- 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.




