<p><b>Description</b>: David Livingstone and Henry Morton Stanley became celebrities in the eyes of a Victorian public captivated by their adventures. Livingstone's work as a medical missionary in southern Africa allowed him to pursue his passion for exploration.
</p><p><b>Creator/Photographer</b>: P.E. Chappuis (The Stereoscopic Co of London)
</p><p><b>Medium</b>: Carte-de-visite
</p><p><b>Dimensions</b>: 4 in x 2.5 in
</p><p><b>Persistent URL</b>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?id=5548">http://photography.si.edu/SearchImage.aspx?id=5548</a>
</p><p><b>Repository</b>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sil.si.edu/imagegalaxy/">Smithsonian Institution Libraries</a>
</p><p><b>Collection</b>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://sn.im/v6i53">Russell E. Train Africana Collection</a> - The Russell E. Train Africana Collection includes approximately 2,000 books and an extensive array of manuscripts, photographs, watercolors, sketches, maps, newspaper clippings, artifacts and other ephemera ranging from the late 18th to mid-20th centuries, with a concentration on items relating to early British and American explorers.  The famous missionary David Livingstone and journalist Henry Stanley, as well as President Theodore Roosevelt, a renowned conservationist of his time, are well represented with numerous books by and about them, manuscript letters, privately printed materials, dozens of photographs and other ephemera. Some of the published books in the collection are presentation copies autographed by the author, while others have original artwork or engravings.
</p><p><b>Gift line</b>: Gift of Russell E. Train
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<b>Accession number</b>: SIL28-319-01
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2008-08-13 16:02
<p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/3094633831/">Carte de visite of David Livingstone</a>
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