11 10 101 https://mirrorofrace.bc.edu/files/original/9aaa9b5e8882f980d4a8284965c458a2.jpg 03b0a0612bc95d8a55212349442a2438 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Mirror of Race Subject The topic of the resource Mirror of Race Main Collection Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data carte de visite: albumen print Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image cdv standard Factual Commentary Factual Commentary Inscribed in period pencil at the top of the back of the card: “Zublia Aggolia, Circassian Lady”; and then along the right side: “H. M. Hill.” H. M. Hill was probably the collector who first bought the card. The printed stamp on reverse of card reads: “Moore Brothers, Opposite Court Square, Springfield, Mass.” This is probably the maker’s mark of Hiram Charles Moore and C. L. Moore. Hiram Moore began his career as an ambrotypist and daguerreotypist in Boston in 1858, moving to Springfield, MA in 1859. Although no further information about Zublia Aggolia in particular has been found, the “Circassian Lady” was a type of performer that became very popular in circuses and sideshows, starting in the 1860s and continuing until around the turn of the century. Based on the style of the carte de visite and the woman’s clothing, we can date this photograph to some time in the 1870s. For further discussion, see the Interpretive Commentary page. For a subsidiary exhibition of people whose bodies challeges the expectations of the period, please follow this link Interpretive Commentary Interpretive Commentary For an analysis of this and similar images, see the article on the Essays page entitled "A Freakish Whiteness: The Circassian Lady as Sideshow Spectacle." Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Figure071 Title A name given to the resource Zublia Aggolia Subject The topic of the resource Zublia Aggolia Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Moore Brothers (American) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1870s Type The nature or genre of the resource studio portrait, commercial/circus performer Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Gregory Fried Collection