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Title
Catherine
Hunt
Alternate Title
Portrait of Catherine Hunt Holding Hunt Child
Date
ca.
1852-1854
Genre
Photographs
Material/Technique
Tintype
Description
This
round
black
and
white
photograph
depicts
a
young
African
American
woman
holding
a
white
baby
.
Historical note
Catherine
Hunt
was a
slave
to the
William
Hunt
Family
of
Memphis
prior
to the
Civil
War
. This
photograph
shows
her as a
smiling
young
woman
holding
a
happy
white
baby
close
to her
chest
and
nestling
his or her
head
with her
cheek.The
Hunt
home
was an
imposing
brick
mansion
on the
outskirts
of
downtown
Memphis
.
It
served
as
temporary
residence
for
both
Confederate
and
Union
officers
during
the
war
and
is
also
thought
to have been a
Freedmen's
School
for
several
years
afterwards
.
Perhaps
Catherine
had the
opportunity
to
attend
the
school
or
even
to
teach
there as
Memphis
received
a
large
population
of
ex-slaves
from the
surrounding
area
during
and
after
the
war
.
Subject
African
American
women
;
Women
slaves
;
Education
Theme
Making Music
Building a Future
Story
Jubilee Singers
McKissacks
Geographic Location
United
States--Tennessee--Memphis
Time period
1850-1859
Language
eng
Rights
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reproduced
on this
website
are
intended
for
individual
,
educational
use
only
. For
research
inquiries
about
specific
objects
or
requests
for
high
resolution
images
,
contact
the
Tennessee
State
Museum
.
Type
Still
image
Format
image/jpg
Contributing Institution
Tennessee State Museum
Digital Publisher
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Archival file
shades3/shades_tsm_0023.jpg
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