Portrait of a young Black woman
Item
Identifier
2025.019
Title
Portrait of a young Black woman
Type
Photograph
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Date
1866-1894
Creator
A.F. Burnham
Culture
American
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Description
Abraham Franklin Burnham (1834- ) was born in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts by 1866 he had relocated to Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota and had paid for a Class B license as a photographer. The black-and-white photograph has been mounted to heavy paper which has yellowed.
Measurements
Card: 4 x 2-1/2 in. (10 x 6.5 cm), photograph: 3-1/2 x 2-3/8 in. (9 x 5.5 cm)
Medium
Cartes-de-visite
Subject
portraits; portraiture; women; woman; female; females; 19th century; African-American
Condition
Excellent
Source
Purchased by the Center for Virtual/Material Studies
Copyright statement
These images are posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. Other uses may not be permitted.