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Carte-de-visite portrait of Sojourner Truth
- Created by
- Truth, Sojourner, American, 1797 - 1883
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Truth, Sojourner, American, 1797 - 1883
- Date
- 1864
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper with cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (10.5 × 6.4 cm)
- Description
- A carte-de-visite bust-length portrait of Sojourner Truth with the text [I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance./Sojourner Truth.] beneath the image. Truth is depicted wearing a light colored shawl and bonnet which is tied under her chin. She is slightly turned towards the proper right side of the photograph.
- The verso reads [Entered according to the act of Congress/in the year 1864, by SOJOURNER TRUTH,/in the Clerk's Office, of the US District/Court for the Eastern District of Mich.].
- There are no inscriptions, front or back.
- Place captured
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Identity
- Justice
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Suffrage
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.17.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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An Address Delivered Before a Meeting of the Members and Friends of the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society During the Annual Fair
- Written by
- Furness, William Henry, American, 1802 - 1896
- Published by
- Merrihew & Thompson, Printers, American
- Subject of
- Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, American, founded 1838
- Date
- 1850
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 5/8 × 5 1/2 in. (21.9 × 14 cm)
- Caption
- William Henry Furness was the Minister of the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia and a prominent abolitionist whose home was used as a station on the Underground Railroad.
- Description
- Black ink on paper, printed copy of [An / Address / Delivered Before A Meeting / Of The / Members And Friends / Of The / Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society / During The Annual Fair / December 19, 1849 / By W.H. Furness.]. The publisher’s information can be found on the bottom of the cover page: [Philadelphia: Merrihew & Thompson, Printers, No. 7 Carter’s Alley. 1850.] The cover is a faded green paper and is worn around the edges. The address has 16 interior pages written in black ink on white paper.
- Place depicted
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Movement
- Anti-slavery movements
- Type
- sermons
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.59.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Carte-de-visite portrait of Charles Sumner
- 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
- Date
- 1860s
- 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)
- 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".
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Photography
- Politics
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- U.S. 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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Carte-de-visite of Frederick Douglass
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Douglass, Helen Pitts, American, 1838 - 1903
- Date
- 1862 - 1870
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (9.5 × 5.7 cm)
- Description
- This carte-de-visite depicts Douglass from the shoulders up in three-quarter profile view gazing to the viewer's right. Wearing a light colored collar, dark coat, and dark cravat, Douglass has a mustache, as well as a light streak in his hair. The reverse side has a laurel wreath in ink in the center. Text originally inside the wreath is obscured due to paper loss. Below the wreath is an inscription that reads “Helen Douglass.”
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- portraits
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Photography
- Politics
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Carole A. Hyman
- Object number
- 2016.56
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Carte-de-visite portrait of S. J. Bowen
- Photograph by
- Ulke, Henry, German-American, 1821 - 1910
- Subject of
- Bowen, Sayles Jenks, American, 1813 - 1896
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- 1866
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 7/8 × 2 3/8 in. (9.8 × 6 cm)
- H x W (Image and Mount): 4 3/16 × 2 7/16 in. (10.7 × 6.2 cm)
- Description
- Carte-de-visite of Sayles Jenks Bowen in half bust portrait. Bowen's body faces to the camera, but his head is a quarter turn to his right and he looks off camera. His hair is parted on his left side and smoothed down and he has a full beard. His cheeks are tinted pink. He wears a dark jacket and vest, dark bowtie, and white shirt. The bottom portion of the image is purposefully faded in the popular style of the time.
- Handwritten in graphite on the bottom of the print is the name "S. J. Bowen". There is a green and white 3 cent canceled revenue stamp on the back of the print featuring George Washington with HU / NY written over it in ink with Henry Ulke's mark printed above it.
- The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite at the lower left corner of the album page is the text "HENRY ULKE PHOTO."
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Photography
- Politics
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- U.S. 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
- 2017.30.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Carte-de-visite portrait of John W. Menard
- Photograph by
- Leeson, William H., American
- Subject of
- Menard, John Willis, American, 1838 - 1893
- Swymmer and Leeson, American, 1866 - 1868
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- 1868-1870
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 9/16 × 2 3/16 in. (9.1 × 5.6 cm)
- H x W (Image and Mount): 3 15/16 × 2 3/8 in. (10 × 6.1 cm)
- Description
- Carte-de-visite of John W. Menard shown in bust portrait. Menard's body is turned nearly in profile with his left side foremost, but his head is turned only one quarter and he looks slightly off frame. His hair is parted at his left side and smooth down on the top, but curly on the sides. He has a mustache. Menard wears a dark colored jacket, white shirt, and dark bowtie. 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 at the bottom of the print is the text "J. Willis Menard". All of the mark on the back of the photograph for Swymmer & Leeson except "& LEESON, No. STREET." has been crossed out, with "167 Poydras Street" inscribed at the bottom in 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 in the lower left corner of the album page is the text "Swymmer / Leeson".
