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The Result of the Fifteenth Amendment and the Rise and Progress of the African Race in America and its Final Accomplishment and Celebration on May 19th A.D. 1870

Title:
Abraham Lincoln; John Brown; Ulysses Grant; Frederick Douglass; Thaddeus Stevens; Charles Sumner
Artist:
Metcalf & Clark, active c. 1870  Search this
Sitter:
Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865  Search this
Hugh Lennox Bond, 16 Dec 1828 - 24 Oct 1893  Search this
John Brown, 9 May 1800 - 2 Dec 1859  Search this
Schuyler Colfax, 23 Mar 1823 - 13 Jan 1885  Search this
Ulysses Simpson Grant, 27 Apr 1822 - 23 Jul 1885  Search this
Thaddeus Stevens, 4 Apr 1792 - 11 Aug 1868  Search this
Henry Winter Davis, 16 Aug 1817 - 30 Dec 1865  Search this
Charles Sumner, 6 Jan 1811 - 11 Mar 1874  Search this
Martin Robison Delany, 6 May 1812 - 25 Jan 1885  Search this
Frederick Douglass, Feb 1818 - 20 Feb 1895  Search this
Hiram Rhoades Revels, 27 Sep 1827 - 16 Jan 1901  Search this
Medium:
Hand-colored lithograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 54.3 × 70.2 cm (21 3/8 × 27 5/8")
Mat: 66 × 91.4 cm (26 × 36")
Type:
Print
Place:
United States\Maryland\Baltimore Independent City\Baltimore
Date:
1870
Topic:
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse  Search this
Architecture\Building  Search this
Exterior\Cityscape  Search this
Human Figures\Soldier  Search this
Human Figures\Crowd  Search this
Human Figures\Parade  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National\United States  Search this
Thaddeus Stevens: Male  Search this
Thaddeus Stevens: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Thaddeus Stevens: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Pennsylvania  Search this
Thaddeus Stevens: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Pennsylvania  Search this
Charles Sumner: Male  Search this
Charles Sumner: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Charles Sumner: Politics and Government\Statesman  Search this
Charles Sumner: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this
Charles Sumner: Politics and Government\US Senator\Massachusetts  Search this
Martin Robison Delany: Male  Search this
Martin Robison Delany: Literature\Writer  Search this
Martin Robison Delany: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer  Search this
Martin Robison Delany: Medicine and Health\Physician  Search this
Martin Robison Delany: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher  Search this
Hiram Rhoades Revels: Male  Search this
Hiram Rhoades Revels: Politics and Government\US Senator\Mississippi  Search this
Hiram Rhoades Revels: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Pastor  Search this
Hiram Rhoades Revels: Politics and Government\State Senator\Mississippi  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Male  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Literature\Writer  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this
Schuyler Colfax: Male  Search this
Schuyler Colfax: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US  Search this
Schuyler Colfax: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this
Schuyler Colfax: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Speaker of the House  Search this
Schuyler Colfax: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher  Search this
Schuyler Colfax: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Indiana  Search this
Schuyler Colfax: Business and Finance\Banking and Finance\Auditor  Search this
Henry Winter Davis: Male  Search this
Henry Winter Davis: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Henry Winter Davis: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Maryland  Search this
John Brown: Male  Search this
John Brown: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Male  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Military and Intelligence\Soldier  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Illinois  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Surveyor  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\State Senator\Illinois  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Crafts and Trades\Boat builder  Search this
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Male  Search this
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer  Search this
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War  Search this
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War  Search this
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Ulysses Simpson Grant: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
Hugh Lennox Bond: Male  Search this
Hugh Lennox Bond: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Hugh Lennox Bond: Law and Crime\Judge  Search this
Hugh Lennox Bond: Law and Crime\Jurist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2000.39
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm481d754a7-5af6-41a5-ab20-c5a0479af736
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2000.39

Harriet Tubman

Artist:
John G. Darby, active 1830s - 1860s  Search this
Sitter:
Harriet Araminta Tubman, 1820 - 10 Mar 1913  Search this
Medium:
Wood engraving on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17.8 × 10.4 cm (7 × 4 1/8")
Book: 18.7 × 12.3 × 1.8 cm (7 3/8 × 4 13/16 × 11/16")
Type:
Book
Date:
c. 1868
Topic:
Exterior  Search this
Weapon\Gun\Rifle  Search this
Book  Search this
Illustration  Search this
Harriet Araminta Tubman: Female  Search this
Harriet Araminta Tubman: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
Harriet Araminta Tubman: Medicine and Health\Nurse  Search this
Harriet Araminta Tubman: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this
Harriet Araminta Tubman: Military and Intelligence\Army\Army scout  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2006.31
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4414b54f6-bcb6-4bef-8ef9-a8c1e021ee31
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2006.31

