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[Unidentified African American man] [graphic].
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Title
[Unidentified African American man] [graphic].
Publisher
[United States]
Publisher
UNITED STATES. 1875
Date
[ca. 1875]
Physical Description
1 photograph : albumen on cardboard mount ; mount 21 x 15 cm (8 x 6 in.)
Description
Three-quarter length portrait of a seated African American man superimposed in front of a background of an ornate parlor interior. Sitter, attired in a white collared shirt, a bowtie, a waistcoat, a jacket with large, decorative buttons, and pants, sits facing forward with his hands on his knees and his head slightly looking right.
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
Date inferred from attire of the sitter.
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.
Accessioned 1982.
Description revised 2021.
Access points revised 2021.
Subject
African American men -- Portraits.
Genre
Albumen prints -- 1870-1880.
Portrait photographs -- 1870-1880
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| portrait photographs - unidentified male [P.8910.36]
Accession number
P.8910.36
In Collections
African American History Photographs
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