"The Negro" Lithograph

Access and use

Location of collection:
James Madison University
Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704
Carrier Library
James Madison University
880 Madison Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tiffany Cole
Phone: (540) 568-3444
Phone: (540) 568-3612
Fax: (540) 568-3405
Restrictions:

Collection open to research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.

Terms of access:

The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], "The Negro" Lithograph, circa 1850-1860, SC 0021, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Summary

Extent:
0.08 cubic feet 1 legal folder
Creator:
Cohasco, Inc.
Abstract:
"The Negro" Lithograph, circa 1850-1860, portrays a young man of African descent.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], "The Negro" Lithograph, circa 1850-1860, SC 0021, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

"The Negro" Lithograph, circa 1850-1860, is printed on a 4 ½ x 6 ¾ inch cream-colored lithograph card. The lithograph, entitled "The Negro," portrays a young man of African descent dressed in a loose fitting white shirt; his face is solemn. The title is also handwritten at the top of the lithograph.

Biographical / historical:

Due to the nature of this item, a biographical/historical note is not applicable.

Acquisition information:
James Madison University Special Collections acquired this item at auction from Cohasco, Inc. in January 2016.
Arrangement:

The lithograph is housed in one legal folder.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Lithography -- 19th century
Lithographs
Names:
Cohasco, Inc.