Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Photograph of Prof. I. H. Hampton
1896-1900
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A deep purple-reddish brown photograph of Professor I. H. Hampton of Fayetteville, Tennessee taken by Calvert Bros. & Taylor in Nashville, Tennessee. Prof. Hampton is captured from the chest up, posed slightly to the right. He is wearing a dark color coat with a light color shirt and a dark color tie. On the proper left flap of his jacket is a pin. The photograph has a rectangular mat frame and backing. At the front bottom center is [CBT / Calverlt Bros. & Taylor / Cor. Cherry & Union Sts. / NASHVILLE, TENN.]. On the back, the name and hometown of the sitter appear in black ink at top center [Prof. I. H. Hampton, / Fayetteville / Tenn.].
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Catalog reference: 2011.36.145
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