Photograph carte-de-visite of R.T. Greener
date: label: Date
content: July 1865
name: label: Photograph by
content: Augustus Marshall, American, 1835 - 1916
label: Subject of
content: Richard T. Greener, American, 1844 - 1922
notes: label: Description
content: Photographic carte-de-visite of Richard T. Greener, who in 1870 became the first African American graduate of Harvard College. Underneath the photo is the subject's name, [R.T. Greener / Boston / Mass]. Greener is in the center of the card as a portrait ending at his chest and fading to white. He is looking toward the left of the image. He is wearing a jacket and bowtie. On the verso is the photographer's information at the center, [MARSHALL, / PHOTOGRAPHER, / Studio Building, / Cor. Tremont & Bromfield Sts., / BOSTON.]. Above is a blue 2 cent stamp with an image of George Washington. On top of the stamp is another photographer's stamp that reads, [MARSHALL / JUL / 1865 / POST].
place: label: Place made
content: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Photography
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Liljenquist Family 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, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.105.23
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 photographic paper on card mount
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 4 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.8 × 6.3 cm)