Showing posts with label george washington. Show all posts
Showing posts with label george washington. Show all posts

Saturday, January 11, 2025

Portrait of a Family Group Posing in Front of George Washington's Mount Vernon Mansion in Fairfax County, Virginia (1859-1860)

 

Portrait of a group posing in front of George Washington's Mount Vernon mansion in Fairfax, Virginia, c. 1859-1860. What looks like a blurry family can be seen sitting on the lawn in front of the second pillar and a man can be seen looking on at far right. At least two ship masts and two wooden planks can be seen holding up the deteriorated left side of the porch. Attributed to either John Wood or Montgomery Meigs.

Source: Library of Congress.

Friday, February 24, 2017

Animated Stereoview Portrait of a Group of Elderly African Americans Said to Have Been Once Owned as Slaves by George Washington (1800's)

 
Animated stereoview portrait of a group of elderly African Americans said to have been once owned as slaves by George Washington titled "Cooks, chambermaids, nurses and one hostler of Gen. Geo. Washington, found in and around St. Augustine, Florida." Possibly a spurious claim. There are also two younger African Americans and a white woman pictured.

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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Monday, November 17, 2014

View of George Washington's Tomb in Mount Vernon, Virginia (1854)


View of George and Martha Washington's tomb in Mount Vernon, Virginia, 1856. By the Langenheim Brothers. Animated stereoscopic photographs.

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