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Tinted studio portrait of Antoine DeSant. He has sideburns and his clothing includes a dark coat, white shirt and necktie.
Bolles & (Creator) Frisbie (Creator)
Mystic Seaport
Title supplied by cataloger. Possibly from the Cape Verde Islands, DeSant went on whaling voyages out of New London in the 1830's, probably aboard the whale ship Tuscarora (Antonio De Santo in crew list). Later became a grocer in New London.
1880 - 1886
New London (Conn.)
Cape Verdean Americans African American men Grocers Whalers (Persons) African American whalers
photographs
DeSant, Antoine, (1815?-1886)
Source extent: 1 photograph : tintype ; 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.
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Accession number: 1992.119.1 img0041-1341.tif
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