- Photograph by
- Tousley, H. S., American, 1825 - 1895
- Subject of
- White, Harold M., American, 1832 - 1862
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- 1860-1862
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 7/16 × 2 1/8 in. (8.7 × 5.4 cm)
- H x W (Image and Mount): 4 × 2 3/8 in. (10.1 × 6.1 cm)
- Description
- Carte-de-visite of Harold M. White shown in bust portrait. White has short hair and a beard. He wears a dark jacket, white shirt, and dark bowtie. The edges of the image are purposefully faded in the popular style of the time.
- Handwritten on the back of the photograph is an account of White's death.
- The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. TThe 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 partially erased text reading "Little slave girl". Handwritten in graphite in the lower left of the album page is the text "Harold M. White / In the Battle of Shiloh, died of fever / Dec. 3 1862".
- Place made
- Keeseville, Clinton County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Keeseville, Essex County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Emily Howland Photograph Album
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- albumen prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2017.30.43
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




