- Photograph by
- Ulke, Henry, German American, 1821 - 1910
- Subject of
- Welles, Hubert Gideon, American, 1858 - 1862
- Keckly, Elizabeth, American, 1818 - 1907
- Date
- 1862; printed 1865
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 3 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (9.5 × 5.7 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 4 1/8 × 2 3/8 in. (10.5 × 6.1 cm)
- Description
- Carte-de-visite of a young boy identified as Hubert Gideon Welles, dressed in an outfit said to be sewn by Elizabeth Keckley. The child wears a light colored blouse under a checked long sleeve jacket, fastened closed at the collar. On the bottom he wears a matching checked skirt with a wide solid color band towards the hem. The child stands next to an ornate wood chair, holding on to the chair back. On the reverse of the card is text that reads "HENRY ULKE, / 278 Pennsylvania Avenue, / Washington, D.C. / 1865."
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- portraits
- Topic
- Children
- Clothing and dress
- Craftsmanship
- Families
- Free communities of color
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.35.2.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.