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Title
Portrait of two men seated, holding hands, wearing large bow ties, gilded with nautical symbols
Names
Washington, Augustus, 1820 or 1821-1875 (Photographer)
Collection

Schomburg Daguerreotype collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1846 - 1853 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: SCP 186032
Topics
daguerreotypists
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: The image depicts two white men wearing large bow ties gilded with nautical symbols.
Physical Description
Daguerreotypes
Extent: Overall: 3 1/2 x 3"
Sixth plate daguerreotype housed in a wooden case with a silk interior that includes Augustus Washington's photographer stamp.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b22717368
MSS Unit ID: 186032
Other local Identifier: NYPLx2021.14.1
Archives EAD ID: 3357336
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 27612480-6377-013b-dfd1-0242ac110004
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1821: Creator Born
  • 1846: Created (Approximate)
  • 1875: Creator Died
  • 2022: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of two men seated, holding hands, wearing large bow ties, gilded with nautical symbols" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1846 - 1853. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1635ddb0-933f-013a-f478-0242ac110002

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of two men seated, holding hands, wearing large bow ties, gilded with nautical symbols" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 3, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1635ddb0-933f-013a-f478-0242ac110002

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1846 - 1853). Portrait of two men seated, holding hands, wearing large bow ties, gilded with nautical symbols Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1635ddb0-933f-013a-f478-0242ac110002

Wikipedia Citation

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Portrait of two men seated, holding hands, wearing large bow ties, gilded with nautical symbols