Photograph by
Rockwood, George G., American, 1832 - 1911
Subject of
Garnet, Henry, American, 1815 - 1882
Date
1860s
Medium
albumen on nitrocellulose wove paper and cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (card): 4 3/16 × 2 9/16 in. (10.7 × 6.5 cm)
H x W (image): 3 3/4 × 2 5/16 in. (9.6 × 5.9 cm)
Description
A black-and-white carte-de-visite of abolitionist minister Henry Highland Garnet.
Garnet is posed seated, wearing a dark jacket, button-down vest and trousers. He gazes directly at the camera wearing a white shirt and tucked neck-bow before a solid backdrop. At the bottom of the photo card in light brown print is “Rockwood” and “839 B’way, N.Y.” On the reverse of the photo card is a green imprint of a cherub seated atop a very large book, painting on the canvas at easel: [ROCKWOOD / PHOTOGRAPHER / 839 BROADWAY / N. Y.].
Place captured
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Anti-slavery movements
Type
cartes-de-visite
albumen prints
portraits
Topic
Antislavery
Christianity
Free communities of color
Men
Photography
Presbyterian
Religion
Slavery
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2020.26.13
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54581562a-2dc8-4e6d-a2d0-6d9a11de3219

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