Portrait of Sojourner Truth, "I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance," 1864
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Cartes-de-visites, small, professionally made photographs on cardboard stock, remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. This carte-de-visite depicts prominent abolitionist Sojourner Truth. She sold these small portraits to raise money for speaking tours and garner support for the antislavery cause.
Cartes-de-visites, small, professionally made photographs on cardboard stock, remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. This carte-de-visite depicts prominent abolitionist Sojourner Truth. She sold these small portraits to raise money for speaking tours and garner support for the antislavery cause.
Artifact
Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
Subject Date
1864
Place of Creation
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
96.72.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Mounting board
Technique
Albumen process
Mounting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Beige (Color)
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 3.438 in
Width: 2.5 in
Inscriptions
Text under image reads: I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance. / SOJOURNER TRUTH. Text on back of image reads: Entered according to the act of Congress in / the year 1864 by SOJOURNER TRUTH./ in the Clerk's Office of the U.S. District / Court, for the Eastern District of Mich.
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