Carte-de-visite of Lt. Governor Oscar J. Dunn
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Object Details
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Lieutenant Governor Oscar J. Dunn, American, 1826 - 1871
- Owned by
- Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
- Description
- An albumen print carte-de-visite portrait of Lt. Governor Oscar J. Dunn. He is photographed standing with his right foot slightly forward than his left and has his left arm resting on a pedestal. He is wearing a dark colored suit, vest and a bowtie. A watch chain is visible on the right side of his vest. He is looking directly at the camera. The photograph is inscribed on at the top and bottom of the front. At the bottom, handwritten in black ink, is: [Lieut Gov. Oscar J. Dunn / of Louisiana].
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1868-1871
- Object number
- 2018.62
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- cartes-de-visite
- portraits
- Medium
- albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.2 × 6.4 cm)
- H x W (image): 3 9/16 × 2 in. (9.1 × 5.1 cm)
- H x W x D (mounting board): 13 7/8 × 10 15/16 × 1/16 in. (35.3 × 27.8 × 0.1 cm)
- Place captured
- Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Photographs and Still Images
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- American South
- Photography
- Politics
- Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2018.62
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59a8d81ca-606a-4323-8e89-535cafd439f9
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