Carte-de-visite of a woman with a young boy

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Object Details

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Unidentified

Description

A small black-and-white print of a woman in a floral patterned dress and a white collar with her arm around a young boy in a button down shirt and pants. He stands beside her while she sits. Adhered to the back of the photograph are two red one cent tax stamps featuring a portrait of George Washington.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Linda and Artis Cason

Date

1865

Object number

2011.30.2

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

cartes-de-visite

albumen prints

portraits

Medium

albumen, silver and paper on card mount

Dimensions

H x W (Image and Sheet) : 3 11/16 x 2 1/8 in. (9.4 x 5.4 cm)

H x W (Mount): 4 x 2 7/16 in. (10.2 x 6.2 cm)

Place collected

Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Families

Photography

Slavery

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b0eaabf1-2bbe-4da2-ace3-72bf734c9215

Record ID

nmaahc_2011.30.2