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This is a carte-de-visite showing an unidentified African-American woman. The photograph was probably taken in Topeka, Kansas, and given to either Jeremiah Platt or Luther Platt. Jeremiah, an abolitionist, came to the Kansas Territory to promote the anti-slavery cause. He was part of the Beecher Bible and Rifle Colony in Wabaunsee County, Kansas, and taught at Kansas State Agricultural College. Luther came to Kansas in 1865 and taught at Lincoln College, Topeka, Kansas, and later became a Congregational minister and served several churches in southeast and western Kansas.
Creator: Bliss, W. P.
Date: Between 1861 and 1869
Item Number: 229139
Call Number: 2008-014.02
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 229139
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1861-1869
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph - Carte-de-visite
People - African Americans
People - Women
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Type of Material - Photographs - Format - Carte-de-visite
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