James Madison Bell portrait photograph
Title |
James Madison Bell portrait photograph |
Subject |
Bell, James Madison, 1826-1902 Emancipation of slaves Abolitionists Underground Railroad Civil rights African American men Slavery |
Time Period |
1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s |
Place |
Cincinnati (Ohio) Hamilton County (Ohio) California |
Description |
This portrait shows an elderly James Madison Bell, of Gallipolis, Ohio, wearing formal attire. Born April 3, 1826, Bell was a poet, orator and anti-slavery activist, and a free man of color whose poetry was dedicated to abolition. He lived briefly in Chatham, Ontario, Canada, a significant stop on the Underground Railroad, before moving to California where some of his poems were published in The Pacific Appeal, an African American newspaper in San Fransisco. In 1901, he published 27 of his poems in a book: "The Poetical Works of James Madison Bell." This print originally appeared in his book. |
Date of Original |
1901 |
Collection |
Printed Material |
Source |
Library; 811 B413 1901 |
Format |
Picture Photomechanical Print Black-and-white photograph |
Submitting Institution |
Ohio History Connection |
Rights |
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information |
Type |
StillImage |
File Name |
AL05169.tif |
Image Height |
1966 |
Image Width |
1966 |
File Size |
5514152 Bytes |
Date created |
2011-08-04 |
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