Black man seated on very low stool; child stands, straddling his right leg, facing him; showing him small object in her right hand. Small basket in foreground. Carte de visite

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2032269

Description

Title: Black man seated on very low stool; child stands, straddling his right leg, facing him; showing him small object in her right hand. Small basket in foreground. Carte de visite
Creator: Ross & Thomson Photographers to the Queen
Published / Created: circa 1864
Publication Place: Edinburgh
Abstract: Thought to be Ira Frederick Aldridge [1807-1867], actor, in unpublished photograph with one of his daughters.
Extent: 1 photographic print on carte-de-visite mount
8.7 x 5.7 cm. onmount 10 x 6.1 cm.
Extent of Digitization: Completely digitized

Collection Information

Repository: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number: JWJ MSS 54
Collection Title: Randolph Linsly Simpson African-American Collection
Collection/Other Creator: Simpson, Randolph Linsly, 1927-1992
Collection Date: 1728-1991 (Bulk: 1850-1970)
Collection Note: Series I. Visual Material. CARTES DE VISITE
Container / Volume: Box 11 | Folder 482

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format: still image
Genre: Cartes-de-visite
Photographic prints
Photographs
Resource Type: Prints & Photographs
Subject (Topic): Blacks
Children
Girls

Access And Usage Rights

Access: Public
Rights: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Citation: Randolph Linsly Simpson African-American Collection. James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection in the Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Identifiers

Orbis Record: 4465927
Object ID (OID): 2032269