Photograph of Robert Tanner Freeman
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Title
Photograph of Robert Tanner Freeman
Subject
Freeman, Robert Tanner, 1845-1873.
African American dentists.
Abstract
Part of a set of photographs of members of the first graduating class of Harvard Dental School, this image of Robert Tanner Freeman (d. 1873) is particularly interesting. Dr. Freeman was born in Washington, D.C., and was the son of former slaves from North Carolina. After attending classes in the Harvard Medical School, he became, in 1869, the first African-American to graduate from the Harvard Dental School and is believed to be the first to be awarded a dental degree in the United States.
Creator
Henry Ulke, 278 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C.
Date Created
1868, circa.
Is Part Of
Harvard Dental School. Class pictures, 1869-1921.
Format
image
Extent
1 albumen print, mounted.
Medium
Black and white photograph
Type
still image
Identifier
DD1869.B10, Box 1.
Provenance
Gift of Dr. Thomas Fillebrown to the Harvard Dental School Museum, 1894.
Files
Citation
Henry Ulke, 278 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C., “Photograph of Robert Tanner Freeman,” OnView, accessed April 28, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6425.