Snapshots of the Past

[William J. Simmons, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left] – Vintage Photo Print

[William J. Simmons, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left], c1891. — antique lithograph
[William J. Simmons, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left], c1891.. Antique lithograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

A window into the past: [William J. Simmons, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left], preserved in this antique lithograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

[William J. Simmons, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]

Order a print

Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal

Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.

Sign up for our newsletter

Sent securely. No purchase needed. Unsubscribe anytime.

Ask about licensing or this print

This head-and-shoulders lithograph shows William J. Simmons in profile, facing left, and it was copyrighted by C.H. Parrish, the printer named in the record. Simmons was a Baptist minister and educator who led the State University in Louisville, Kentucky, and he compiled *Men of Mark* (1887), a collection of biographies of Black leaders in the decades after emancipation. He died in 1890, so a portrait dated around 1891 likely served as a memorial or was made to circulate his likeness among the readers and institutions that knew his work. Portraits like this one were a common way for African American communities of the period to honor their educators and public figures.

Created / publishedc1891.
Medium1 print : lithograph.
GenrePortrait prints 1890-1900.Lithographs 1890-1900.
NotesCopyright by C.H. Parrish.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,114 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-161921

More from the Historic Print Archive collection

Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.

Related pictures

[William Robert Poage, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left] / Mickle, Waco, Tex.[William Robert Poage, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left] / Mick[William H. Taft, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left][William H. Taft, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left][William Dutcher, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left][William Dutcher, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left][George Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left][George Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left][Carl Vinson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left][Carl Vinson, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left][Leland Harrison, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left][Leland Harrison, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left]