Frederick Douglass

Artist:
E. W. Bouvé Lithography Co.  Search this
Publisher:
Henry Prentiss, born early 19th century  Search this
Sitter:
Frederick Douglass, Feb 1818 - 20 Feb 1895  Search this
Medium:
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 33.1 × 24.6 cm (13 1/16 × 9 11/16")
Image: 29.8 × 20 cm (11 3/4 × 7 7/8")
Type:
Print
Date:
1845
Topic:
Exterior\Landscape  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Horse  Search this
Sheet music  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Male  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Literature\Writer  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2014.29.1
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d05400a2-7d17-418e-919d-8e1164df7e4d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2014.29.1
Online Media:

The Gallant Charge of the Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts (Colored) Regiment

Artist:
Currier & Ives Lithography Company, active 1857 - 1907  Search this
Sitter:
Robert Gould Shaw, 10 Oct 1837 - 18 Jul 1863  Search this
Medium:
Hand-colored lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 22.6 × 31.5 cm (8 7/8 × 12 3/8")
Sheet: 32.3 × 40.7 cm (12 11/16 × 16")
Type:
Print
Date:
1863
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Exterior  Search this
Weapon\Gun\Rifle  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Glove\Gloves  Search this
Weapon\Sword  Search this
Exterior\Landscape\Battleground  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Flag  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Sash  Search this
Commemorative  Search this
Robert Gould Shaw: Male  Search this
Robert Gould Shaw: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Colonel  Search this
Robert Gould Shaw: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2016.104
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm466dab120-bcfc-4037-b1a3-77b55744f568
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2016.104

W.E.B. Du Bois

Artist:
Cornelius Marion Battey, 26 Aug 1873 - 14 Mar 1927  Search this
Sitter:
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, 23 Feb 1868 - 27 Aug 1963  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 32.8 × 24.6 cm (12 15/16 × 9 11/16")
Sheet: 50.6 × 40.3 cm (19 15/16 × 15 7/8")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1906
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie  Search this
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois: Male  Search this
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois: Literature\Writer  Search this
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University  Search this
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist\Civil rights leader  Search this
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois: Literature\Editor  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; purchase funded in part by the photography acquisitions endowment established by the Joseph L. and Emily K. Gidwitz Memorial Foundation
Object number:
NPG.2022.152
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm47ad09c46-5b1d-442f-a0ab-90d51794a751
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2022.152

Frederick Douglass

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Copy after:
Carl Casper Giers, 28 Apr 1828 - 24 May 1877  Search this
Sitter:
Frederick Douglass, Feb 1818 - 20 Feb 1895  Search this
Medium:
Wood engraving on paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 40.5 × 27.9 cm (15 15/16 × 11")
Image: 36.7 × 29.9 cm (14 7/16 × 11 3/4")
Type:
Print
Date:
1883
Topic:
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Magazine  Search this
Illustration  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Male  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Literature\Writer  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.72.7
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4259f98c3-b792-45dc-9cc7-26fba717d7f6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.72.7

Frederick Douglass

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Former attribution:
Elisha Livermore Hammond, 1779 - 1882  Search this
Sitter:
Frederick Douglass, Feb 1818 - 20 Feb 1895  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Stretcher: 70.2 x 57.5 x 3.8cm (27 5/8 x 22 5/8 x 1 1/2")
Frame: 82.6 x 69.9 x 8.3cm (32 1/2 x 27 1/2 x 3 1/4")
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1845
Topic:
Frederick Douglass: Male  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Literature\Writer  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.74.45
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm43dba84b9-59f0-46b4-b02b-b3dd34166f28
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.74.45

