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Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895  Search this
Mary Burnett Talbert, American, 1866 - 1923  Search this
National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1896  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 x 18 in. (20.3 x 45.7 cm)
Type:
souvenirs
Place depicted:
Anacostia, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
A rectangular, framed photographic souvenir poster of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Home in Anancostia, D.C. The poster features three black-and-white photographs against a tan background. In the center is a rectangular photograph of the exterior of the Frederick Douglass house. To the proper left is an oval photographic portrait of Frederick Douglass, where he appears in profile from the chest up. Underneath the portrait is the text [FREDERICK DOUGLASS / Anti-Slavery Orator, Publicist and Journalist. Nominated for the "Hall of Fame."]. To the proper right is an oval photographic portrait of Mary B. Talbert, where she appears standing in profile, looking down at a white flower she holds in one hand, her other hand resting against the back of a chair. Beneath the portrait of Talbert is printed [MRS. MARY B. TALBERT / Of Buffalo, N.Y., Life Member, Trustee Board, Douglass Home. Under her administration and direction the Douglass Home was redeemed.].
Topic:
African American  Search this
Antislavery  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Photography  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Social reform  Search this
Women's organizations  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2012.46.4
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Movement:
Abolitionist movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b45d42cb-ec05-46d6-bc30-2749271187e5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.46.4