R.Z. (Romulus) Linney

Image

Description

Photocopy of a portrait of R.Z. Linney.
Transcription: R.Z. (Romulus) Linney, Civil War veteran, a United States congressman, called "The bull of the burshys," because of his tenacity as a lawyer. Col. Linney was the grandfather of Margaret Linney Coffey.

Details

Title

R.Z. (Romulus) Linney

Date (Text)

circa late 19th century

Geographic Coverage

Boone (N.C.)
Watauga County (N.C.)

Subject (Images)

Portraits

Subject (Name)

Linney, Romulus Z. (Romulus Zachariah), 1841-1910.

Type

Image

Format

Photographs
Black-and-white photographs

Language

English

Digital Exhibit

Historic Boone

Collection in Repository

Historic Boone

Local Item/Call Number

3.15.2

Standard Rights Statement

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Digitization Notes

This item was digitized as part of the Digital Public Library of America Hubs Pilot, a project supported by the Digital Public Library of America with funding provided by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

Contributing Institution

Watauga County Public Library
Appalachian Regional Library

Contact Information

Watauga County Public Library | 140 Queen Street, Boone, NC 27607 | http://www.wataugacountylibrary.com/

Digital Collection

Images of North Carolina