File:SMITHSONIAN - Ambrotype Of African American Woman With Flag - Believed To Be A Washerwoman For Union Troops Quartered Outside Richmond, Virginia.jpg
DESCRIPTION
The woman pictured in this ambrotype (a photographic process on glass that had only a few years of commercial success), is believed to be a washerwoman for Union troops quartered outside Richmond, Virginia. This rare photograph of an African American woman shows her in her best dress, with an American flag pinned to her bodice. The flag has often served as a symbolic, as well as a political, statement, especially for African Americans.
LOCATION
Currently not on view
OBJECT NAME
ambrotype
DATE MADE
1860s
PLACE MADE
United States: Virginia, Richmond
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
glass (overall material)
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 9.5 cm x 8.2 cm x 1.6 cm; 3 3/4 in x 3 1/4 in x 5/8 in
ID NUMBER
2005.0002.01
ACCESSION NUMBER
2005.0002
CATALOG NUMBER
2005.0002.01
SUBJECT
Civil War
African American Women Workers
SEE MORE ITEMS IN
Work and Industry: Photographic History
Civil War Photography
DATA SOURCE
National Museum of American History
Author
Unknown photographer, Smithsonian
Licensing
This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1929.
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