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Augustus Washington

1820–1875

United States

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Augustus Washington (c. 1820 – June 7, 1875) was an American–Liberian photographer and politician. One of the few African American daguerreotypists whose careers have been documented, Washington was born in New Jersey as a free person of color and in 1853 migrated to Liberia, where he later entered politics.

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