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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
- Written by
- Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
- Published by
- Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, American, founded 1835
- Subject of
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Phillips, Wendell, American, 1811 - 1884
- Date
- 1845
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper, cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 x 4 1/2 x 5 in. (17.8 x 11.4 x 12.7 cm)
- H x W x D (open at 90 degrees): 7 × 5 × 4 7/8 in. (17.8 × 12.7 × 12.4 cm)
- H x W x D (open at 60 degrees): 7 × 5 × 4 1/4 in. (17.8 × 12.7 × 10.8 cm)
- Description
- A first edition copy of the memoir and antislavery book Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself. The hardcover book has a brown cover with an imprinted decorative border and scrollwork. The title is stamped in gold lettering in the center: [NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE / OF / FREDERICK DOUGLASS]. The frontispiece illustration is a portrait of Douglass, seated at a table, wearing jacket, vest, and tie, with his hands crossed in his lap. The first page prints the full title in alternating large and small type: [NARRATIVE / OF THE / LIFE / OF / FREDERICK DOUGLASS, / AN / AMERICAN SLAVE. / WRITTEN BY HIMSELF]. The last part of the title appears between two horizontal lines. At the bottom center is the publishing information: [BOSTON: / PUBLISHED AT THE ANTI-SLAVERY OFFICE, / No. 25 CORNHILL / 1845.]. The book has a preface written by William Lloyd Garrison and a prefatory letter by Wendell Phillips. There are 125 pages.
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- narratives
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Freedom
- Fugitive enslaved
- Identity
- Literature
- Men
- Resistance
- Self-liberation
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elizabeth Cassell
- Object number
- 2011.43.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 22
- Created by
- The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
- Edited by
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Published by
- Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
- Printed by
- J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
- Date
- May 29, 1857
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (closed): 24 3/4 × 18 in. (62.9 × 45.7 cm)
- Description
- A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 22 dated May 29, 1857. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink vertically at the top right facing side of the first page.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Activism
- Antislavery
- Journalism
- Mass media
- Resistance
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Societies
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2016.166.41.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 25
- Created by
- The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
- Edited by
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Published by
- Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
- Printed by
- J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
- Date
- June 19, 1857
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (closed): 24 13/16 × 18 3/8 in. (63 × 46.7 cm)
- Description
- A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 25 dated June 19, 1857. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Activism
- Antislavery
- Journalism
- Mass media
- Resistance
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Societies
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2016.166.41.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Liberator, Vol. XXVI, No. 26
- Created by
- The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
- Edited by
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Published by
- Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
- Printed by
- J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
- Date
- June 27, 1856
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (closed): 25 × 18 1/16 in. (63.5 × 45.9 cm)
- Description
- A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXVI, No. 26 dated June 27, 1856. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Colonization movement
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Activism
- Antislavery
- Journalism
- Mass media
- Resistance
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Societies
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2016.166.41.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Liberator, Vol. XXIII, No. 7
- Created by
- The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
- Edited by
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Published by
- Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
- Printed by
- J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
- Date
- February 18, 1853
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (closed): 24 3/4 × 17 7/8 in. (62.9 × 45.4 cm)
- Description
- A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXIII, No. 7 dated February 18, 1853. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "H. O. Cracker" is handwritten in black ink vertically at the top right facing side of the first page.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Activism
- Antislavery
- Journalism
- Mass media
- Resistance
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Societies
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2016.166.41.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Liberator, Vol. XXV, No. 8
- Created by
- The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
- Edited by
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Published by
- Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
- Printed by
- J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
- Date
- February 23, 1855
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (closed): 25 × 17 15/16 in. (63.5 × 45.6 cm)
- Description
- A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXV, No. 8 dated February 23, 1855. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink at the top edge of the first page.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Activism
- Antislavery
- Fugitive enslaved
- Journalism
- Mass media
- Resistance
- Self-liberation
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Societies
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2016.166.41.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Liberator, Vol. XXIV, No. 7
- Created by
- The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
- Edited by
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Published by
- Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
- Printed by
- J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
- Date
- February 17, 1854
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (closed): 24 15/16 × 17 7/8 in. (63.3 × 45.4 cm)
- Description
- A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXIV, No. 7 dated February 17, 1854. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink vertically at the top right facing side of the first page. Names written in graphite on the lower left corner of the back page read: "Elias Richards," "Elizabeth," "Ely," and "Eliahuh H. Richards".
