Carrie Buck
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1870
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard carte-de-visite mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 7/8 x 1 3/4in. (7.3 x 4.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/8 x 2 1/4in. (9.2 x 5.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 7/8 x 2 3/8in. (9.8 x 6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/8 x 2 1/4in. (9.2 x 5.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 7/8 x 2 3/8in. (9.8 x 6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Frances Hoxie
DescriptionCarte-de-visite photograph of Carrie Buck. Oval bust-length studio portrait of a young African-American woman. She is wearing a dress decorated with ruchng, pendant (possibly a locket), and earrings.
Object number2008.23.0
InscribedOn verso, in black ink, "CARRIE BUCK"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: The 1870 Federal Census lists Carrie Buck as the daughter of Jeddidiah and Almira Buck, living with her parents, sisters, and brothers in Columbia, Connecticut. Her age is given as 17; however, the 1880 Census gives her age as 24. The family is identified as "Black;" Jeddidiah is a farmer.Subject Terms
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