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Carte-de-visite portrait of Sojourner Truth

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A carte-de-visite bust-length portrait of Sojourner Truth with the text [I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance./Sojourner Truth.] beneath the image. Truth is depicted wearing a light colored shawl and bonnet which is tied under her chin. She is slightly turned towards the proper right side of the photograph. The verso reads [Entered according to the act of Congress/in the year 1864, by SOJOURNER TRUTH,/in the Clerk's Office, of the US District/Court for the Eastern District of Mich.].

Date Created
1864
Subject - Topic/Names
Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883
Subject - Time Period
Nineteenth century
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NMAAHC-2018_17_12
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https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2018.17.12
Title
Carte-de-visite portrait of Sojourner Truth
Date Created
1864
Description
A carte-de-visite bust-length portrait of Sojourner Truth with the text [I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance./Sojourner Truth.] beneath the image. Truth is depicted wearing a light colored shawl and bonnet which is tied under her chin. She is slightly turned towards the proper right side of the photograph. The verso reads [Entered according to the act of Congress/in the year 1864, by SOJOURNER TRUTH,/in the Clerk's Office, of the US District/Court for the Eastern District of Mich.].
Contributor
Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883
Primary Language
English
Subject - Topic/Names
Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883
Subject - Time Period
Nineteenth century
Extent/Dimensions
10.5 x 6.4 cm
Content Type
Still image
Content Genre
albumen prints
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Local Call Number
2018.17.12
Rights Statement
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Institution
Smithsonian Institution
Holding Repository
National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.)
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1864
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