[Stephen Allen Benson, head-and-shoulders portrait, three-quarters to the left]
Summary
Second president of Liberia.
Was part of LOT 8554.
Hallmark: [Dou]ble [Pascal lamb].
Stamped on brass mat: A. Washington 136 Main St. Hartford Ct.
Transfer; Manuscript Division.
Forms part of: American Colonization Society Records, 1792-1964 (Library of Congress).
Forms part of: Daguerreotype collection (Library of Congress).
The American Colonization Society was organized in 1817 to resettle Afro-Americans in Liberia.
Exhibited: A durable memento: Portraits by Augustus Washington, African American daguerreotypist.
Tags
Date
01/01/1854
Contributors
Washington, Augustus, 1820 or 1821-1875, photographer
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.