Edward J. Roye, three-quarter length portrait, standing, with hand raised - 3, Vintage Print

Step back in time with this striking reproduction of Edward J. Roye, three-quarter length portrait, standing, with hand raised - 3. Sourced from the United States Library of Congress.

Library of Congress record: Created between 1856 and 1860 Photographer unidentified. Written on back of plate: Ed. J. Roye, Senator from Montserrado Co. Was part of LOT 8554. Transfer; Manuscript Division. American Colonization Society Records, 1792-1964 (Library of Congress). Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). Published in: Gathering history: the Marian S. Carson collection of Americana. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1999, p. 98. The American Colonization Society was organized in 1817 to resettle Afro-Americans in Liberia. A durable memento: Portraits by Augustus Washington, African American daguerreotypist. American Treasures of the Library of Congress. Portraits of a People: Picturing African Americans in the Nineteenth Century Roye, Edward James,: 1815-1871.

Available framed in a classic black wood frame ready to hang, or unframed for custom display. An elegant choice for any living room, study, or professional office. Makes a thoughtful and distinctive gift.