Albumen print of enslaved women and their children near Alexandria, Virginia
date: label: Date
content: December 2, 1861 to March 10, 1862
name: label: Attributed to
content: James E. Larkin, American
label: Subject of
content: William Hughes, American, born 1856
label: Subject of
content: Lucinda Hughes, American
label: Subject of
content: Fannie Hughes, American, 1860 - 1950
label: Subject of
content: Mary Hughes, American, born 1860
label: Subject of
content: Frances Hughes, American, born 1834
label: Subject of
content: Martha E. Hughes, American, born 1857
label: Subject of
content: Julia Scott Hughes, American, born 1859
label: Subject of
content: Harriet Hughes, American, born 1852
label: Subject of
content: Charles W. Hughes, American, born 1853
label: Subject of
content: Marshall M. Hughes, American, born 1854
label: Subject of
content: Volusia Plantation, ended 1896
label: Subject of
content: Felix Richards, American, died 1864
label: Subject of
content: Amelia Macrae Richards, American, died 1910
notes: label: Description
content: An albumen print on paper with a purple, reddish-brown hue depicting two adult women and seven children pictured, from left to right: William, Lucinda, Fannie (seated on Lucinda's lap), Mary (in cradle), Frances (standing), Martha, Julia (behind Martha), Harriet, and Charles or Marshall. Lucinda Hughes and Frances Hughes were sisters-in-law through Frances's husband David. The group is posed outside in front of bare trees, one woman is posed as if ironing. Baskets and a dog or doll house are placed around the group. The women and their children were enslaved at the time this photograph was taken on a plantation just west of Alexandria, Virginia, that belonged to Felix Richards. Frances and her children were enslaved by Felix, while Lucinda and her children were enslaved by his wife, Amelia Macrae Richards.
label: Description
content: On the recto, an inscription is written in pencil on the paper mount below the image that reads: "Felix Richards slaves". On the verso, an inscription is written in pencil along the top center of the paper mount that reads "Felix Richards lived at 'Volusia' / Near Alexandria, VA." To the right of this inscription is more text written in pencil with a heavier hand that reads "101400 / 01-P-284". There is a pre-printed metallic oval on the verso.
place: label: Place captured
content: Volusia Plantation, Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Domestic life
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Motherhood
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.174.8
objectType: label: Type
content: albumen prints
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: albumen and silver on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 5 1/2 × 8 1/4 in. (14 × 21 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Mount): 7 15/16 × 10 in. (20.2 × 25.4 cm)