Fannie Virginia Gasseopia [i.e. Casseopia] Lawrence - Digital Collections

Call NumberCHUR_0093
TitleFannie Virginia Gasseopia [i.e. Casseopia] Lawrence
SummaryPortrait of a nineteenth century girl seated, wearing dark blue (?) fancy dress holding small bouquet of flowers in left hand. Caption: "From a daguerreotype of Fannie Virginia Gasseopia [Casseopia] Lawrence, a five-year-old slave child auctioned off and freed in May, 1863, by Henry Ward Beecher from the pulpit of the Plymouth Church [of the Pilgrims, 75 Hicks Street].
Date1938
Formatstill image
Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 9 x 7 in.
Genrephotographic prints
NoteOn verso: date inscribed: Apr. 17/38. Retouched. Title from caption on verso.
Publisher[Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
SubjectPlymouth Church of the Pilgrims (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.) ; Congregational churches ; Slaves -- Emancipation ; Portrait photography [lctgm]
CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
Finding AidView the finding aid
PlaceBrooklyn (New York, N.Y.)Brooklyn Heights (New York, N.Y.)
Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
RightsCopyright restrictions apply to the use of this work. For more information or to obtain a reproduction of this work, contact the Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library.
FolderFolder: Churches: Congregational: Plymouth: Slaves