Clinton B. Fisk, circa 1874
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Artifact Overview
Clinton Bowen Fisk (1828-1890), photographed about the time President Ulysses S. Grant appointed him to the Board of Indian Commissioners in 1874, gained lasting recognition as the founder of Fisk University. He was an abolitionist, Civil War brigadier general, businessman, banker, and Freedmen Bureau official. He campaigned as the Prohibitionist Party candidate in the 1888 presidential election.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1874
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Original carte de visite by Bradley & Rulofson, San Francisco, California. Copied June 1963 by The Henry Ford.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
EI.1929.779
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8 in
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