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Frontispiece and title page of "My Bondage and My Freedom"

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Frederick Douglass portrait collection

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Frontispiece and title page of "My Bondage and My Freedom"

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Title
Frontispiece and title page of "My Bondage and My Freedom"
Collection

Portrait collection

Frederick Douglass portrait collection

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1856
Place: New York and Auburn
Publisher: Miller, Orton & Mulligan
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Douglass, Frederick
Topics
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
African American abolitionists
African American authors
African American orators
Genres
Portraits
Frontispieces
Physical Description
Engravings
Extent: 21 x 26 cm ; black and white
Description
Portrait of Frederick Douglass from frontispiece and title page of his book "My Bondage and My Freedom," published in 1856
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16819138
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG085000678-F
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11487500
Photo Order: 53417
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c90087e0-2189-0132-52ff-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1856: Issued
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Frontispiece and title page of "My Bondage and My Freedom" " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1856. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ea626bd0-2189-0132-2764-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Frontispiece and title page of "My Bondage and My Freedom" " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ea626bd0-2189-0132-2764-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1856). Frontispiece and title page of "My Bondage and My Freedom" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ea626bd0-2189-0132-2764-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia Citation

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Frontispiece and title page of "My Bondage and My Freedom"