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Augustus Washington, American, 1820/21 - 1875

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before 1853

Sixth plate Daguerreotype

Overall: 3 5/8 × 3 1/4 × 11/16 in. (9.2 × 8.2 × 1.7 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Katharine T. and Merrill G. Beede 1929 Fund and a gift in memory of Angus Russell, Class of 1952, and in honor of his classmates

2013.64.2

Geography

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

19th century

Object Name

Photograph

Research Area

Photograph

Not on view

Course History

WRIT 7.24, Past Imperfect, Cynthia Monroe, Spring 2019

WRIT 7.24, Past Imperfect, Cynthia Monroe, Spring 2019

ARTH 48.02, History of Photography, Katie Hornstein, Winter 2020

Art History 48.02, Histories of Photography, Katie Hornstein, Spring 2024

African and African American Studies 7.01, Picturing African American History, Michael Chaney, Spring 2024

Provenance

Greg French Early Photography, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts; sold to present collection, 2013.

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