- Photograph by
- Fredricks, Charles DeForest, American, 1823 - 1894
- Subject of
- Phillips, Wendell, American, 1811 - 1884
- Owned by
- Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
- Date
- ca. 1865
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 1/8 × 2 3/16 in. (7.9 × 5.5 cm)
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 4 1/8 × 2 5/8 in. (10.4 × 6.7 cm)
- Description
- Carte-de-visite of Wendell Phillips shown in half portrait. Phillips is seated and turned one quarter to his right. His hair is combed down over his ears and he is clean shaven. He is wearing a dark jacket with a velvet collar detail, a white shirt with a high collar, a dark neck tie, and plaid pants. The print is cut in an oval shape and adhered onto the paper mount.
- There is a mark for Charles D. Fredericks & Co. on the back of the photograph.
- 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 "Wendell Phillips." Handwritten in graphite at the bottom left of the album page is the text "cd Fredricks / 581 Broad."
- Place made
- New York City, New York, 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
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
- Credit Line
- Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2017.30.46
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




