Sujet

Page 53 from Harper's Weekly with an article about John W. Menard, January 23, 1869. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Page 53 from the January 23, 1869 edition of Harper's Weekly. The page contains 1/4 page illustration of the honorable John W. Menard in the upper let corner. African-American civil servant, poet, newspaper publisher and politician Menard (1838-1893) was the first black man ever elected to the United States House of Representatives. He is wearing a suit and sitting in a chair with both his arms resting on the armrests. The image in the bottom right corner is titled "Mrs. Brown, let me have a little warm water in a tea-cup, quick, if you please"' and shows a man sitting at a table and reading. A child is standing next to him. Also in the image is a woman holding a kettle and a teacup, standing next to a stove.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

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HRM21A73_355

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NA

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

180,9Mo (9,7Mo) / 55,2cm x 82,2cm / 6518 x 9703 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black male job man men arts politics country guy occupation magazine museum political text location century profession newspapers press literature stove African American African-American B&W afro-american kettle emancipation politician United States of America 19th century black & white black and white B W poet publisher politicians civil servant nineteenth century heritage American America USA Harper's Weekly Matthew Brady newspaper united states Unknown Harper & Brothers Publishers Harper Brothers cultural heritage Black History Harper & Brothers Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC Heritage Art John Willis Menard Menard John Willis magazines (periodicals) Brady Matthew