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- Portrait of Sojourner Truth, "I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance," circa 1864 - Cartes-de-visites, small, professionally made photographs on cardboard stock, remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. This carte-de-visite depicts prominent abolitionist Sojourner Truth. She sold these small portraits to raise money for speaking tours and garner support for the antislavery cause.
- circa 1864
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of Sojourner Truth, "I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance," circa 1864
Cartes-de-visites, small, professionally made photographs on cardboard stock, remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. This carte-de-visite depicts prominent abolitionist Sojourner Truth. She sold these small portraits to raise money for speaking tours and garner support for the antislavery cause.