Photograph by

Ulke, Julius, German-American, 1833 - 1910

Subject of

Donaldson, Mary Ann, American, 1798 - 1881

Owned by

Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929

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)

Type

cartes-de-visite

albumen prints

portraits

Place made

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

Date

1875

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."

Topic

African American

Antislavery

Education

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

2017.30.41

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title

Emily Howland Photograph Album

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture