Albumen print of Harriet Tubman

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Photograph by: Tarby Studios, American
Subject of: Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913

Date: ca. 1908; printed ca. 1920

Medium: albumen and silver on paper
Dimensions: H x W: 9 7/8 x 8 in. (25.1 x 20.3 cm)

Description: A large albumen print of Harriet Tubman by Tarby Studios in Auburn, NY. The image is enlarged from an older print.

Place captured: Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Classification: Slavery and Freedom Objects; Media Arts-Photography

Type: albumen prints; portraits

Topic: Freedom; Photography; Slavery; Social reform

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson

Object number: 2009.50.2

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain; Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Albumen print of Harriet Tubman