Photograph by
Heywood, John D., American
Subject of
Capt. James, Horace, American, 1818 - 1875
Freedmen's Bureau, American, 1865 - 1872
Date
1865
Medium
albumen on wove paper and cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (image): 2 3/16 × 3 3/16 in. (5.6 × 8.1 cm)
H x W (card): 2 7/16 × 4 in. (6.2 × 10.1 cm)
Description
A sepia tone carte-de-visite of the office and quarters of Captain Horace James. Captured with asymmetrical vignette is the large light-colored house of Captain Horace James, Union Army chaplain and a Freedmen's Bureau superintendent in North Carolina. There are several trees with bare branches throughout the property, the majority captured within the picket fencing that surrounds the house. A two-wheel cart rests by the largest tree, just outside the gate to the house.
On the reverse of the carte-de-visite is an ink inscription describing the image on the front of the card [Office & Quarters of Capt. H. James A.Q.M., Sup't Freedmen, New Berne, NC.], and the photographer’s stamp: [J. D. HEYWOOD'S / PHOTOGRAPH ROOMS / CRAVEN ST / 3rd Door South P. O / NEW BERNE, N. C.].
Place captured
New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
cabinet photographs
albumen prints
portraits
Topic
American South
Education
Military
Photography
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2020.10.9.1
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52d5f52da-0d3b-40c1-b701-043d4f6b11b6

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