Created by

Gardner, Alexander, Scottish, 1821 - 1882

Subject of

Brown, John, American, 1800 - 1859

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on cardboard

Dimensions

H x W: 14 x 10 1/2 in. (35.6 x 26.7 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place depicted

Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date

ca. 1859

Caption

This unusually large image of the renowned leader of the insurrection at Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1858 is inscribed, “John Brown, Hero of Harpers Ferry. ‘His Soul goes marching on.’"

Description

A sepia toned portrait of John Brown in a black bordered, oval shaped mat. The inked inscription in red and green reads: John Brown, Hero of Harpers Ferry. "His Soul goes marching on."

Topic

African American

Antislavery

Photography

Slavery

United States--History--1815-1861

Credit Line

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

Object number

2010.77.4

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

See more items in

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture