Museum purchase, 1983.61.0 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Images(2)

Museum purchase, 1983.61.0, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright

Frederick Douglass

PhotographerPhotographed by S. H. Waite American, 1832 - 1906

Date1864

MediumPhotography; Albumen print on paper on carte de visite card mount

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 1 1/2 x 1 1/8in. (3.8 x 2.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 1/16in. (8.9 x 5.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 3/8in. (10.2 x 6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionBust-length portrait of an African-American man, Frederick Douglass, with white and/or gray hair and a mustache, wearing a collar, vest and jacket.

Object number1983.61.0

InscribedOn bottom of recto, handwritten in ink, "Fred Douglass"

On verso, upper edge, in pencil, "1983-61-0 / Found in Primus / Papers, 44012"NotesDate Note: The exact date of Waite's photograph of Frederick Douglass is established by an article that appeared in the Hartford Courant on April 16, 1864: "S. H. Waite, No. 271 Main Street, has taken an admirable portrait of Frederick Douglass, which may be seen in the store window of Geer & Pond's, where copies (carte de visites) can be purchased." (Finlay 3/20/2012)

Subject Terms