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Jubilee Singers, Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee

Object Details

Description
A black-and-white stereograph group photograph of the original Jubilee Singers from Fisk University located in Nashville, Tennessee. The object consists of double photographs of the same image taken from two slightly different perspectives. Stereographs are distinctive among other stereoscopic photographs because they are photographic prints mounted on cards, From 1856 they were produced with twin-lens cameras, creating a three dimensional effect when viewed through a stereoscope.
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Created by
American Missionary Association, American, 1846 - 1999
Photograph by
James Wallace Black, American, 1825 - 1896
Subject of
Fisk Jubilee Singers, American, founded 1871
Date
1872
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Medium
albumen, sodium chloride, silver nitrate on photographic paper and cardboard
Dimensions
H x W (Mount): 3 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 1/16 in. (8.3 x 17.1 x 0.2 cm)
Type
albumen prints
stereographs

Featured In

  • Explore America: Tennessee
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  • African American Music:African American Music
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