Postcard of Harriet Tubman, Nelson Davis, and daughter Gertie
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1887; printed 1992
name: label: Published by
content: Pomegranate Communications, Inc., American
label: Photograph by
content: William Haight Cheney, 1850 - 1905
label: Subject of
content: Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913
label: Subject of
content: Nelson Davis, American, died 1888
label: Subject of
content: Gertie Davis, born 1873
label: Written by
content: Sedalia Gaines
label: Received by
content: Mariline Northrup Wilkins
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Antislavery
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Photography
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
label: Movement
content: Anti-slavery movements
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: 2009.50.13
objectType: label: Type
content: portraits
label: Type
content: postcards
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 paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 6 x 4 1/4 in. (15.2 x 10.8 cm)