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

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)

See more items in: 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

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