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Schomburg Daguerreotype collection.

Title
Schomburg Daguerreotype collection.
Publication
1840s to 1850s.
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box 2Mixed materialSupervised use SCP 186032 box 2Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 1Mixed materialSupervised use SCP 186032 box 1Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

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Additional Authors
  • Washington, Augustus, 1820 or 1821-1875
  • Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, compiler.
Description
0.8 linear feet (2 boxes)
Summary
The Schomburg Daguerreotype collection dates from the 1840s to 1850s, and consists of seventeen daguerreotypes which depict individuals, most of whom are Black, in a posed portrait style.
Subject
  • African American photographers
  • African American portrait photographers
  • Daguerreotypists
Genre/Form
Daguerreotypes (photographs)
Source (note)
  • Source of acquisition is unknown.
Location of Other Archival Materials (note)
  • The bulk of Augustus Washington's daguerreotypes of Black people are held at the Library of Congress in the Prints and Photographs Division.
Call Number
SCP 186032
OCLC
1303033439
Title
Schomburg Daguerreotype collection.
Production
1840s to 1850s.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Location of Other Archival Materials
The bulk of Augustus Washington's daguerreotypes of Black people are held at the Library of Congress in the Prints and Photographs Division.
Source
Source of acquisition is unknown.
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Occupation
Photographers.
Added Author
Washington, Augustus, 1820 or 1821-1875, photographer.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, compiler.
Research Call Number
SCP 186032
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