Photograph by
Anderson, David H., American, 1827 - 1905
Subject of
Seaton, George Lewis, American, 1822 - 1881
Davis, Jefferson, American, 1808 - 1889
Rev. Cook, Fields, American, 1817 - 1897
Beckley, Rosina, American
Simms, George W., American
Harris, Cornelius Liggan
Oliver, John
Date
May 1867; printed ca. 1889
Medium
albumen on nitrocellulose paper (fiber product) and cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (card): 4 5/16 × 6 1/2 in. (11 × 16.5 cm)
H x W (image): 3 15/16 × 5 9/16 in. (10 × 14.1 cm)
Description
A sepia tone albumen photograph of a photomechanical newspaper image capturing the grand jury that indicted Jefferson Davis.
Captioned at the top of the heavily faded image is: [THE GRAND JURY / This is the Grand Jury that indicted Mr. Davis, and was the first mixed jury ever impanelled in this country]. The image depicts two rows of men, one row seated and the second row standing behind the first. Of note are the five African American jurors: Cornelius Liggan Harris (seated, third from right); Dr. Fields Cook (standing, 2nd from left); John Oliver (seated, far left); George Seaton (standing, 5th from right); George W. Simms (standing, far right); and Rosina Beckley (standing, 4th from left). The photograph is mounted on a card with decorative scalloped edges on all four sides with smooth corners. There are no inscriptions or markings on the reverse of the card.
Place captured
Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Photographs and Still Images
Type
albumen prints
portraits
Topic
Justice
Law
Men
Photography
Race relations
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
Slavery
U.S. History, 1865-1921
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2020.26.40
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52397946b-1463-4d18-8700-90907d578d7e

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