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

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)

Type

narratives

hardcover books

Place printed

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

Date

1845

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.

Topic

African American

Antislavery

Freedom

Identity

Literature

Men

Resistance

Slavery

United States--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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Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

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

Fredricks, Charles DeForest, American, 1823 - 1894

Subject of

Phillips, Wendell, 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 1/8 × 2 3/16 in. (7.9 × 5.5 cm)

H x W (Image and Sheet): 4 1/8 × 2 5/8 in. (10.4 × 6.7 cm)

Type

cartes-de-visite

albumen prints

portraits

Place made

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

Date

ca. 1865

Description

Carte-de-visite of Wendell Phillips shown in half portrait. Phillips is seated and turned one quarter to his right. His hair is combed down over his ears and he is clean shaven. He is wearing a dark jacket with a velvet collar detail, a white shirt with a high collar, a dark neck tie, and plaid pants. The print is cut in an oval shape and adhered onto the paper mount.

There is a mark for Charles D. Fredericks & Co. 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 "Wendell Phillips." Handwritten in graphite at the bottom left of the album page is the text "cd Fredricks / 581 Broad."

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

2017.30.46

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

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

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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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