Created by

Unidentified

Owned by

Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937

Medium

gourd with wood and metal

Dimensions

H x W x D: 7 × 26 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (17.8 × 67.3 × 6.4 cm)

Type

banjos

Place made

United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1859

Description

Banjo constructed with a gourd head. There are four (4) tuning pegs, some chipped, in the headstock. One (1) wire is strung along the banjo. Two (2) other strings are connected to the tailpiece but are loose over the gourd. There are frets on the neck. The round gourd has linear decoration around the edge. There is a tin tailpiece at the bottom anchoring the strings. There are scratches on the back of the gourd.

Topic

African American

African diaspora

Bluegrass (Music)

Folk (Music)

Folklife

Music

Slavery

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2017.108.19

Restrictions & Rights

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Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Musical Instruments

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Written by

Cardin, William, American

Subject of

Annis, Jerome Bonaparte, American, 1807 - 1870

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 5 1/8 × 7 9/16 in. (13 × 19.2 cm)

Type

receipts

bills of sale

Place used

Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America

Date

January 16, 1854

Description

This bill of sale details the sale of "a negro boy named Hall" from William Carden to Jerome B. Annis. The sale is handwritten on a torn piece of paper. The bottom edge of the page is jagged from tearing. The paper has a blueish tint, is lined and was previously folded six times. The folding left one crease across the page and five creases down the page. William Carden signed the bill of sale with [Wm Carden]. The back of the bill of sale has the words [Bill of Sale / for Hall] written in cursive and in ink. The date [Date 16th Jan / 1854] is written in pencil.

Topic

African American

Children

Domestic slave trade

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Tammy Quackenbush and Teri Fotheringham

Object number

2017.27.1

Restrictions & Rights

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Written by

May, Thomas, American

Signed by

Woodward, John Wesley, American, 1820 - 1865

Subject of

Annis, Jerome Bonaparte, American, 1807 - 1870

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W: 9 7/8 × 7 7/8 in. (25.1 × 20 cm)

Type

receipts

bills of sale

Place made

Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America

Place used

Camden, Ouachita County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America

Date

November 1, 1851

Description

This bill of sale details the sale of an enslaved man named Daniel from Thomas May to Jerome B. Annis. The paper was previously tri-folded leaving deep creases across the page. On the back of the paper the words [Bill of sale / for slave named / Daniel / Date / 2nd / Nov 1851] is written in pencil. The paper is lined and has a blueish tint. Thomas May wrote the receipt and John W. Woodward, notary public, witnessed the sale and signed at the bottom of the page [J. W. WOODWARD. N.P.]. The seal for the notary public of Johnson County, Arkansas is made of newspaper and is affixed to the page in the bottom left corner. The text on the seal is raised but most of its red ink has worn away. It reads [NOTARY PUBLIC JOHNSON COUNTY ARKANSAS]

Topic

African American

Domestic slave trade

Men

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Tammy Quackenbush and Teri Fotheringham

Object number

2017.27.2

Restrictions & Rights

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Manufactured by

James B. Smith & Co., American

Signed by

Lacy, Caroline N., American, 1838 - 1898

Received by

Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929

Subject of

Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913

Menard, John Willis, American, 1838 - 1893

Sumner, Charles, American, 1811 - 1874

Child, Lydia Maria, American, 1802 - 1880

Channing, William Henry, American, 1810 - 1884

Phillips, Wendell, American, 1811 - 1884

Freedmen's Bureau, American, 1865 - 1872

Medium

leather, metal, and ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D (closed): 6 1/4 × 5 1/4 × 2 7/8 in. (15.9 × 13.3 × 7.3 cm)

H x W (open with clasps): 6 1/4 × 11 in. (15.9 × 27.9 cm)

H x W (open without clasps): 6 1/4 × 9 in. (15.9 × 22.9 cm)

H x W x D (Storage container): 5 7/8 × 11 1/4 × 11 7/16 in. (15 × 28.5 × 29 cm)

Type

photograph albums

Place used

Camp Todd, Arlington County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date

1864

Caption

Caroline “Carrie” Nichols (later Carrie N. Lacy; see 2017.30.13) presented this carte-de-visite album to her friend and fellow teacher Emily Howland on January 1, 1864, at Camp Todd, a freedmen’s camp and school located in Arlington, Virginia. Emily Howland was an abolitionist, educator, philanthropist, and suffragist who founded, financially supported, and taught in numerous schools for African Americans for more than 70 years from 1857 until her death in 1929 at the age of 101.

