Albumen Prints Collection

Waiting for the Hour, 1863. Creators: Unknown, William Tolman Carlton
Carte-de-visite of a group of African Americans gathered around a man with a pocket watch, leaning on a pulpit made out of U.S. Sanitation Commission crates

Radical Members of the South Carolina Legislature, 1868. Creator: Unknown
A carte-de-visite of sixty-four (64) so-called " Radical" members of the reconstructed South Carolina legislature after the Civil War

The Chimney sweep, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
The Chimney sweep, 19th century. Additional title: John King, chimney sweep, shown with gear while singing out his call

Colored Pickets on Duty Near Dutch Gap, 1864. Creator: E. & H. T. Anthony
Black soldiers aiming rifles in a scene from the American Civil War. Dutch Gap refers to a Canal dug during the Civil War to cut off a bend in the James River controlled by Confederate forts

Albumen print of enslaved women and their children near Alexandria
Albumen print of enslaved African-American women and their children near Alexandria, Virginia, December 2, 1861 to March 10, 1862

Cabinet card of Col. Charles Young as a cadet at West Point, 1889. Creator: Pach Bros
A large sepia-toned cabinet card of Charles Young (1864-1922) as a cadet at West Point. He was the third African-American graduate of the United States Military Academy, the first black U.S

Carte-de-visite portrait of Walter W. Johnson, 1868. Creator: Henry Ulke
Carte-de-visite of Walter W. Johnson shown in half portrait. Johnson was and American civil engineer, explorer, surveyor, and teacher of freedmen

Carte-de-visite portrait of Carrie N. Lacy, 1865. Creator: Henry Ulke
Carte-de-visite of Caroline " Carrie" N. Lacy shown in full portrait. Lacy stands with her body facing one quarter to her right but her face is turned straight to the camera

Carte-de-visite portrait of Phebe M. Coffin, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Carte-de-visite of Phebe M. Coffin shown in seated full portrait. She is turned one quarter to her right and looks off frame

Carte-de-visite of a sailor named Jim, late 19th century. Creator: Unknown
An African American sailor standing with his right hand resting on a small pillar. His left hand is resting on his hip and his left arm is bent at the elbow

Carte-de-visite portrait of Willy Hall, ca. 1860. Creator: Unknown
Carte-de-visite of William Woodhull " Willy" Hall in full-length standing portrait. Hall wears a round-brimmed hat with a feather and buckle on the front of the band

Carte-de-visite portrait of Mrs. Bowen, 1866. Creator: Henry Ulke
Carte-de-visite of Mary Barker Bowen shown in bust portrait. Her body faces the camera, but her head is turned a quarter to her left and she looks off camera

Carte-de-visite portrait of Col. Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth, 1861. Creator: Mathew Brady
Carte-de-visite of Col. Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth shown in three-quarter portrait. Ellsworth stands facing the camera with his right hand in his trouser pocket

Albumen print of Harriet Tubman, ca. 1908; printed ca. 1920. Creator: Tarby Studio
A large albumen print of Harriet Tubman by Tarby Studios in Auburn, NY. The image is enlarged from an older print. African-American anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman (c1820-1913)

Photographic print of a woman sitting and a man standing, ca. 1850-1895. Creator: Unknown
A deep purple-reddish brown photograph of African-Americans, the man standing with his hand on the back of the chair. The woman is wearing a hat with a large feather. Both subjects face the camera

Albumen print of a man with a full hay cart, 1894-1904. Creator: E. K. Blush
A cabinet card with an albumen print depicting an unidentified man standing in front of an open cart stacked high with hay. Two (2) oxen are harnessed in front of the cart

Albumen print of Rev. Nelson W. Jordan, 1890s. Creator: Unknown
A brownish photograph printed on textured paper of Nelson Jordan. Jordan is seated in a three-quarter portrait with his body turned slightly left, but facing the camera

Albumen print of three members of the Boyd family, 1890-1930. Creator: Unknown
An albumen print of three members of the Boyd family, including Edgar Leroy Boyd and his grandfather, Alfred Boyd, Sr. The men are all wearing suits

No. 2009, Taking a Rest, 1890-1895. Creator: Thomas H. Lindsey
A cabinet card with a black-and-white print depicting an unidentified man standing next to a Conestoga wagon drawn by three (3) oxen. Two of the oxen lay down on the dirt street

Folks At Home, 1888-1912. Creator: O. Pierre Havens
A cabinet card with an albumen print of three (3) unidentified African-American women and seven (7) children posed on the porch of a wooden house

Albumen print of Millie and Christine McCoy, 1880s -1890s. Creator: Charles Eisenmann
A photographic print of African-American conjoined twins whose stage names were " The Carolina Twins", " The Two-Headed Nightingale"

