Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2019.

African American Ship Captain’s Children

Artist Unknown

Dateca. 1860-69

MediumTintype, whole plate

DimensionsOverall, Image: 8 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (21.6 × 16.5 cm)
Overall, Support: 8 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (21.6 × 16.5 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineGift of Linda and Michael McGraw

Object number2019.14.27

Terms

black and white photography
black and white prints
photography and photographic processes and techniques
black
American

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DescriptionTwo young African American boys posed for a photo. One child sits in a chair while the other stands, resting his hand on his brother's shoulder. Their cheeks are lightly hand-tinted. It is purported to be a double portrait of the children of a whaling ship's captain.