Representative Women

Artist:
L. Schamer, active c. 1870  Search this
Lithographer:
Louis Prang Lithography Company, active 1856 - 1899  Search this
Sitter:
Lucretia Coffin Mott, 3 Jan 1793 - 11 Nov 1880  Search this
Sara Jane Clarke Lippincott, 23 Sep 1823 - 20 Apr 1904  Search this
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 12 Nov 1815 - 26 Oct 1902  Search this
Anna Elizabeth Dickinson, 28 Oct 1842 - 22 Oct 1932  Search this
Susan Brownell Anthony, 15 Feb 1820 - 13 Mar 1906  Search this
Mary Ashton Rice Livermore, 19 Dec 1820 - 23 May 1905  Search this
Lydia Maria Francis Child, 11 Feb 1802 - 20 Oct 1880  Search this
Medium:
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 40.8 × 31.2 cm (16 1/16 × 12 5/16")
Sheet: 60.5 × 50.8 cm (23 13/16 × 20")
Type:
Print
Date:
1870
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Necklace  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Brooch  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Veil  Search this
Anna Elizabeth Dickinson: Female  Search this
Anna Elizabeth Dickinson: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
Anna Elizabeth Dickinson: Literature\Writer\Playwright  Search this
Anna Elizabeth Dickinson: Education and Scholarship\Orator  Search this
Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Female  Search this
Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Literature\Writer\Magazine article writer  Search this
Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist\Suffragist  Search this
Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Temperance  Search this
Susan Brownell Anthony: Female  Search this
Susan Brownell Anthony: Literature\Writer  Search this
Susan Brownell Anthony: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this
Susan Brownell Anthony: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher  Search this
Susan Brownell Anthony: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher  Search this
Susan Brownell Anthony: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist\Suffragist  Search this
Susan Brownell Anthony: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Temperance  Search this
Susan Brownell Anthony: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Feminist  Search this
Sara Jane Clarke Lippincott: Female  Search this
Sara Jane Clarke Lippincott: Literature\Writer  Search this
Sara Jane Clarke Lippincott: Journalism and Media\Journalist  Search this
Mary Ashton Rice Livermore: Female  Search this
Mary Ashton Rice Livermore: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this
Mary Ashton Rice Livermore: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Social reformer  Search this
Mary Ashton Rice Livermore: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Mary Ashton Rice Livermore: Literature\Writer\Magazine article writer  Search this
Mary Ashton Rice Livermore: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Mary Ashton Rice Livermore: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist\Suffragist  Search this
Mary Ashton Rice Livermore: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Temperance  Search this
Lydia Maria Francis Child: Female  Search this
Lydia Maria Francis Child: Journalism and Media\Magazine publisher  Search this
Lydia Maria Francis Child: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher  Search this
Lydia Maria Francis Child: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Lydia Maria Francis Child: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
Lucretia Coffin Mott: Female  Search this
Lucretia Coffin Mott: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this
Lucretia Coffin Mott: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Social reformer  Search this
Lucretia Coffin Mott: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher  Search this
Lucretia Coffin Mott: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
Lucretia Coffin Mott: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist\Suffragist  Search this
Lucretia Coffin Mott: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Feminist  Search this
Lucretia Coffin Mott: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Minister  Search this
Lucretia Coffin Mott: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist\Women's rights advocate  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.77.196
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm46a3cd7aa-3bde-4df3-b6c2-5d5c48decf02
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.77.196

Langston Hughes

Artist:
Edward Henry Weston, 24 Mar 1886 - 1 Jun 1958  Search this
Sitter:
Langston Hughes, 1 Feb 1902 - 22 May 1967  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 24.4 × 19.4 cm (9 5/8 × 7 5/8")
Mount: 45.8 × 35.4 cm (18 1/16 × 13 15/16")
Mat: 55.9 × 40.7 cm (22 × 16")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\California\Monterey\Carmel
Date:
1932
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Flower\Boutonniere  Search this
Langston Hughes: Male  Search this
Langston Hughes: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Langston Hughes: Literature\Writer\Librettist  Search this
Langston Hughes: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist  Search this
Langston Hughes: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Langston Hughes: Education and Scholarship\Scholar\Translator  Search this
Langston Hughes: Literature\Writer\Playwright  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.77.264
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© 1981 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm430fc51c2-b5da-4e1d-a1f6-45dac7d81878
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.77.264

Abraham Lincoln

Artist:
Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896  Search this
Sitter:
Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865  Search this
Medium:
Albumen silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 8.2 × 5.4 cm (3 1/4 × 2 1/8")
Mount: 10.1 × 6.2 cm (4 × 2 7/16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1864
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Chain  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Male  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Military and Intelligence\Soldier  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Illinois  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Surveyor  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\State Senator\Illinois  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Crafts and Trades\Boat builder  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.79.149
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm47c067a5f-3f0e-4580-afb7-54c0849d0d6a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.79.149

Booker T. Washington

Artist:
Elmer Chickering, 16 Feb 1857 - 14 May 1915  Search this
Sitter:
Booker T. Washington, 5 Apr 1856 - 14 Nov 1915  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 14 × 9.7 cm (5 1/2 × 3 13/16")
Mount: 16.6 × 10.8 cm (6 9/16 × 4 1/4")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1895
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Button  Search this
Photographic format\Cabinet card  Search this
Booker T. Washington: Male  Search this
Booker T. Washington: Literature\Writer  Search this
Booker T. Washington: Education and Scholarship\Educator  Search this
Booker T. Washington: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this
Booker T. Washington: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Social reformer  Search this
Booker T. Washington: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher  Search this
Booker T. Washington: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\Educational organization  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.79.208
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e532dc82-2c51-4cd2-88b2-c14750750b64
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.79.208

