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Library Company of Philadelphia

Ask    Welcome to the Library Company of Philadelphia's Tumblr page! Founded by Ben Franklin in 1731, we are an independent research library specializing in American history and culture from the 17th through the 19th centuries. This page highlights materials from LCP's extensive collection of rare books, manuscripts, broadsides, ephemera, prints, photographs, and works of art.

Frederick Douglass was the most photographed American of the 19th Century. In addition to photographic portraits, his likeness appears in print processes large and small, from broadsides and political cartoons, to frontispieces and ephemera. Here is a sampling of some of our favorite Douglass portraits from our collection.

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