The Connecticut Courant, Vol. LXXXVII, No. 4461: Museum Object and Cultural History
The Connecticut Courant, Vol. LXXXVII, No. 4461: Date: July 20, 1850. Published by: Hartford Courant, American, founded 1764. Subject of: Augustus Washington, American, 1821 - 1875.
The object in the museum catalogue
A newspaper advertisement for Augustus Washington's photography and dagurreotype business, the Washington Daguerrean Gallery. The adverstisement is black ink on newsprint, and at the top of the notice is a drawing of a woman sitting for her portrait.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: July 20, 1850
- Published by: Hartford Courant, American, founded 1764
- Subject of: Augustus Washington, American, 1821 - 1875
- Type: advertisements
- Medium: ink on newsprint
- Dimensions: H x W: 25 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (65.4 x 49.5 cm)
- Place made: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Black Enterprise
- Topic: Business
- Topic: Mass media
- Topic: Photography
- Object number: 2010.52.2
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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