Carte-de-visite of Mr. and Mrs. Townsend
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1870
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Rev. Doc Anderson Townsend, American, 1848 - 1927
label: Subject of
content: Emma Alice Townsend, American, 1854 - 1936
notes: label: Description
content: A fading deep purple-reddish brown carte-de-visite of a married couple, Mr. and Mrs. Townsend. Rev. Doc Anderson Townsend wears a suit and sits in a chair facing slightly to his left as Mrs. Emma Alice Townsend, wearing a dress, stands with her hand on his shoulder The photograph is on a rectangular mat frame and backing. On the front bottom margin of the photograph is a handwritten inscription [Mr. & Mrs. Townsend].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Religious leaders
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: 2011.36.19
objectType: label: Type
content: cartes-de-visite
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 on card mount
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 4 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. (10.5 x 6.4 cm)