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AUGUSTUS WASHINGTON. Daguerreotype of a man taken by Augustus Washington, ca. 1850. Creator: Augustus Washington.

An unknown man wearing a jacket, vest, and tie. African-American photographer and daguerreotypist Augustus Washington (c. 1820-1875) was born in New Jersey as a free person of colour and immigrated to Liberia in 1852. He is one of the few African-American daguerreotypists whose career has been documented.
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Title:
Daguerreotype of a man taken by Augustus Washington, ca. 1850. Creator: Augustus Washington.
Caption:
An unknown man wearing a jacket, vest, and tie. African-American photographer and daguerreotypist Augustus Washington (c. 1820-1875) was born in New Jersey as a free person of colour and immigrated to Liberia in 1852. He is one of the few African-American daguerreotypists whose career has been documented.
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Image size:
9641 x 6835 px | 188.5 MB
Print size:
81.6 x 57.9 cm | 32.1 x 22.8 in (300 dpi)