Photograph of James Brown, Civil War veteran, with a picture of Abraham Lincoln

Object Details

Created by

Unidentified

Subject of

President Abraham Lincoln, American, 1809 - 1865

James Brown, American, born 1832

Description

Elderly African American man with a beard, in a suit, tie, and hat and wearing military medals is turned 3/4 to look at the framed picture of Abraham Lincoln he is holding. Reverse: a newspaper clipping of the same photograph, stamped in purple ink "AMERICAN MAY 29 1936". The title of the article is "Vet, 104, in Parade" with caption in bold and italics: "JAMES BROWN, 104 YEARS OLD! Oldest war veteran left in Illinois." Photograph was intentionally hand-colored with white paint to improve reproduction of the photograph in printed media; the clipping in which the photograph appears is pasted to a paper which is adhered to the photograph.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection

May 1936

Object number

2011.51.13

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

Type

photographs

portraits

Medium

photographic gelatin on photographic paper and paint; paper; ink on newsprint; blue pencil

Dimensions

H x W: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title

Liljenquist Family Collection

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Military

Photography

Slavery

U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865

United States Colored Troops

Record ID

nmaahc_2011.51.13

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd516aed936-9a56-41aa-9ecc-eb1a1e71da7a