Postcard of Harriet Tubman, Nelson Davis, and daughter Gertie

Object Details

Published by

Pomegranate Communications, Inc., American

Photograph by

William Haight Cheney, 1850 - 1905

Subject of

Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913

Nelson Davis, American, died 1888

Gertie Davis, born 1873

Written by

Sedalia Gaines

Received by

Mariline Northrup Wilkins

Description

A black-and-white postcard featuring a photograph of Harriet Tubman, her husband Nelson Davis, and their adopted daughter Gertie. Tubman stands on the left holding a round pan. The postcard was sent to Mariline Wilkins in Philadelphia, PA from Sedalia Gaines in 1992.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson

ca. 1887; printed 1992

Object number

2009.50.13

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

Type

portraits

postcards

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 6 x 4 1/4 in. (15.2 x 10.8 cm)

Place depicted

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Media Arts-Photography

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Movement

Anti-slavery movements

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Antislavery

Correspondence

Photography

Record ID

nmaahc_2009.50.13

Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f4872994-4a39-4a84-b401-383e92f45edc