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Artist
Elmer Chickering, 16 Feb 1857 - 14 May 1915
Sitter
Booker T. Washington, 5 Apr 1856 - 14 Nov 1915
Date
c. 1895
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 14 × 9.7 cm (5 1/2 × 3 13/16")
Mount: 16.6 × 10.8 cm (6 9/16 × 4 1/4")
Topic
Interior
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie
Costume\Dress Accessory\Button
Photographic format\Cabinet card
Booker T. Washington: Male
Booker T. Washington: Literature\Writer
Booker T. Washington: Education and Scholarship\Educator
Booker T. Washington: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
Booker T. Washington: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Social reformer
Booker T. Washington: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher
Booker T. Washington: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\Educational organization
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
