Creator

Cook Studio

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Date

circa 1875

Description

Glass plate negative (likely taken by D. H. Anderson, ca. 1870s) showing the African-American preacher John Jasper (1812-1901); studio portrait of Jasper, in three-piece suit, standing with an open book resting on a prop wall.

Note

Photographer likely D.H. (David H.) Anderson

Topical Subject

Spiritual life; Clergy; Jasper, John; Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church; Portraits

City/Location

Richmond (Va.)

Negative Number

1455

Negative Type

glass

Negative Information

1 glass negative, wet plate, broken (21x11 cm); 2 photoprints 910x8 in and smaller); 1 film negative (5x4 in)

Image Size

4x7

Genre

black-and-white photographs

Local Genre

photograph

Type

Still Image

Digital Format

image/jpg

Language

eng

Rights

This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgment of The Valentine as a source is requested. For information about ordering copies and commercial use of these images, contact The Valentine.

Collection

Selected Images from the Cook Photograph Collection

Source

Cook Photograph Collection, The Valentine, Richmond, Virginia.

File Name

cook_1455.jpg

Keywords

Spiritual life; Clergy; Jasper, John; Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church; Portraits

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