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Engraving of Frederick Douglass, circa 1855

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Summary:An engraving of Frederick Douglass and the opposite title page of Douglass' "My Bondage and My Freedom", published in 1855.
Creator:Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893
Century:1801-1900
Place of origin – Continent:North America
Place of origin – Country:United States of America
Place of origin – Region:New York
Place of origin – Settlement:New York
Temporal subject: 1801-1900
Geographical subject – Continent:North America
Geographical subject – Country:United States of America
Topical subjects: Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Abolitionists
Genre:Engravings
Intaglio prints
Portrait prints
Source citation:Douglass, Frederick. My Bondage and My Freedom (1855). Miller, Orton & Mulligan: New York, New York. E449.D38
Repository:Marylandia
Browse terms:Civil Rights, Civic Engagement
Government, Law, Politics
Literature, Print Culture
Copyright holder:Public domain