free labor, westward expansion, and social reform, helping to shape the moral and political discourse of the era. Greeley was closely associated with the early Republican Party and advised prominent leaders, including Abraham Lincoln, while also serving a term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Later in life, he ran unsuccessfully for president in 1872 as the Liberal Republican and Democratic nominee. The CDV format allowed his image to be widely distributed, reinforcing his status as a recognizable public figure whose ideas and influence extended far beyond journalism into the broader fabric of American political life.