Newspaper clipping with a portrait of Harriet Tubman
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1868; printed 1986
name: label: Published by
content: The Philadelphia Tribune, American, founded 1884
label: Created by
content: John G. Darby, active 1830s - 1860s
label: Subject of
content: Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913
label: Subject of
content: Mariline Northrup Wilkins
label: Subject of
content: African American Museum in Philadelphia, American, founded 1976
notes: label: Description
content: A clipping from The Philadelphia Tribune featuring a reproduction of John G. Darby's woodcut engraving portrait of Harriet Tubman. The image has been cropped from the original full-length portrait which depicts Tubman standing, holding a rifle with Civil War tents in the background. The clipping cuts off the portrait just above the feet. Above is the first two columns of the accompanying article with the headline "Spoken history: / Harriet Tubman" and beneath is the caption [Harriet Tubman]. The clipping refers to a Women's History Month program at the African American Museum in Philadelphia featuring Tubman's great-grandniece Mariline Wilkins. The date and source are printed across the top [Friday, March 21, 1986 The Philadelphia Tribune].
place: label: Place printed
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Museums
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: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2009.50.12
objectType: label: Type
content: portraits
label: Type
content: clippings
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on newsprint
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 5 7/8 x 4 1/2 in. (14.9 x 11.4 cm)