| Title |
B.F. Wade [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[United States] : [publisher not identified] |
| Publisher |
UNITED STATES. 1890 |
| Date |
[ca. 1890] |
| Physical Description |
1 print : photogravure ; sheet 23 x 15 cm (8.75 x 5.75 in.) |
| Description |
Half-length portrait of the abolitionist Senator from Ohio. Wade, attired in a white collared shirt, a black bowtie, a waistcoat,
and a jacket, sits in a wooden chair and faces left. Wade fought for the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Act, was a partisan
of the 14th Amendment, and was a supporter of the Freedman's Bureau and numerous civil rights bills.
|
| Notes |
Title from printed signature of sitter below image. |
|
Accessioned 1982. |
|
Description revised 2022. |
|
Access points revised 2022. |
|
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom
Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
|
| Subject |
Wade, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1800-1878 -- Portraits. |
|
Abolitionists -- United States. |
|
Legislators -- Ohio. |
| Genre |
Photogravures -- 1880-1890. |
|
Portrait prints -- 1880-1890. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| portrait prints - W [P.8911.1116] |
| Accession number |
P.8911.1116 |