Typical of a CDV album during this period, the Howland Album contains photographs of Howland’s family, friends, and colleagues, as well as souvenir images of notable abolitionists and famous figures during the 1860s and 1870s. Based on the photograph dates and later inscriptions, it is clear that Howland added photographs to the album as she collected them throughout the mid- to late 19th century.

Description

Black leather photograph album owned by Emily Howland containing photographs of friends, family, and celebrities. The album covers and binding are made from embossed black leather with gold gilt decorations on the covers and spine. Both covers are the same, with a scallop-edged diamond outlined in gold at the center and geometric borders surrounding it, ending in a thin gold gilt geometric border around the edges. Gilt text is stamped on the spine reading "PHOTOGRAPHS". The front and back interior covers have decorative paper with small gold repeating stylized dots on a white ground adhered to them. There are four (4) sheets of paper at the front of the album, followed by twenty-five (25) thicker pages that each feature a window for holding two (2) photographs per page, and one (1) sheet of paper at the back of the album. There is room for fifty (50) photographs, though the album contains only forty-seven (47) photographs plus one (1) loose photograph too large to fit into the windowed pages. Windows 20, 21, and 47 are empty. The windows are rectangular with rounded corners and are surrounded by a gold printed border. The front pages include a page with information about the album publisher and an Index page with two printed columns of numbered lines for identifying the photographs. The Index page is not filled out. There is an inscription written in black ink on the first page that reads "To / Emily Howland / From her friend / Carrie Nichols / Jan 1st, 1864 / Camp Todd / Virginia". All of the interior pages are edged in gilt with a design impressed into the top, right side, and bottom edges of the pages that creates a floral spray when the album is closed. The album fastens on the right side with two (2) metal hinged bars that are attached to the back cover and close over metal pins attached to the front cover. The bars are embellished with a three-dimensional metal design imitating a floral fabric looped through a metal buckle.

Topic

African American

Antislavery

Education

Families

Feminism

Local and regional

Military

Photography

Politics (Practical)

Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)

Religion

Social reform

United States Colored Troops

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Credit Line

Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress

Object number

2017.30

Restrictions & Rights

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Collection title

Emily Howland Photograph Album

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

Exhibition

Slavery and Freedom

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Brady, Mathew, American, 1822 - 1896

Printed by

E. and H.T. Anthony and Company, American, founded 1852

Subject of

Sumner, Charles, American, 1811 - 1874

Owned by

Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929

Medium

albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 3 3/8 × 2 1/8 in. (8.5 × 5.4 cm)

H x W (Image and Mount): 4 × 2 3/8 in. (10.2 × 6.1 cm)

Type

cartes-de-visite

albumen prints

portraits

Place printed

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

1860s

Description

Carte-de-visite of Charles Sumner in full length seated profile. Sumner is pictured with his left profile facing the camera. His hands are resting in his lap and his left leg is crossed over his right leg at the knee. He is wearing a light colored vest and trousers with a white shirt, dark tie, and dark jacket. Spats peak out below his pant legs, partially covering his dark colored low-heeled shoes. His hair is moderately long and he has long sideburns. Sumner is seated in a carved armchair with an upholstered seat with a round wooden side table behind him. A stack of books, some loose papers, and possibly an inkstand are placed on the table. The floor of the room is covered in a geometric patterned carpet. There is a double-lined border printed in gold ink surrounding the outside edges of the card mount.

Printed on the back of the photograph is E. and H.T. Anthony's mark.

The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite in the bottom of the printed frame of the window on the album page is the text "Charles Sumner". Handwritten in the lower left corner of the album page in graphite is the name "E ANTHONY-BRADY".

Topic

African American

Antislavery

Photography

Politics (Practical)

Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Credit Line

Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress

Object number

2017.30.1

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Collection title

Emily Howland Photograph Album

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Unidentified Woman or Women

Owned by

Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929

Medium

albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 3 11/16 × 2 3/16 in. (9.4 × 5.5 cm)

H x W (Image and Mount): 4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10.6 × 6.3 cm)

Type

cartes-de-visite

albumen prints

portraits

Place used

United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1865

Description

Carte-de-visite of Miss Thiele shown in half portrait. Her body is facing the camera, but her head is turned one quarter to her left and she looks off camera. Her hair is gathered at the back of her head and hanging down in large ringlets. She wears a dark colored bodice with a ruffled white lace collar and a white ruffled ribbon at her front neck. A chatelaine is pinned at her front neck with a watch visible and a longer chain hanging down with an object at the end that is out of frame.

