Carte-de-visite of A. G. Cowery
date: label: Date
content: late 1860s-1870s
name: label: Photograph by
content: J. H. Emerson, American, 1827 - 1895
label: Subject of
content: A. G. Cowery
notes: label: Description
content: A fading deep purple-reddish brown carte-de-visite of A. G. Cowery by J. H. Emerson in Keokuk, Iowa. The full-length portrait captures Lowery wearing a three-piece suit and rests his hand on the base of a column with a drape pulled back behind him. The photograph is on a rectangular mat frame and backing. On the front bottom margin of the photograph is a handwritten inscription [A. G. Cowery]. On the back of the photograph, stamped in the center with black ink is [J.H. EMERSON, PHOTOGRAPHER, / KEOKUK, IOWA.].
place: label: Place depicted
content: Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Men
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: 2011.36.18
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 x 2 1/2 in. (10.2 x 6.4 cm)