Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913
Date
1940-1959
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 4 5/8 x 2 3/4 in. (11.7 x 7 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of a barn. The barn is a two story, dark painted structure, with two closed up square windows above a large open doorway. In front of the barn is a dog laying in a dirt patch. On the back is a handwritten inscription reading [The barn on her Place. / Harriet Tubman / the last of the barns on her personal / estate.].
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Domestic life
Photography
Social reform
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
Object number
2009.50.14.2
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59b9b7a8d-fd7d-4d35-979f-466afa343b1c

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