The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite inside the bottom border of the printed frame of the album page is the text "Miss Thiele".

Topic

African American

Antislavery

Photography

Credit Line

Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress

Object number

2017.30.10

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Collection title

Emily Howland Photograph Album

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Smith, Abby Hadassah, American, 1797 - 1878

Smith, Julia Evelina, American, 1792 - 1886

Owned by

Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929

Medium

albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 3 5/8 × 2 1/4 in. (9.2 × 5.7 cm)

H x W (Image and Mount): 4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10.6 × 6.3 cm)

Type

cartes-de-visite

albumen prints

portraits

Place depicted

Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America

Date

1877

Description

Carte-de-visite of Abby Hadassah Smith and Julia Evelina Smith shown in full portrait. The Smith sisters are shown standing with one shown in profile with her left side facing the camera. She looks at her sister standing to her right, who is facing the camera but looks off frame to her right. Both women wear dark colored bonnets, dark duster coats over their dresses, and have large paisley shawls draped over their arms around their backs. They stand in front of a wall with decorative wallpaper on the lower portion and behind a small wooden table.

Handwritten in graphite on the mount below the print is the text, "Abby Julia". On the back of the photograph, handwritten in graphite, is the text, "The Smith sisters / Glastonbury / Conn. / 1877".

The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite inside the bottom border of the printed frame of the album page is the text "Abby + Julia Smith of Conn." Handwritten at the lower left corner of the album page in graphite is the text "SMITH SISTERS - 1877".

Topic

African American

Antislavery

Photography

Suffrage

Women

Credit Line

Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress

Object number

2017.30.11

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Collection title

Emily Howland Photograph Album

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Beardsley, Jefferson, American, 1833 - 1895

Subject of

Irvine, Julia Josephine, American, 1848 - 1930

Owned by

Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929

Medium

albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 3 13/16 × 2 3/8 in. (9.7 × 6 cm)

H x W (Image and Mount): 4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10.6 × 6.3 cm)

Type

cartes-de-visite

albumen prints

portraits

Place depicted

Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1875

Description

Carte-de-visite of Miss Julia J. Thomas shown in quarter portrait. Thomas is facing the camera, but her head is turned one quarter to her right and she looks off camera. Her naturally curly hair is loosely gathered behind her back. She wears a heavily embellished dark colored bodice with a white ruffled standing collar and a dark lace bow tied at the front of her neck. The bottom portion of the image is purposefully faded in the popular style of the time. There is a border printed in gold ink surrounding the outside edges of the card mount.

Handwritten in ink on the back of the photograph is the text, "Julia J. Thomas / First Scholar in Greek / at Cornell. / Graduate June 1875." Below the handwritten text is Beardsley's mark.

The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite inside the bottom border of the printed frame of the album page is the text "Miss Julia J. Thomas". Handwritten in graphite at the lower left corner of the album page is the text "1st GREEK SCHOLAR IN GREEK / at CORNELL Grad. June 1875".

Topic

African American

Antislavery

Education

Photography

Credit Line

Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress

Object number

2017.30.12

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Collection title

Emily Howland Photograph Album

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Ulke, Henry, German-American, 1821 - 1910

Subject of

Lacy, Caroline N., American, 1838 - 1898

Owned by

Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929

Medium

albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 3 3/4 × 2 7/16 in. (9.6 × 6.2 cm)

H x W (Image and Mount): 4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10.7 × 6.3 cm)

Type

cartes-de-visite

albumen prints

portraits

Place printed

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

1865

Description

Carte-de-visite of Caroline "Carrie" N. Lacy shown in full portrait. Lacy stands with her body facing one quarter to her right but her face is turned straight to the camera. Her right hand resting on the back of a carved Gothic revival style side chair. Her left hand is at her side and she is holding a black beaver hat with a heavily embellished ruffled lace hat band. Her hair is parted at the center and braided on the sides extending to the nape of her neck. Her cheeks and lips are tinted pink. She wears a dark colored dress and a dark cloak over it. A chatelaine is pinned at her front neck with a long chain and a long ribbon extending from it, though the objects at the ends are not visible and appear to be tucked into her waist or under her cloak.

A mark for Henry Ulke is printed on the back of the photograph.

The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite inside the bottom border of the printed frame of the album page is the text "Carrie N. Lacy". Handwritten in graphite in the lower left corner of the album page is the text "HENRY ULKE".

Topic

African American

Antislavery

Communities

Photography

Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Women

Credit Line

Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress

Object number

2017.30.13

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Collection title

Emily Howland Photograph Album

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Wenderoth, Taylor, & Brown, American, 1866 - 1884

Subject of

Longstreth, Mary Anna, American, 1811 - 1884

Owned by

Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929

Medium

albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 3 9/16 × 2 5/16 in. (9.1 × 5.8 cm)

H x W (Image and Mount): 4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.1 × 6.3 cm)

Type

cartes-de-visite

albumen prints

portraits

Place printed

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date

1870-1880

Description

Carte-de-visite of Mary Anna Longstreth shown in bust portrait. Her body is turned one quarter to her right, but her face is turned straight to the camera. Her hair is parted at the center and pulled into a high bun at the back of her head. Her cheeks are tinted pink. She wears a pinstriped dress, a white folded collar, and a white lace shawl is draped over her shoulders. The bottom portion of the image is purposefully faded in the popular style of the time.

Handwritten in graphite along the bottom of the print is the text "Mary Anna Longstreth" with "M.A. Longstreth" written below the print on the mount. A mark for Taylor & Brown is printed on the back of the photograph.

The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite in the lower left corner of the album page is the text "TAYLOR & BROWN".

Topic

African American

Antislavery

Photography

Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Credit Line

Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress

Object number

2017.30.14

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Collection title

Emily Howland Photograph Album

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Broadbent and Phillips, American, 1870 - 1874

Subject of

Burleigh, Margaret Jones, American, 1817 - 1891

Owned by

Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929

Medium

albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 3 3/4 × 2 5/16 in. (9.6 × 5.9 cm)

H x W (Image and Mount): 4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10.6 × 6.4 cm)

Type

cartes-de-visite

albumen prints

portraits

Place made

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date

1868-1875

Description

Carte-de-visite of Margaret Jones Burleigh shown in half portrait. She is facing the camera but her head is turned one quarter to her right and she looks off camera. Her hair is parted at the center and then gathered behind her head. Her lips are tinted pink. She wears a dark colored bodice with a ruffled yoke detail and a white ruffled standing collar with a large white bow tied at her center front neck. The bottom portion of the image is purposefully faded in the popular style of the time.

Handwritten along the bottom of the print in graphite is the text "M. J. Burleigh". No. "20949" is handwritten in graphite on the back of the photograph below Broadbent and Phillips' mark.

The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite in the lower left corner of the album page is the text "Broadbent & Phillips".

Topic

African American

Antislavery

Photography

Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Credit Line

Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress

Object number

2017.30.15

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Collection title

Emily Howland Photograph Album

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Barnard, George N., American, 1819 - 1902

Subject of

Munro, Abby Davis, American, 1837 - 1913

Owned by

Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929

Medium

albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 3 11/16 × 2 1/4 in. (9.4 × 5.7 cm)

H x W (Image and Mount): 4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10.6 × 6.4 cm)

Type

cartes-de-visite

albumen prints

portraits

Place made

Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Date

1876

Description

Carte-de-visite of Abby D. Munro shown in half portrait profile. She is sitting with her back facing foremost but her head turned in profile and her left side facing the camera. Her hair is parted at the center and then braided and wrapped into a bun at the back of her head. She wears a dark bodice with a high neck and a white ruffled lace collar. The print is cut into an oval shape and mounted on the card mount.

Handwritten in graphite on the photograph below the image is the text "A. D. Manro Charleston" and "Miss Abby D. Manro 1876" is handwritten in ink on the mount below the print. There is a mark on the back of the photograph for Barnard's studio.

The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite in the lower left corner of the album page is the text "BARNARD 1876 / 263 King St. Charleston".

