Augustus Washington
American photographer
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Augustus Washington was an American photographer and daguerreotypist. He was born in New Jersey as a free person of color and migrated to Liberia in 1852. He is one of the few African-American daguerreotypists whose career has been documented. Wikipedia
Born: 1820, Trenton, NJ
Died: June 7, 1875 (age 55 years), Monrovia, Liberia
Education: Dartmouth College, Kimball Union Academy, and Oneida Institute
Notable work: Daguerreotype of John Brown