Historical Portrait
[Portrait of Wendell Phillips]
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Archive record
1 photograph : albumen print on card mount ; mount 10 x 6 cm (carte de visite format) | Photograph shows a half-length portrait of abolitionist Wendell Phillips (1811-1884), facing left.
About this photograph
The photograph shows abolitionist Wendell Phillips (1811-1884) in a half-length portrait, facing left. It was produced as a carte de visite, a small format popular in the 1860s, with the albumen print mounted on card measuring 10 by 6 centimeters.
The image was created by Charles D. Fredricks & Co. in 1865. Beyond what the archive record states about Phillips's role as an abolitionist and his life span, no additional context has been established for this photograph.
Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.
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