Topic

African American

Antislavery

Communities

Education

Photography

Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Women

Credit Line

Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress

Object number

2017.30.16

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Collection title

Emily Howland Photograph Album

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Shriner, Mary Siveter, English-American, 1826 - 1905

Owned by

Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929

Medium

albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 3 11/16 × 2 1/16 in. (9.3 × 5.3 cm)

H x W (Image and Mount): 4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.1 × 6.3 cm)

Type

cartes-de-visite

albumen prints

portraits

Date

1860-1866

Description

Carte-de-visite of Mary Shriner shown in bust portrait. She is facing the camera directly. Her hair is parted at the center and then gathered into a dark snood with a floral decorative element at the center top of her head. She wears a dark colored bodice and a thin black velvet ribbon with short tails is crossed and pinned at her center front neck. The bottom portion of the image is purposefully faded in the popular style of the time. There is a double-lined border printed in gold ink surrounding the outside edges of the card mount.

Handwritten in graphite along the bottom of the print is the text "Mary Shriner" with the text "née Siveter" written vertically along the bottom right side of the print.

The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print.

Topic

African American

Antislavery

Photography

Credit Line

Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress

Object number

2017.30.17

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Collection title

Emily Howland Photograph Album

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Col. Folsom, Charles W., American, 1826 - 1904

Owned by

Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929

Medium

collodion and silver on iron with lacquer

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 1 3/16 × 15/16 in. (3 × 2.4 cm)

H x W (Image and Mount): 1 5/8 × 2 1/2 in. (4.1 × 6.3 cm)

Type

tintypes

portraits

Place used

United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1865

Description

Tintype of Colonel Charles William Folsom shown in half portrait. Folsom's body faces the camera, but his head is turned one quarter to his right and he looks off frame. He is slightly baling and has a full beard and mustache. He wears spectacles with thin wire frames. He is wearing a dark suit jacket and vest, white shirt, and black bowtie. The tintype is housed in its original "Potters Patent" die-cut paper frame, with an oval frame cut out to show the image. A double line border is embossed around the oval cut out.

Handwritten in graphite on the mount below the tintype is the text "Col. C. W. Folsom".

The tintype is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print.

Topic

African American

Antislavery

Military

Photography

Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Credit Line

Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress

Object number

2017.30.18

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Collection title

Emily Howland Photograph Album

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Poulton, Charlotte S., English, 1831 - 1910

Owned by

Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929

Medium

albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 1 3/16 × 15/16 in. (3 × 2.4 cm)

H x W (Image and Mount): 1 5/8 × 2 1/2 in. (4.1 × 6.3 cm)

Type

albumen prints

portraits

Place used

United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1865

Description

Albumen print of Charlotte S. Poulton mounted on paper. Poulton is shown in but portrait and is turned one quarter to her right looking off frame. Her hair is smoothed down and pulled behind her head, and she may be wearing a dark colored snood or cloth, but the print is blurry and difficult to tell. She is wearing a dark colored bodice with a white lace collar and a pin at her center front neck. The print is cut into an oval and adhered to a paper backing.

Handwritten along the bottom of the mount in graphite is the text "Charlotte S. Poulton".

The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print.

Topic

African American

Antislavery

Photography

Credit Line

Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress

Object number

2017.30.19

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Collection title

Emily Howland Photograph Album

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Unidentified

Subject of

Hall, William Woodhull, American, 1853 - 1864

Owned by

Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929

Medium

albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 3 1/2 × 2 3/16 in. (8.9 × 5.5 cm)

H x W (Image and Mount): 4 × 2 3/8 in. (10.1 × 6.1 cm)

Type

cartes-de-visite

albumen prints

portraits

Place depicted

Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1860

Description

Carte-de-visite of William Woodhull "Willy" Hall in full-length standing portrait. Hall wears a round-brimmed hat with a feather and buckle on the front of the band, a white and black zigzag patterned scarf tied around his neck, a plaid inverness coat that falls mid-thigh, white mittens, long dark pants, and dark shoes with round toes. His left hand hangs at his side, while his right is held in front of his chest. He faces the camera but is looking off to his right. There is a double-lined border printed in gold ink surrounding the outside edges of the card mount.

The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite in the bottom of the printed frame of the window on the album page with this photograph is the text "Willy Hall died 1864 / at Camp Distribution Va."

