Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Smith, Abby Hadassah, American, 1797 - 1878
Smith, Julia Evelina, American, 1792 - 1886
Owned by
Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
Date
1877
Medium
albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 3 5/8 × 2 1/4 in. (9.2 × 5.7 cm)
H x W (Image and Mount): 4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10.6 × 6.3 cm)
Description
Carte-de-visite of Abby Hadassah Smith and Julia Evelina Smith shown in full portrait. The Smith sisters are shown standing with one shown in profile with her left side facing the camera. She looks at her sister standing to her right, who is facing the camera but looks off frame to her right. Both women wear dark colored bonnets, dark duster coats over their dresses, and have large paisley shawls draped over their arms around their backs. They stand in front of a wall with decorative wallpaper on the lower portion and behind a small wooden table.
Handwritten in graphite on the mount below the print is the text, "Abby Julia". On the back of the photograph, handwritten in graphite, is the text, "The Smith sisters / Glastonbury / Conn. / 1877".
The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite inside the bottom border of the printed frame of the album page is the text "Abby + Julia Smith of Conn." Handwritten at the lower left corner of the album page in graphite is the text "SMITH SISTERS - 1877".
Place depicted
Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Emily Howland Photograph Album
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Abolitionist movement
Type
cartes-de-visite
albumen prints
portraits
Topic
Antislavery
Photography
Suffrage
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
Object number
2017.30.11
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a8de1800-4459-4a86-a4c9-bae2e91b57c4

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