Object Details
Created by
American Missionary Association, American, 1846 - 1999
Photograph by
James Wallace Black, American, 1825 - 1896
Subject of
Fisk Jubilee Singers, American, founded 1871
Description
A black-and-white stereograph group photograph of the original Jubilee Singers from Fisk University located in Nashville, Tennessee. The object consists of double photographs of the same image taken from two slightly different perspectives. Stereographs are distinctive among other stereoscopic photographs because they are photographic prints mounted on cards, From 1856 they were produced with twin-lens cameras, creating a three dimensional effect when viewed through a stereoscope.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1872
Object number
2011.57.23
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
albumen prints
stereographs
Medium
albumen, sodium chloride, silver nitrate on photographic paper and cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (Mount): 3 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 1/16 in. (8.3 x 17.1 x 0.2 cm)
Place depicted
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Education
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
Humanitarianism
Photography
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
Religion
Spirituals (Music)
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2011.57.23