Photo Record
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Metadata
Title |
Isaac Watts Roberts |
Object Type |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Sir Isaac Watts Roberts. Three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing three-quarter right. He is Black and has dark hair and eyes, and is wearing a black tuxedo with gold lapel pin, white pleated shirt, black bow tie, gold double pendant with green and red centers, and a watch chain. His right arm is resting on a small table. The background is shades of green. Roberts was born in Greenville, Liberia, West Africa, son of Rev. Charles Gabriel Roberts, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Haverhill. He graduated from Haverhill High School in 1895, and read law with Peters & Cole, a Haverhill law firm. In 1901 he returned to Liberia where he operated a rubber plantation and later a coffee plantation, and a large trading and export business; he became a senator there in 1917 and was knighted for services to his country by President Charles D. B. King. He died in 1929. This is a hand-colored photograph. Original textured paper folder stamped in gilt "Togue Uchida" at bottom right of front cover. Togue Uchida was a Nashvillle, Tennessee photographer, active mid to late 20th century. Photo is 25 x 20 cm mounted on card 36 x 28 cm. The photograph was a gift of Isaac Watts Roberts' daughter, Mrs. Izetta Roberts Cooper. See also HG2 HCO 143E. |
Photographer |
Uchida, Togue |
Date |
n.d. |
Processing Method |
Hand-colored gelatin silver print |
Print size |
25 x 20 cm |
Call Number |
MSS-B ROBERTS |
Catalog Number |
31479006372022 |
Subjects |
Haverhill (Mass.) Liberia Americo-Liberians Portraits |
People |
Roberts, Isaac Watts, -1929 |
Search Terms |
Haverhill Isaac Watts Roberts Roberts Men African Americans Liberia Liberians Senators Knights Black History Togue Uchida Portraits |
Collection |
Haverhill History Collection |
Provenance |
Gift of Izetta Roberts Cooper. |
Digital Collection |
HPL Digital Archive |
Copyright Statement |
Copyright is not held by the Haverhill Public Library. The library retains custodial rights. |
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Last Updated |
2020-06-17 |