Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

President Abraham Lincoln, American, 1809 - 1865  Search this

James Brown, American, born 1832  Search this

Medium:

photographic gelatin on photographic paper and paint; paper; ink on newsprint; blue pencil

Dimensions:

H x W: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)

Type:

photographs

portraits

Date:

May 1936

Description:

Elderly African American man with a beard, in a suit, tie, and hat and wearing military medals is turned 3/4 to look at the framed picture of Abraham Lincoln he is holding. Reverse: a newspaper clipping of the same photograph, stamped in purple ink "AMERICAN MAY 29 1936". The title of the article is "Vet, 104, in Parade" with caption in bold and italics: "JAMES BROWN, 104 YEARS OLD! Oldest war veteran left in Illinois." Photograph was intentionally hand-colored with white paint to improve reproduction of the photograph in printed media; the clipping in which the photograph appears is pasted to a paper which is adhered to the photograph.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Military  Search this

Photography  Search this

Slavery  Search this

U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this

United States Colored Troops  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection

Object number:

2011.51.13

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

Liljenquist Family Collection

Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd516aed936-9a56-41aa-9ecc-eb1a1e71da7a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.51.13