Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Rev. Townsend, Doc Anderson, American, 1848 - 1927
Townsend, Emma Alice, American, 1854 - 1936
Date
ca. 1870
Medium
albumen and silver on paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W: 4 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. (10.5 x 6.4 cm)
Description
A fading deep purple-reddish brown carte-de-visite of a married couple, Mr. and Mrs. Townsend. Rev. Doc Anderson Townsend wears a suit and sits in a chair facing slightly to his left as Mrs. Emma Alice Townsend, wearing a dress, stands with her hand on his shoulder The photograph is on a rectangular mat frame and backing. On the front bottom margin of the photograph is a handwritten inscription [Mr. & Mrs. Townsend].
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
cartes-de-visite
albumen prints
portraits
Topic
Families
Photography
Religious leaders
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2011.36.19
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd526c3a591-7478-4c31-bffe-c54fe861c2d0

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