Ada Dewey Autograph Album, 1874-1875
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In 1874, Ada Dewey of Kalamazoo, Michigan, wrote to famous individuals of the day asking for their autographs. She contacted writers, artists, politicians, military officers, and advocates for social movements such as abolition, temperance, and women's and civil rights, among others. Dewey compiled their replies, some of which include carte de visite photographs, in the pages of this album.
In 1874, Ada Dewey of Kalamazoo, Michigan, wrote to famous individuals of the day asking for their autographs. She contacted writers, artists, politicians, military officers, and advocates for social movements such as abolition, temperance, and women's and civil rights, among others. Dewey compiled their replies, some of which include carte de visite photographs, in the pages of this album.
Artifact
Autograph album
Date Made
1874-1875
Subject Date
1874-1875
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Kalamazoo
Cartes-de-visite (Card photographs)
Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
Bridgman, Laura Dewey, 1829-1889
Cody, William F. (William Frederick), 1846-1917
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894
Dodge, Mary Abigail, 1833-1896
Alcott, Amos Bronson, 1799-1888
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2007.0.1.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Leather
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Technique
Albumen process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Blue
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