| Contributor |
Cram, George F., 1842-1928, publisher. |
| Title |
Distinguished colored men [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
Chicago : Geo. F. Cram, 262 & 264 Wabash Avenue |
| Publisher |
ILL. Chicago. 1883 |
| Date |
1883 |
| Physical Description |
1 print : hand-colored lithograph mounted on linen ; sheet 82 x 65 cm (32 x 25.25 in.) |
| Description |
Commemorative print containing a montage of portraits of eminent African American men centered around a portrait of Frederick
Douglass and bordered by vignettes. Portraiture depicts: "Robert Brown Elliott, Ex-member of Congress" from South Carolina;
"Blanche K. Bruce, Ex-Senator, U.S." from Mississippi; "Prof. R.T. Greener, Dean, Howard University"; "Wm. Wells Brown, M.D.,
author of the Rising Son"; "Henry Highland Garnett [sic], Late Minister of Liberia"; "Rt. Rev. Richard Allen, 1st Bishop of
the African M.E. Church" in Philadelphia; first African American governor, "P.B.S. Pinchback, Ex-Governor of Louisiana"; "J.H.
Rainey, Ex-Member of Congress"; "E.D. Bassett, Ex-Minister to Hayti"; "John Mercer Langston, Minister to Hayti". Vignettes
depict a cornstalk, a twig of cotton, and scenes of romanticized images of African American home life by a waterway showing
African Americans playing instruments, dancing, transporting watermelon by barge, and relaxing.
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| Notes |
Title from item. |
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Inscribed lower right corner: Agents Wanted. |
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Lower left corner inexpertly hand painted. |
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Lib. Company. Annual report, 1975, p. 61. |
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Accessioned 1975. |
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RVCDC |
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Description revised 2021. |
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Access points revised 2021. |
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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.
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| Subject |
Allen, Richard, 1760-1831 -- Portraits. |
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Bassett, Ebenezer D., 1833-1908 -- Portraits. |
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Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884 -- Portraits. |
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Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898 -- Portraits. |
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Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 -- Portraits. |
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Elliott, Robert Brown, 1842-1884 -- Portraits. |
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Garnet, Henry Highland, 1815-1882 -- Portraits. |
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Greener, Richard Theodore, 1844-1922 -- Portraits. |
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Langston, John Mercer, 1829-1897 -- Portraits. |
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Pinchback, Pinckney Benton Stewart, 1837-1921 -- Portraits. |
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Rainey, Joseph H. (Joseph Hayne), 1832-1887 -- Portraits. |
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Abolitionists -- United States. |
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African American authors -- United States. |
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African American clergy -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
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African American diplomats -- United States. |
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African American educators -- United States. |
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African American governors -- Louisiana. |
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African American legislators -- United States. |
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African Americans -- Social conditions. |
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Freedmen -- United States. |
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Plantation life. |
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Enslaved children -- United States. |
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Enslaved labor -- United States. |
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Enslaved men -- United States. |
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Enslaved women -- United States. |
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Enslavement -- United States. |
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Free men -- United States. |
| Genre |
Commemorative prints -- 1880-1890. |
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Lithographs -- Hand-colored -- 1880-1890. |
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Portrait prints -- 1880-1890. |
| Printer |
Cram, George F., 1842-1928, publisher. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| **GC - African American Heroes [8139.F] |
| Accession number |
8139.F |
