James Skivring Smith, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters view, seated at desk, Antique Print

Drawn from the Library of Congress archive, this print depicts James Skivring Smith, three-quarter length portrait, three-quarters view, seated at desk. The Library holds one of the most comprehensive collections of American and international historical prints in the world.

Library of Congress record: Created between 1856 and 1860 Photographer unidentified. Was part of LOT 8554. Hallmark: Rinhart 20a. Written on back plate: Doctor J. S. Smith, Senator from Bassa Co. Transfer; Manuscript Division. American Colonization Society Records, 1792-1964 (Library of Congress). Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress). The American Colonization Society was organized in 1817 to resettle Afro-Americans in Liberia. A durable memento: Portraits by Augustus Washington, African American daguerreotypist. Portrait photographs 1850-1860.Daguerreotypes 1850-1860.

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