Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895
Douglass, Helen Pitts, American, 1838 - 1903
Date
1862 - 1870
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 3 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (9.5 × 5.7 cm)
Description
This carte-de-visite depicts Douglass from the shoulders up in three-quarter profile view gazing to the viewer's right. Wearing a light colored collar, dark coat, and dark cravat, Douglass has a mustache, as well as a light streak in his hair. The reverse side has a laurel wreath in ink in the center. Text originally inside the wreath is obscured due to paper loss. Below the wreath is an inscription that reads “Helen Douglass.”
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Abolitionist movement
Type
cartes-de-visite
portraits
Topic
Antislavery
Photography
Politics
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Carole A. Hyman
Object number
2016.56
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd541b46c9b-4c62-4db9-83f5-468c9d6f2f33

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