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Activism
- Antislavery
- Journalism
- Mass media
- Resistance
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Societies
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2016.166.41.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Liberator, Vol. XXV, No. 47
- Created by
- The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
- Edited by
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Published by
- Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
- Printed by
- J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
- Date
- November 23, 1855
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (closed): 24 15/16 × 17 7/8 in. (63.3 × 45.4 cm)
- Description
- A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXV, No. 47 dated November 23, 1855. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink at the top right facing corner of the first page.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Activism
- Antislavery
- Journalism
- Mass media
- Resistance
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Societies
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2016.166.41.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Liberator, Vol. XXVI, No. 6
- Created by
- The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
- Edited by
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Published by
- Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
- Printed by
- J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
- Date
- February 8, 1856
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (closed): 25 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (64.8 × 47 cm)
- Description
- A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXVI, No. 6 dated February 8, 1856. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink at the top right facing corner of the first page.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Activism
- Antislavery
- Journalism
- Mass media
- Resistance
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Societies
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2016.166.41.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 11
- Created by
- The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
- Edited by
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Published by
- Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
- Printed by
- J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
- Date
- March 13, 1857
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (closed): 25 1/2 × 18 1/4 in. (64.8 × 46.4 cm)
- Description
- A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 11 dated March 13, 1857. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink at the top edge of the first page.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Activism
- Antislavery
- Journalism
- Mass media
- Resistance
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Societies
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2016.166.41.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 23
- Created by
- The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
- Edited by
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Published by
- Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
- Printed by
- J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
- Date
- June 5, 1857
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (closed): 25 × 18 1/4 in. (63.5 × 46.4 cm)
- Description
- A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXVII, No. 23 dated June 5, 1857. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink at the top edge of the first page.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Activism
- Antislavery
- Journalism
- Mass media
- Resistance
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Societies
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2016.166.41.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Liberator, Vol. XXIV, No. 23
- Created by
- The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
- Edited by
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Published by
- Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
- Printed by
- J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
- Date
- June 9, 1854
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (closed): 25 5/16 × 18 1/4 in. (64.3 × 46.4 cm)
- Description
- A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXIV, No. 23 dated June 9, 1854. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink vertically at the top right facing side of the first page.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Activism
- Antislavery
- Journalism
- Mass media
- Resistance
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Societies
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2016.166.41.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Liberator, Vol. XXIV, No. 16
- Created by
- The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
- Edited by
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Published by
- Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
- Printed by
- J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
- Date
- April 21, 1854
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (closed): 25 1/4 × 18 3/8 in. (64.1 × 46.7 cm)
- Description
- A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXIV, No. 16 dated April 21, 1854. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink vertically at the top right facing side of the first page.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Activism
- Antislavery
- Fugitive enslaved
- Journalism
- Mass media
- Resistance
- Self-liberation
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Societies
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2016.166.41.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Liberator, Vol. XV, No. 20
- Created by
- The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
- Edited by
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Published by
- Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
- Printed by
- J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
- Date
- May 16, 1845
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (closed): 24 13/16 × 17 7/8 in. (63 × 45.4 cm)
- Description
- A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XV, No. 20 dated May 16, 1845. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in blue ink at the top right facing corner of the first page.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Activism
- Antislavery
- Journalism
- Mass media
- Resistance
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Societies
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2016.166.41.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Liberator, Vol. XV, No. 26
- Created by
- The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
- Edited by
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Published by
- Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
- Printed by
- J.B. Yerrington & Son, American
- Date
- June 27, 1845
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (closed): 24 7/8 × 18 1/2 in. (63.2 × 47 cm)
- Description
- A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XV, No. 26 dated June 27, 1845. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- newspapers
- Topic
- Activism
- Antislavery
- Fugitive enslaved
- Journalism
- Mass media
- Resistance
- Self-liberation
- Slavery
- Social reform
- Societies
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2016.166.41.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Collection box of the Rhode Island Anti-Slavery Society owned by Garrison family
- Created by
- Rhode Island Anti-Slavery Society, American, 1833 - 1850s
- Owned by
- Garrison, George Thompson, American, 1836 - 1904
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Date
- 1830s - 1850s
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 1/8 × 2 7/16 × 1 13/16 in. (7.9 × 6.2 × 4.6 cm)
- H x W x D (a - body): 3 × 2 7/16 × 1 3/4 in. (7.6 × 6.2 × 4.4 cm)
- H x W x D (b - lid): 13/16 × 2 5/16 × 1 11/16 in. (2.1 × 5.9 × 4.3 cm)
- Description
- Cardboard coin collection box produced by the Rhode Island Anti-Slavery Society. The box is constructed in two pieces, a top and bottom. The top has a slot for coins and fits into the bottom. The box is yellow with black print, including a tableau on the front of an enslaved person in chains on his knees surrounded by implements of bondage.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- boxes (containers)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Garrison Family in memory of George Thompson Garrison
- Object number
- 2014.115.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Photograph of members of the 55th Massachusetts Infantry
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, American, 1863 - 1865
- Garrison, George Thompson, American, 1836 - 1904
- Owned by
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1863-1865
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 10 5/8 × 15 13/16 in. (27 × 40.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 14 11/16 × 20 in. (37.3 × 50.8 cm)
- Description
- A photograph of 59 members of the 55th Massachusetts Infantry in uniform. The image features two (2) rows of people, with the back row of men standing and the front row of men either kneeling or lounging. The soldiers stand outside with a row of trees in the background. The image is on photo paper and has been adhered to a larger backing. The image has discoloration throughout, especially on the back. There are no inscriptions, front or back.