- Place captured
- New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Colonization movement
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Photography
- Politics
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- U.S. 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
- 2017.30.35
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The Fugitive Slave Bill
- Written by
- United States Congress, American, founded 1789
- Subject of
- Fillmore, Millard, American, 1800 - 1874
- Burns, Anthony, American, 1834 - 1862
- Sims, Thomas, American, born ca. 1834
- Date
- 1854
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 x 6 in. (22.9 x 15.2 cm)
- Caption
- This printing of the Fugitive Slave Bill was sponsored by anti-slavery groups as a protest against the new law that required local and state authorities to assist slave owners in retrieving slaves.
- Description
- Booklet of yellowed paper and black text. Title reads "THE FUGITIVE SLAVE BILL ENACTED BY THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS." The entire bill is 8 pages, seven of which are printed with bold black mourning borders. The rear cover features a reproduction of an engraving with the caption, "The Boston Police executing the infamous law, in the case of Simms, who was delivered into the hands of the oppressor, between the hours of moon-setting and sun-rising, in 1851." The illustration on the back cover consists of a captured man being carried down the steps of a building by two armed men. The building is surrounded by rows of armed men and two dogs are facing off against each other in the foreground.
- Place printed
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.46.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The Wounded Scout. A Friend In The Swamp.
- Created by
- Rogers, John, American, 1829 - 1904
- Date
- 1864
- Medium
- paint on plaster
- Dimensions
- 22 1/8 x 11 1/8 x 8 1/4 in. (56.2 x 28.3 x 21 cm)
- Description
- A cast and painted plaster sculptural group depicting an escaped enslaved man helping a wounded Union soldier. This genre scene depicts an injured soldier leaning against the formerly enslaved man, his head resting on the other man's shoulder. The soldier's right arm is wrapped in a tourniquet and hangs limply at his side. The formerly enslaved man stands tall, looking off into the distance, while he holds the scout's left arm and guides him forward with his right arm supporting the soldier's waist. The scout has a mustache and is in uniform, wearing a jacket and boots with a bag, cartridge box and a canteen, while the formerly enslaved man is bearded and barefoot, and is wearing a shirt tucked into pants, both of which are torn and tattered. The men are walking through long grasses and swamp plants. Next to the formerly enslaved man's left foot is a copperhead snake coiled to strike. At the front of the sculpture base is etched: [JOHN ROGERS / NEW YORK / THE WOUNDED SCOUT. / A FRIEND IN THE SWAMP.]. Inscribed on the verso of the base is: [PATENTED JUNE 28 1864]. On the bottom of the base is an incomplete inscription [REK].
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Movement
- Anti-slavery movements
- Type
- sculpture
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Art
- Emancipation
- Military
- Politics
- Race relations
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.155.289
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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Matte collodion print of Harriet Tubman
- Photograph by
- Lindsley, Harvey B., American, 1842 - 1921
- Subject of
- Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- 1871-1876; printed later
- Medium
- silver and collodion on printing out paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 5 3/8 × 3 7/16 in. (13.7 × 8.7 cm)
- Description
- Matte collodion photograph of Harriet Tubman standing in an interior room setting. The full-length portrait shows Tubman facing the photographer in the middle of the frame with her hands resting on the back of an upholstered chair. Tubman wears a dark bodice with metal buttons at the center front and full-length fitted sleeves. A white ruffled lace collar is tied at her neck. Her ankle length skirt is full with gathers at the waist and a wide decorative fabric band around the skirt near the hem. Her shoes with rounded toes are visible below her skirt. Her hair is parted at the center and pulled back at the nape of her neck. A coat or other article of clothing is draped over the chair and a hat is placed on the chair seat. Behind and to Tubman's right is a table covered in a patterned cloth with a book placed on the table top. The floor is carpeted and a painted drop with details mimicking wainscoting and a fluted column is visible in the background. Handwritten on the reverse along the bottom in graphite is the text "Harriet Tubman".
- The photograph was found tucked into the back of the album 2017.30, though it is too large to fit into the windowed pages of the album.
- Place captured
- Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Freedom
- Photography
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Slavery
- U.S. 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
- 2017.30.48
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Carte-de-visite portrait of Miss Laura W. Stebbins
- Photograph by
- Thompson, Lucius
- Subject of
- Stebbins, Laura W., American, 1821 - 1870
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- ca. 1865
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 7/16 × 2 1/4 in. (8.7 × 5.7 cm)
- H x W (Image and Mount): 3 15/16 × 2 7/16 in. (10 × 6.2 cm)
- Description
- Carte-de-visite of Miss Laura W. Stebbins shown in bust portrait. She is facing the camera directly. Her hair is parted and smoothed down tightly then gathered behind her head. She wears a dark colored bodice with a plain white collar and a large oval brooch is pinned at her center front neck. The edges of the image are purposefully faded in the popular style of the time.
- Handwritten in graphite below the image on the photograph is the text "Miss Laura W. Stebbins" with "died 1870" written below the print on the mount. Printed on the back of the photograph is the text "L. Thompson / 12 Shetucket St., Norwich, Conn."
- The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite at the bottom left of the album page is the text "L. THOMPSON / Norwich Conn. Died 1870".
- Place made
- Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Communities
- Education
- Photography
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- U.S. 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
- 2017.30.38
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The North Star, Volume 1, Number 22
- Created by
- The North Star, American, 1847 - 1859
- Edited by
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Published by
- Nell, William Cooper, American, 1816 - 1874
- Edited by
- Delany, Martin Robison, American, 1812 - 1885
- Written by
- Mott, Lucretia, American, 1793 - 1880
- Printed by
- Dick, John, British
- Date
- May 26, 1848
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Folded): 25 × 18 1/4 in. (63.5 × 46.4 cm)
- H x W (Open): 24 13/16 × 36 5/16 in. (63 × 92.3 cm)
- Description
- The May 26, 1848 issue of the North Star, Volume 1, Number 22. The newspaper is one large sheet of paper that has been folded in half to create a four page spread. Each page is divided into seven columns of black text. On the front page mast head, large black text states [The North Star.] In the row below, the text on the far left reads [FREDERICK DOUGLASS / MR. DELANY, / EDITORS]. In the center, the text of the newspapers slogan reads, [RIGHT IS OF NO SEX - TRUTH IS OF NO COLOR- GOD IS THE FATHER OF US ALL, AND ALL WE ARE BROTHREN] The text on the right of the heading states, [WILLIAM C. NELL, PUBLISHER / JOHN DICK, PRINTER]. The third row has the printed text, [VOL I. NO. 22. / ROCHESTER, N.Y., FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1848. / WHOLE NO. - 22.]. Included on the second page in the second panel is the speech of Lucretia Mott at the American Anti-Slavery Society.
- Place printed
- Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Communities
- Free communities of color
- Freedom
- Mass media
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.36.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Carte-de-visite portrait of Carrie N. Lacy
- Photograph by
- Ulke, Henry, German-American, 1821 - 1910
- Subject of
- Lacy, Caroline N., American, 1838 - 1898
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- 1865
- 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)
- 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".
- Place printed
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Communities
- Photography
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- U.S. 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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Carte-de-visite portrait of Mary Anna Longstreth
- Photograph by
- Wenderoth, Taylor, & Brown, American, 1866 - 1884
- Subject of
- Longstreth, Mary Anna, American, 1811 - 1884
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- 1870-1880
- 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)
- 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".
- Place printed
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Photography
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- U.S. 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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Carte-de-visite portrait of Harold M. White
- Photograph by
- Tousley, H. S., American, 1825 - 1895
- Subject of
- White, Harold M., American, 1832 - 1862
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- 1860-1862
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 7/16 × 2 1/8 in. (8.7 × 5.4 cm)
- H x W (Image and Mount): 4 × 2 3/8 in. (10.1 × 6.1 cm)
- Description
- Carte-de-visite of Harold M. White shown in bust portrait. White has short hair and a beard. He wears a dark jacket, white shirt, and dark bowtie. The edges of the image are purposefully faded in the popular style of the time.
- Handwritten on the back of the photograph is an account of White's death.
- The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. TThe 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 partially erased text reading "Little slave girl". Handwritten in graphite in the lower left of the album page is the text "Harold M. White / In the Battle of Shiloh, died of fever / Dec. 3 1862".
- Place made
- Keeseville, Clinton County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Keeseville, Essex County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2017.30.43
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Tintype portrait of Miss Allen
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- 1865
- Medium
- collodion and silver on iron with lacquer
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 1 15/16 × 1 11/16 in. (4.9 × 4.3 cm)
- H x W (Image and Mount): 3 7/8 × 2 5/16 in. (9.8 × 5.9 cm)
- Description
- Tintype of Miss Allen shown in bust portrait. She is turned one quarter to her left, but is looking at the camera. Her cheeks are tinted pink. Her hair is parted at the center and gathered in a chignon at the nape of her neck. She wears a light colored blouse with a dark oval brooch pinned at her front neck. A long, dark, single strand beaded necklace is around her neck. The tintype is placed in its original "Potters Patent" die-cut paper frame, with an oval cut out to display the image. Around the cut out is a heavily ornate embossed frame.
