Child
Augustus Washington, American, 1820/21 - 1875
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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