- Place captured
- Readville, Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- photographs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Garrison Family in memory of George Thompson Garrison
- Object number
- 2014.115.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Pocketwatch inscribed to William Lloyd Garrison from George Thompson
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Commissioned by
- George Thompson, English, 1804 - 1878
- Subject of
- The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
- Owned by
- Garrison, George Thompson, American, 1836 - 1904
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Date
- 1850
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- gold, metal, glass, paint
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 11/16 × 1 7/8 × 9/16 in. (6.8 × 4.8 × 1.4 cm)
- Description
- An inscribed gold pocket watch presented to William Lloyd Garrison. The watch has a half hunter case, with spring hinged glass cover over the dial and a hinged gold lid over the back, protecting the inscription and winding square. The dial is painted white with roman numerals and fleur de lis shaped watch hands. There is a smaller 60-second dial partly obscuring the "VI" of the larger dial. The two hinged covers open via a button on the crown and bow, positioned above the "XII" of the dial. The engraved inscription on the back of the watch is decorative and reads [Presented by / GEORGE THOMPSON, M.P. / on behalf of him / self and others / to / WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON, / intrepid and uncompromising / Friend of the Slave: / in commemoration of the / TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF / THE LIBERATOR / Boston / January 1st, 1851] in several text sizes and fonts. Production and identification marks are stamped and scratched on the inside of the back cover.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place made
- London, England, Europe
- Place depicted
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Tools and Equipment-Personal use
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- pocket watches
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Garrison Family in memory of George Thompson Garrison
- Object number
- 2014.115.6.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Daguerreotype of William Lloyd Garrison
- Photograph by
- Cutting & Turner, American
- Subject of
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Owned by
- Garrison, George Thompson, American, 1836 - 1904
- Date
- ca. 1860
- Medium
- silver amalgam, silver on copper photographic plates
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 3 11/16 × 3 5/16 × 3/8 in. (9.4 × 8.4 × 1 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 3 11/16 × 6 5/8 × 3/8 in. (9.4 × 16.8 × 1 cm)
- Description
- A daguerreotype of William Lloyd Garrison in a case. In the portrait, Garrison is wearing a suit and glasses and looking off to the left. The exterior of the case is black with gold trim. The interior has embossed red velvet on the left side and the photograph inside a gold oval frame on the right. The glass over the image is heavily scratched. Stamped into the bottom left corner of the frame: "CUTTING & TURNER / 10 TREMONT ROW". And in the bottom right corner: "AMBROTYPE. / PAT. JULY. 11-54"
- Place made
- 10 Tremont Row, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- daguerreotypes
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Garrison Family in memory of George Thompson Garrison
- Object number
- 2014.115.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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The Liberator Vol. VII, No. 9
- Edited by
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Published by
- Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858
- Subject of
- The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865
- Date
- February 25, 1837
- Medium
- ink on paper, wood, glass
- Dimensions
- frame: 25 1/2 x 18 1/4 x 15/16 in. (64.8 x 46.4 x 2.4 cm)
- H x W (object): 22 x 15 1/4 in. (55.9 x 38.7 cm)
- Description
- February 25, 1837 edition of The Liberator. The article starting on the top left corner of the newspaper is titled "Ladies' Department." Inscribed on the top left corner of the front page of the newspaper is "Republican / Bridgewater."
- Place printed
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Anti-slavery movements
- Type
- newspapers
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joele and Fred Michaud
- Object number
- 2013.239.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain