Postcard of Harriet Tubman, Nelson Davis, and daughter Gertie
Object Details
- Date
- ca. 1887; printed 1992
- Published by
- Pomegranate Communications, Inc., American
- Photograph by
- William Haight Cheney, 1850 - 1905
- Subject of
- Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913
- Nelson Davis, American, died 1888
- Gertie Davis, born 1873
- Written by
- Sedalia Gaines
- Received by
- Mariline Northrup Wilkins
- Description
- A black-and-white postcard featuring a photograph of Harriet Tubman, her husband Nelson Davis, and their adopted daughter Gertie. Tubman stands on the left holding a round pan. The postcard was sent to Mariline Wilkins in Philadelphia, PA from Sedalia Gaines in 1992.
- Place depicted
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Auburn, Cayuga County, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic
- African American
- Antislavery
- Correspondence
- Photography
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Anti-slavery movements
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.50.13
- Type
- portraits
- postcards
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 x 4 1/4 in. (15.2 x 10.8 cm)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2009.50.13