Figure 2

Citation

S. M. Fassett (Chicago). “Frederick Douglass.” circa 1870. Greg French Collection. Mirror of Race, 16 Sep. 2021, mirrorofrace.bc.edu/items/show/135. Accessed 18 May 2024.

Title

Frederick Douglass

Subject

Frederick Douglass

Creator

S. M. Fassett (Chicago)

Date

circa 1870

Type

Studio Portrait

Identifier

Figure 2

Rights Holder

Greg French Collection

Original Format

Carte de visit, albumen print

Factual Commentary

Frederick Douglass sat for this portrait by S. M. Fassett of Chicago around 1870, after the exhausting work he did during the Civil War to support the Union cause and to recruit African American regiments to fight.