Hoeing Rice, 1876-1888. Creator: O. Pierre Havens
A stereograph titled " Hoeing Rice" printed and photographed by Havens of Savannah, Georgia. The albumen prints depict one female and three male African-Americans hoeing rice in a field

Carte-de-visite portrait of Anna M. Stanton, 1869-1877. Creator
Carte-de-visite of Anna M. Stanton shown in full portrait. Stanton is standing with her body turned to the side and her left side foremost. Her head is turned to the camera

Carte-de-visite portrait of Harriet Tubman, 1868-1869. Creator: Benjamin F. Powelson
African-American anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman (c1820-1913) was born into slavery in Maryland. She escaped in 1849

Plantation Scene; Folks All Home, 1865-1874. Creator: J. N. Wilson
A stereograph titled " Plantation Scene; Folks All Home" printed by J. N. Wilson of Savannah, Georgia. The albumen prints depicts six (6)

Carte-de-visite of an unidentified Union soldier, 1862-1884. Creator: Henry C. Cushing
A reddish-brown photograph of an unidentified African-American Union soldier posed in a photographers studio. The man is standing slightly off-center

Carte-de-visite portrait of Samuel Ely, 1862-1869. Creator: Henry C. Phillips
Carte-de-visite of Samuel Ely shown in three-quarter portrait. [After his civil war service he did farming and worked as a trader at the Oteo Agency

Carte-de-visite of Thomas Wiggins, also known as Blind Tom, ca. 1870. Creator: WL Germon
A yellowish brown albumen print cartes-de-visite photograph of African-American musical prodigy Thomas Wiggins (1849-1908), one of the best-known American performing pianists of the 19th century

Albumen print of a woman and two children in front of a log house in Georgia, 1880s
A reddish-brown photograph of an African-American family group in Georgia. The image shows a small log house with a picket fence in front. The fence has a gate which is open

Carte-de-visite portrait of Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren, 1880-1883. Creator: Unknown
Carte-de-visite of Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren shown in full portrait. Both are standing and facing slightly toward each other looking off frame

An Hours Hunting, 1876-1888. Creator: O. Pierre Havens
A stereograph titled " An Hours Hunting" printed and photographed by O. Pierre Havens of Savannah, Georgia. The albumen prints depict an unidentified African-American woman

Bob and His Fiddle, 1876-1888. Creator: O. Pierre Havens
A stereograph titled " Bob and His Fiddle" printed and photographed by O. Pierre Havens of Savannah, Georgia. The albumen prints depict an African-American boy holding a homemade fiddle

No. 615, The Way the Negro Race is Dying Out: Mrs. Whitaker and her Children, 1871-1896
An albumen print mounted on a stereograph-sized card mount depicting an African-American woman identified as Mrs. Whitaker and eleven (11) children

Carte-de-visite of the Jubilee Singers, 1872; printed later. Creator: James Wallace Black
The Fisk University Jubilee Singers, with all nine members present. On the back, the photo reads " American Missionary Association

Carte-de-visite portrait of John W. Menard, 1868-1870. Creator: William H. Leeson
Carte-de-visite of John W. Menard, the first black man ever elected to the United States House of Representatives. Menards body is turned nearly in profile with his left side foremost

Carte-de-visite of a young woman and two children, 1864 - 1866
Carte-de-visite of a young African-American woman and two children. The woman is pictured seated in the center of the image, flanked by two young girls standing next to her

Carte-de-visite portrait of Sally Cadwallader Ely, 1862-1869. Creator: Henry C. Phillips
Carte-de-visite of Sarah " Sally" Cadwallader Ely shown in three-quarter length portrait. [Ely taught at Camp Todd and Camp Rucker, freedmens villages in Virginia, outside the Washington

Carte-de-visite portrait of Charles Sumner, 1860s. Creators: Mathew Brady, Charles Sumner
Carte-de-visite of American abolitionist Charles Sumner in full length seated profile. Sumner is pictured with his left profile facing the camera

Hand-colored albumen portrait of Princess Dagmar, 1860-1870. Creator: Unknown
A hand-colored albumen print of Maria Feeodorovna, or Princess Dagmar, shown in bust portrait. Her body is facing with her left side foremost and her head is turned to the front

Carte-de-visite portrait of Harold M. White, 1860-1862. Creator: H. S. Tousley
Carte-de-visite of Harold M. White shown in bust portrait. White has short hair and a beard. He wears a dark jacket, white shirt, and dark bowtie

Carte-de-visite of Sojourner Truth, 1863. Creator: Unknown
A carte-de-visite portrait of Sojourner Truth, born Isabella " Belle" Baumfree (c. 1797-1883), who was an African-American abolitionist and womens rights activist

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