- Handwritten in graphite on the mount below the tintype is the text "Miss Allen Freedmen / teacher / 1865"
- The tintype is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- tintypes
- portraits
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Education
- Photography
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- U.S. 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
- 2017.30.23
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Carte-de-visite portrait of Susie Bruce
- Photograph by
- Fowler, Sylvenus J.
- Subject of
- Bruce, Susan, American, 1850 - 1866
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- 1860-1863
- 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): 3 7/8 × 2 7/16 in. (9.9 × 6.2 cm)
- Description
- Carte-de-visite of Susie Bruce shown in full portrait. Bruce is seated with her body turned one quarter to her right, though her face is turned to the camera. Her left hand rests in her lap and her right elbow is propped on a table covered in a floral cloth. Her hair is gathered in a snood at the back of her head. She wears a dark colored dress with dropped sleeves and a full skirt. There is a double-lined border printed in gold ink surrounding the outside edges of the card mount.
- There is a mark on the back of the photograph for S.J. Fowler.
- 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 "Susie Bruce". Handwritten in graphite at the bottom left of the album page is the text "S J FOWLER 77 GENESEE ST AUBURN NY".
- Place made
- Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2017.30.34
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
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Carte-de-visite portrait of Walter W. Johnson
- Photograph by
- Ulke, Henry, German-American, 1821 - 1910
- Subject of
- Johnson, Walter W., American, 1836 - 1879
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- 1868
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 11/16 × 2 3/16 in. (9.3 × 5.5 cm)
- H x W (Image and Mount): 4 1/4 × 2 7/16 in. (10.8 × 6.2 cm)
- Description
- Carte-de-visite of Walter W. Johnson shown in half portrait. Johnson is turned one quarter to his right and looks off camera. His hair is moderately long and wavy and he has a full beard and mustache. His cheeks are tinted pink. He wears a dark jacket with wide notched lapels, a dark vest, a white shirt, and a dark bowtie. The bottom portion of the image is purposefully faded in the popular style of the time.
- Handwritten in graphite at the bottom of the print is the text "Walter W. Johnson / killed by falling down the / shaft of a mine in Va. 25 Jan. / 1879". There is a mark for Henry Ulke on the back of the print.
- The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print.
- Place made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Education
- Photography
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- U.S. 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
- 2017.30.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
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Carte-de-visite portrait of Mrs. Maj. Hall
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Hall, Maria Miller, American, 1831 - 1913
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- 1864
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 9/16 × 2 1/8 in. (9 × 5.4 cm)
- H x W (Image and Mount): 4 × 2 3/8 in. (10.1 × 6.1 cm)
- Description
- Carte-de-visite of Maria Miller Woodhull Hall photographed in bust portrait. Her face is turned one quarter to her right and she looks off camera. She is wearing a black cap with ruffled or ribbon details on the back of her head and a plaid dress with a large oval brooch at her front neck. Hall's head is at the center of the print, with the background behind it fading at the edges 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 at the bottom of the photograph is the text "Mrs. Maj. Hall / 1864". Handwritten in ink on the back of the photograph "Mrs. W. C. J. Hall / Jamestown / N.Y."
- The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten on the page in the lower left corner in graphite is the text "JAMESTOWN NY".
- Place depicted
- Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2017.30.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
CC0
Carte-de-visite portrait of Mary Ann Donaldson
- Photograph by
- Ulke, Julius, German-American, 1833 - 1910
- Subject of
- Donaldson, Mary Ann, American, 1798 - 1881
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- 1875
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 7/8 × 2 3/16 in. (9.9 × 5.5 cm)
- H x W (Image and Mount): 4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10.6 × 6.4 cm)
- Description
- Carte-de-visite of Mary Ann Donaldson shown in half portrait. She is turned one quarter to her left and looks off frame. Her hair is parted at the center and smoothed down to just above her ears where it is curled in ringlets. She wears a white lace cap with lace tails and black rosettes at the ears on the back part of her head. She has on a dark colored bodice and a white lace collar. Printed below the image is the text "JULIUS ULKE, WASH., D.C.".
- There is a mark for Julius Ulke 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 on the album page below the printed frame of the window is the text "Miss Donaldson of Washington."
- Place made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Education
- Photography
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- U.S. 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
- 2017.30.41
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
-
CC0
Carte-de-visite portrait of Willy Hall
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Hall, William Woodhull, American, 1853 - 1864
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- ca. 1860
- 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)
- 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."
- Place depicted
- Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- 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