Eight black and white printed portraits, one frontispiece of Harriet Beecher Stowe, and one portrait of Henry Ward Beecher. Originally bound in a blue morocco volume which was disbound by Huntington conservators in June 1992. It was subsequently placed in individual folders and housed together in a rope case. Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) was an American abolitionist and author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," as well as additional novels, travel memoirs, and collections of articles and letters. Stowe was a member of an influential clergy and literary family that included her father Lyman Beecher, her brother Henry Ward Beecher, and her sister Catharine Beecher.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896. Uncle Tom's cabin Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century Slavery--United States--History--19th century Ephemera (general object genre) United States 19th century. (aat) Portraits United States 19th century. (aat)
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Harriet Beecher Stowe letters and portraits, 1850-1885. Slavery and Abolition, Huntington Digital Library
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