Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Channing, William Henry, American, 1810 - 1884
Owned by
Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
Date
1862-1865
Medium
albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 3 13/16 × 2 1/4 in. (9.7 × 5.7 cm)
H x W (Image and Mount): 4 1/4 × 2 7/16 in. (10.8 × 6.2 cm)
Description
Carte-de-visite of William Henry Channing shown in full profile. He is standing in a carpeted room with a floral drapery at the right side of the image. Channing faces the camera with his arms crossed in front of his chest and his head a quarter turn to his right looking off camera. He is slightly balding and has a beard. His cheeks are tinted pink. Channing wears a black clergyman's robe over a suit.
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 "Wm. H. Channing 1864".
Place used
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
Topic
Antislavery
Christianity
Photography
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
Religion
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
2017.30.7
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50541fa45-d115-45c4-ac68-7efcaec9b50d

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