Sojourner Truth

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Sojourner Truth, c. 1797 - 26 Nov 1883  Search this
Medium:
Albumen silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 8.7 × 5.6 cm (3 7/16 × 2 3/16")
Mount: 10.1 × 6.2 cm (4 × 2 7/16")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\Michigan
Date:
1864
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower\Flowers  Search this
Printed Material\Book  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Container\Vase  Search this
Costume\Outerwear\Shawl  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Bonnet  Search this
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite  Search this
Sojourner Truth: Female  Search this
Sojourner Truth: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this
Sojourner Truth: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
Sojourner Truth: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.79.209
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e1ea3dbb-c719-47d2-891b-9a50827e9a1a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.79.209

Gerrit Smith

Artist:
Ezra Greenleaf Weld, 26 Oct 1801 - 14 Oct 1874  Search this
Sitter:
Gerrit Smith, 6 Mar 1797 - 28 Dec 1874  Search this
Medium:
Two-thirds plate daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Image/Sight: 12 × 8.9 cm (4 3/4 × 3 1/2")
Mat (brass): 13.8 × 10.8 cm (5 7/16 × 4 1/4")
Case open: 15.2 × 24.6 × 1.2 cm (6 × 9 11/16 × 1/2")
Case closed: 15.2 × 12.3 × 1.8 cm (6 × 4 13/16 × 11/16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1854
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Printed Material\Book  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie  Search this
Cased object  Search this
Gerrit Smith: Male  Search this
Gerrit Smith: Literature\Writer  Search this
Gerrit Smith: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Social reformer  Search this
Gerrit Smith: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this
Gerrit Smith: Politics and Government\US Congressman\New York  Search this
Gerrit Smith: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
Gerrit Smith: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Temperance  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of an anonymous donor. Conservation made possible by a grant from the Smithsonian's Collections Care and Preservation Fund
Object number:
NPG.80.118
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e84f7c8e-1e16-44ee-a7bf-8877a90b1944
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.80.118
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Frederick Douglass

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Frederick Douglass, Feb 1818 - 20 Feb 1895  Search this
Medium:
Sixth-plate daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Image/Sight: 6.6 × 5.3 cm (2 5/8 × 2 1/16")
Mat (brass): 8.3 × 7 cm (3 1/4 × 2 3/4")
Case open: 9.3 × 16.8 × 0.9 cm (3 11/16 × 6 5/8 × 3/8")
Case closed: 9.3 × 8.4 × 1.8 cm (3 11/16 × 3 5/16 × 11/16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1850 (after c. 1847 daguerreotype)
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie  Search this
Cased object  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Male  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Literature\Writer  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
Frederick Douglass: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.80.21
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48ba748fa-55ef-451b-8f48-6234f234d692
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.80.21

John Brown

Artist:
Augustus Washington, 1820/1 - 1875  Search this
Sitter:
John Brown, 9 May 1800 - 2 Dec 1859  Search this
Medium:
Quarter-plate daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Case Open: 11.4 x 19.7 x 1.1cm (4 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 7/16")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\Connecticut\Hartford\Hartford
Date:
c. 1846-47
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Flag  Search this
Cased object  Search this
John Brown: Male  Search this
John Brown: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; purchased with major acquisition funds and with funds donated by Betty Adler Schermer in honor of her great-grandfather, August M. Bondi
Object number:
NPG.96.123
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d7d4f2bb-7407-447b-b47d-437d06dade0a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.96.123
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William Lloyd Garrison

Artist:
Southworth & Hawes, active 1843 - 1862  Search this
Albert Sands Southworth, 12 Mar 1811 - 3 Mar 1894  Search this
Josiah Johnson Hawes, 20 Feb 1808 - 7 Aug 1901  Search this
Sitter:
William Lloyd Garrison, 10 Dec 1805 - 24 May 1879  Search this
Medium:
Half-plate daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 14 x 10.8 cm (5 1/2 x 4 1/4")
Case Open: 15.2 x 24 x 1.2 cm (6 x 9 7/16 x 1/2")
Case Closed: 15.2 x 12 x 1.8 cm (6 x 4 3/4 x 11/16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1851
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Cased object  Search this
William Lloyd Garrison: Male  Search this
William Lloyd Garrison: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this
William Lloyd Garrison: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher  Search this
William Lloyd Garrison: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist  Search this
William Lloyd Garrison: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
William Lloyd Garrison: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist\Suffragist  Search this
William Lloyd Garrison: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Temperance  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; conservation made possible by a grant from the Smithsonian's Collections Care and Preservation Fund
Object number:
NPG.99.47
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4c6c6101d-1ef1-4b7b-aa79-f3ed2d0eb56e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.99.47
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John Brown

