Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Carte-de-visite portrait of Frederick Douglass
1878
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A carte-de-visite albumen print portrait of Frederick Douglass. Douglass sits in profile facing viewer's left wearing bowtie, jacket, and waistcoat. A watch chain hangs from the lapel of his waistcoat. The back of the card features the photographer's stamp. Stamp reads [Fassett / Artist Photographer, / 925 PENNA. AVENUE, / WASHINGTON, / D.C.
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Catalog reference: 2019.28.25
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