Carte de visite J. Cosmas Vintage Photography Note from John Cosmas
Born free in Fayetteville, NC, Revels was the first African-American to serve in the United States Senate, representing the state of Mississippi. Backmark of "Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries, NY & Washington, DC". Written in ink in a contemporary hand on the mount recto below the image is "Hon. H. R. Revels".