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
John Brown, 9 May 1800 - 2 Dec 1859  Search this
Medium:
Salted paper print
Dimensions:
Mount: 21.7 x 16.6 cm (8 9/16 x 6 9/16")
Image/Sheet: 11.7 × 8.9 cm (4 5/8 × 3 1/2")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1857 (after c. 1855 daguerreotype)
Topic:
John Brown: Male  Search this
John Brown: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
S/NPG.80.54
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm49d2649d4-a9f9-4b52-b70c-1b2a24db8d4a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.80.54

Martha Washington

Artist:
William Bache, 22 Dec 1771 - 09 Jul 1845  Search this
Sitter:
Martha Washington, 2 Jun 1731 - 22 May 1802  Search this
Medium:
Cut coated paper mounted on paper
Dimensions:
Image (approx): 7.9 × 7 cm (3 1/8 × 2 3/4")
Book closed: 47.3 × 34.9 × 4.8 cm (18 5/8 × 13 3/4")
Book open: 47.3 × 66.7 × 4.8 cm (18 5/8 × 26 1/4")
Type:
Silhouette
Date:
c. 1803-04
Topic:
Silhouette\Cut-out  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Bonnet  Search this
Book\Album  Search this
Martha Washington: Female  Search this
Martha Washington: Politics and Government\First Lady\First Lady of US  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of Sarah Bache Bloise
Object number:
NPG.2002.184.6
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4c883e398-7684-435d-8b8f-cf66b6fd6c98
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2002.184.6

Martin Luther King Jr. at Chicago Press Conference, January 1966

Artist:
Jack Mulcahy, 1915 - 21 Aug 2004  Search this
Sitter:
James Bevel, 19 Oct 1936 - 19 Dec 2008  Search this
Albert Raby, 1933 - 23 Nov 1988  Search this
Martin Luther King, Jr., 15 Jan 1929 - 4 Apr 1968  Search this
Andrew Jackson Young Jr., born 12 Mar 1932  Search this
Walter Edward Fauntroy, born 1933  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Sheet: 19.1 × 25.4 cm (7 1/2 × 10")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\Illinois\Cook\Chicago
Date:
1966
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Home Furnishings\Drinking vessel\Glass  Search this
Container\Pitcher  Search this
Home Furnishings\Curtain  Search this
Interior\Convention hall  Search this
Andrew Jackson Young Jr.: Male  Search this
Andrew Jackson Young Jr.: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Pastor  Search this
Andrew Jackson Young Jr.: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist  Search this
Andrew Jackson Young Jr.: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Georgia  Search this
Andrew Jackson Young Jr.: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Ambassador\United Nations  Search this
Andrew Jackson Young Jr.: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor\Atlanta, GA  Search this
Walter Edward Fauntroy: Male  Search this
Walter Edward Fauntroy: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Pastor  Search this
Walter Edward Fauntroy: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Delegate\Washington, DC  Search this
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Male  Search this
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist\Civil rights leader  Search this
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Minister  Search this
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Nobel Prize  Search this
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Congressional Gold Medal  Search this
James Bevel: Male  Search this
James Bevel: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist  Search this
James Bevel: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist  Search this
James Bevel: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Reverend  Search this
Albert Raby: Male  Search this
Albert Raby: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher  Search this
Albert Raby: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist\Civil rights activist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Ann M. Shumard in memory of Sylvanus Tucker
Object number:
NPG.2013.23
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Location:
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm408b78ff0-bfbb-4b31-98ef-ef1668c55cb7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2013.23

Martha Washington

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Copy after:
Gilbert Stuart, 3 Dec 1755 - 9 Jul 1828  Search this
Sitter:
Martha Washington, 2 Jun 1731 - 22 May 1802  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Stretcher: 76.2 × 64.8 × 1.6 cm (30 × 25 1/2 × 5/8")
Frame: 92.1 × 79.7 × 8.9 cm (36 1/4 × 31 3/8 × 3 1/2")
Type:
Painting
Date:
early-mid 19th century
Topic:
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Bonnet  Search this
Martha Washington: Female  Search this
Martha Washington: Politics and Government\First Lady\First Lady of US  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.70.3
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48abceeb3-cb26-4d27-851d-8532ef898ec8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.70.3

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