Newspaper clipping with a portrait of Harriet Tubman

Object Details

Published by: The Philadelphia Tribune, American, founded 1884
Created by: John G. Darby, active 1830s - 1860s
Subject of: Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913; Mariline Northrup Wilkins; African American Museum in Philadelphia, American, founded 1976

Description: A clipping from The Philadelphia Tribune featuring a reproduction of John G. Darby's woodcut engraving portrait of Harriet Tubman. The image has been cropped from the original full-length portrait which depicts Tubman standing, holding a rifle with Civil War tents in the background. The clipping cuts off the portrait just above the feet. Above is the first two columns of the accompanying article with the headline "Spoken history: / Harriet Tubman" and beneath is the caption [Harriet Tubman]. The clipping refers to a Women's History Month program at the African American Museum in Philadelphia featuring Tubman's great-grandniece Mariline Wilkins. The date and source are printed across the top [Friday, March 21, 1986 The Philadelphia Tribune].

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles L. Blockson

ca. 1868; printed 1986

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain; Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Place printed: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other; Books and Published Materials

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Black Press; Families; Military; Museums; Slavery; U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865; Women

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dbbd7689-4f28-44b1-81f0-e2f552b5e9b6