Carte-de-visite of Hubert Gideon Welles in outfit sewn by Elizabeth Keckly
date: label: Date
content: 1862; printed 1865
name: label: Photograph by
content: Henry Ulke, German American, 1821 - 1910
label: Subject of
content: Hubert Gideon Welles, American, 1858 - 1862
label: Subject of
content: Elizabeth Keckly, American, 1818 - 1907
notes: label: Description
content: Carte-de-visite of a young boy identified as Hubert Gideon Welles, dressed in an outfit sewn by Elizabeth Keckly (sometimes spelled Keckley). The child wears a light colored shirt under a checked long sleeve jacket, fastened closed at the collar. On the bottom he wears a matching checked skirt with a wide solid color band towards the hem. The child stands next to an ornate wood chair, holding on to the chair back. On the reverse of the card is text that reads "HENRY ULKE, / 278 Pennsylvania Avenue, / Washington, D.C. / 1865."
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Free communities of color
label: Topic
content: Photography
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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: 2018.35.2.3
objectType: label: Type
content: cartes-de-visite
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 photographic paper on cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image): 3 3/4 × 2 1/4 in. (9.5 × 5.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 4 1/8 × 2 3/8 in. (10.5 × 6.1 cm)