14 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. salt print on 17 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. cardstock mount.

Sitters include: Hayward, Christian E. Demold, Arthur Leary, A. M. Cozzens, Matthews, William T. Blodgett, W. H. Webb, J. H. Swift, Wilson G. Hunt, General John A. Dix (in uniform), Lazarus, George Griswold Gray (Chairman), Richard Grant White (Secretary), James F. Hall (President).

During the Civil War, fairs were organized by the United Sates Sanitary Commission to serve as fund raisers for Union troops. The "Metropolitan Fair" was held in New York City in April, 1864 and purportedly raised more than one million dollars. This image captures the commissioners of the fair.