Topic

African American

Antislavery

Children

Photography

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Credit Line

Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress

Object number

2017.30.2

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Collection title

Emily Howland Photograph Album

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Fredricks, Charles DeForest, American, 1823 - 1894

Subject of

Stradling, Georgiana Willets, American, 1840 - 1912

Owned by

Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929

Medium

albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 3 5/8 × 2 1/8 in. (9.2 × 5.4 cm)

H x W (Image and Mount): 4 × 2 3/8 in. (10.2 × 6 cm)

Type

cartes-de-visite

albumen prints

portraits

Place depicted

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1870

Description

Carte-de-visite of Georgiana Willets Stradling shown in half portrait. She is seated and turned one quarter to her left, but her face is turned directly to the camera. Her hair is parted at the center and gathered into a dark colored snood behind her head. She is wearing a dark colored dress with balloon sleeves embellished with a zigzag lace detail. A white folded collar is around her neck with a large circular brooch pinned at the center front neck. A long chain is wrapped around her neck that extends down her front and dangles into her lap, with the end hidden by her hands. She has a ring on her left ring finger. Her right hand rests in her lap, while her left elbow is propped on a table with a fringed covering. There is a double-lined border printed in gold ink surrounding the outside edges of the card mount.

The back of the photograph has C.D. Fredericks & Co.'s mark with a design printed in blue ink.

The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite inside the bottom border of the printed frame of the album page is the text "Georgy Willet". Handwritten in the lower left corner of the album page in graphite is the text "C D FREDRICKS & CO. NY, HABANA, PARIS".

Topic

African American

Antislavery

Medicine

Photography

Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Credit Line

Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress

Object number

2017.30.20

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Collection title

Emily Howland Photograph Album

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Whipple, John Adams, American, 1822 - 1891

Subject of

Child, Lydia Maria, American, 1802 - 1880

Owned by

Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929

Medium

albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 3 9/16 × 2 1/4 in. (9 × 5.7 cm)

H x W (Image and Mount): 4 1/8 × 2 7/16 in. (10.5 × 6.2 cm)

Type

cartes-de-visite

albumen prints

portraits

Place captured

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1865

Description

Carte-de-visite of Lydia Maria Child shown in half portrait. Child is seated behind the corner of a white columned banister, possibly on a balcony outside a house with wooden siding next to a window with a lace curtain. Her left elbow is propped on the railing and her left hand rests on her chin. She holds a book in her right hand, which she is reading. Her hair is parted at the center and gathered into curls or braided above her ears, then pulled behind her head. She wears a dark colored bodice and skirt with dropped bell sleeves and white lace collar. There is a ring with a dark stone on her left hand ring finger.

The text "John A. Whipple / 297 Washington Street / Boston." is printed on the back of the photograph.

The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite inside the bottom border of the printed frame of the album page is the text "L. M. Child". Handwritten in the lower left corner of the album page in graphite is the text "John A. Whipple / 247 WASH. St. Boston".

Topic

African American

Antislavery

Literature

Photography

Reconstruction (United States History, 1865-1877)

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Credit Line

Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress

Object number

2017.30.21

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Collection title

Emily Howland Photograph Album

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photograph by

Gurney, Jeremiah, American, 1812 - 1895

Subject of

Dickens, Charles, English, 1812 - 1870

Owned by

Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929

Medium

albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 3 7/16 × 2 1/16 in. (8.7 × 5.3 cm)

H x W (Image and Mount): 4 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (10.5 × 6.3 cm)

Type

cartes-de-visite

albumen prints

portraits

Place captured

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

1867

Description

Carte-de-visite of Charles Dickens shown in half portrait. Dickens is seated and turned one quarter to his left with head turned in profile showing the right side of his face. He is balding and the hair on top of his head is combed over. He has a mustache and a long goatee. Dickens wears a dark jacket with black velvet lapels, a black velvet vest, and white shirt, and a dark necktie. A tie pin is placed near his front neck and a watch chain is visible across his vest. There is a border printed in gold ink surrounding the outside edges of the card mount.

Below the photo is printed [CHARLES DICKENS. / Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1867, by J. / GURNEY & SON, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York. / J. Gurney & Son. Photo. N.Y.]. The back of the photograph features J. Gurney & Son's mark printed in purple ink inside a gold printed frame.

The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite inside the bottom border of the printed frame of the album page is the text "Dickens". Handwritten in the lower left corner of the album page in graphite is the text "J Gurney & Son, 1867 / 107 Broadway".

Topic

African American

Literature

Photography

Credit Line

Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress

Object number

2017.30.22

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Collection title

Emily Howland Photograph Album

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture