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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 Statement URL
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