Waiting for the Hour - Carte-de-visite of an emancipation watch night meeting

Waiting for the Hour
Carte-de-visite of an emancipation watch night meeting
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CREATED BY:
Heard & Moseley, American
SUBJECT OF:
William Tolman Carlton, American, 1818 - 1888
MEDIUM:
albumen and silver nitrate on photographic paper
DIMENSIONS:
H x W: 4 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. (10.8 x 6.4 cm)
TYPE:
cartes-de-visite
albumen prints
PLACE MADE:
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
DATE:
1863
TOPIC:
African American
Emancipation
Law
Slavery
CREDIT LINE:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
OBJECT NUMBER:
2010.77.7
RIGHTS:
Public domain
SEE MORE ITEMS IN:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
CLASSIFICATION:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Memorabilia and Ephemera
DATA SOURCE:
National Museum of African American History and Culture